I don’t usually pay attention to Jill Biden…
…but this is so spectacular I couldn’t ignore it:
…[Jill] Biden messed up not once, but twice in the same sentence, first by saying the Latin community is “as distinct as the bogidas (sic) of the Bronx, as beautiful as the blossoms of Miami, and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio.”
Who on earth would ever think those metaphors were a good idea? I am especially taken with the “breakfast tacos…in San Antonio.” How unique are they? I was in San Antonio once, but alas, I missed my chance for a breakfast taco. And in fact I must confess I’ve never had a breakfast taco anywhere, so even if I’d had one in San Antonio I probably wouldn’t be able to appreciate their uniqueness.
But if you’re going to be in San Antonio, you could sample from this list of ten breakfast taco places in the city. Just to give you some of the – ahem – flavor, here’s the first one:
Caracheo’s
This hole-in-the-wall does breakfast exactly as it should be: simple, fast and cheap. With 23 all-day options (plus a wide variety of add-ons), your taco can be as elaborate as you want, but we think the unfussy tacos are the best. Try the simple chorizo and egg and add onions and cilantro for a little freshness. Need a little extra heat? The excellent homemade red jalapeño salsa might cause you to break a sweat, but the complex flavor is worth it.
Okay, I get it – there are a lot of breakfast tacos in San Antonio. But tacos are not people, Jill. Not even latino people. Egg rolls are not people, not even Chinese people. Bagels are not people – well, you get the idea.
The First Lady experienced such a hue and cry that her press secretary tweeted this apology:
The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community.
— Michael LaRosa (@MichaelLaRosa46) July 12, 2022
After all, Jill Biden admires and loves her tacos.
Democrats were already having a bit of trouble keeping the Hispanic community reliably voting Democrat. This can’t possibly help.
She married Joe, so intellect is not a big thing to her despite her being a doctor.
Why have a minion apologize on her behalf? “Doctor” Jill should’ve just apologized herself.
It’s truly remarkable how stupid these people are. I can only guess that it may be because they’ve generally been protected by the media for so long they’ve simply become ignorant of simple niceties when speaking. Perhaps they’ve got a bunch of kids straight out of college preparing all their remarks?
It has long been known to all rational persons familiar in the slightest with institutions of (so-called) higher education that the very dullest of the dull gravitate towards Departments of Education, and the annoying wife of the senile buffoon currently in the process of destroying this country is no exception, nor is the insistence by the MSM that the thoroughly unimpressive Jill be described as “Doctor” anything but the subservience to be expected from lackeys and lickspittles.
I loved how she praised the “diversity” of the mostly Hispanic audience.
I suspect they are like a zoo attraction to her. They are “diverse” because they don’t look like the real people she knows.
What once would have been rightly considered Much Ado About Nothing is now utmost Heresy. Beyond the Pale. Requiring as penance the a self-flagellating abasement before the mob and a grovelling public confessional admission of unconscious racism.
I saw a video clip yesterday that I discovered was actually a splicing together of two of Jill’s pronunciation gaffes. A year ago she gave a speech and was trying to say “Si se puede” but completely butchered that last word. And now she can’t master “bodegas”?
Everytime I see Kamala Harris speak now, I have to assume that she has some truly horrendous media speech coaches.
As I hinted in a comment to huxley, and am becoming fearful that the Biden admin. and Dems are not even making a serious attempt at persuading the electorate. What could that mean? Maybe that the fix is in, and none of the rest of it matters? Or maybe it is just that the Biden bank accounts are now flush, and to hell with the rest of it.
Geoffrey Britain:
And yet it was quite a while ago that it would have been considered Much Ado About Nothing.
Remember macaca in 2006? Things were already well on their way back then.
I do not know how it is in the rest of the country, but in Texas, even chain restaurants like McDonalds sell a version of breakfast Tacos ( soft shelled ). I am talking about East Texas, far from San Antonio, or “ San Antone” as the some of the older whites still call it.
Seriously, somebody enlighten me. Is “ Mexican food” or “ Tex-Mex” or “ Cali-Mex” or some version of that food still rarely eaten by whites in areas of this country, such as where the Bidens are from????? Do those areas NOT have a restaurant on every other corner selling some version of that????
Breakfast tacos really are not varied. Usually there is a choice of no meat, bacon, or sausage, rolled with scrambled egg, and potato. I’ll grant that chefs can be creative, but still typically only 3 options place to place. They are also usually the cheap catering option because it is easier to control portions.
All of the Bidens are corrupt idiots.
How did it come to this?
I am told that breakfast tacos are sold nationwide at Taco Bell, so they’re not really terribly unique. Granted, the ones at Taco Bell probably aren’t as good as the ones in restaurants in San Antonio, but still …
She apparently wanted to say, correctly, that Latinos in the US are composed of many diverse groups, from Puerto Ricans in New York to Cubans in Miami to Mexicans in Texas. If she’d only said so, and ditched the idiotic “LatinX” tag to which most Hispanics object, she’d have been fine. She needs new speech writers, but she (an English composition teacher) did say this herself, so perhaps some brain exercise would benefit her as well.
Nanapod @ 3:06PM
“Why have a minion apologize on her behalf? “Doctor” Jill should’ve just apologized herself.”
Because she neither understands what she is saying nor believes in what she is saying. She says what is written and vetted for her to say. And if there is blowback, she’s not going to be the one to acknowledge the stupidity of the remark. Someone down the line is going to be held responsible for it, and that person is the one who will be the face of the “apology”. There is no accountability.
Yes, there was some criticism of what she said; but, just imagine if Trump (or Bush, or any Republican) had said the same thing. There would have been calls for impeachment.
Or, we could say that at least she didn’t say she had a binder full of women like Romney said.
She needs new speech writers, … — Kate
Their brain trust, the backroom wizards, stink. The Obamas were schooled in the community organizer, political guerrilla warfare, Alinsky Chicago School tactics. None of that is apparent now, not that Barack showed any desire to support Joe.
I don’t think there is any backroom interest in preserving Biden’s reputation after they leave the White House.
I prefer a Sonic breakfast burrito – https://order.sonicdrivein.com/menu/breakfast/product/supersonic-breakfast-burrito . It is much easier to eat while driving – less tomato and sauce mess dripping down. Much better than a “tacx”.
Since Dr.Jill couldn’t pronounce bodega correctly, could she have dyslexia?
As I hinted in a comment to huxley, and am becoming fearful that the Biden admin. and Dems are not even making a serious attempt at persuading the electorate. What could that mean? Maybe that the fix is in, and none of the rest of it matters? Or maybe it is just that the Biden bank accounts are now flush, and to hell with the rest of it.
TommyJay:
Or that Democrats, facing a leadership vacuum and a long streak of Sorry! cards, can’t come up with any good options.
They really are in trouble and I don’t see any easy fixes for Joe Biden’s deficits or the painful inflation voters are experiencing.
liz:
I don’t think she’s dyslexic. Please see this.
Maybe whatever Joe has is contagious.
Breakfast Tacos are a real thing, Mary’s Tacos here in our town Boerne, 30 miles NW of the Alamo have an empty lot behind the old stone building with a rusty tin roof and int the morning the lot is full of cars a combination of old work trucks to the newest Mercedes and even some exotics and people are standing outside in a long line to place their orders. mostly to go but there is some seating inside. Here is a review one of over 1,500 five star reviews for this nice little place, they also now how a location in Kerrville and one in Helotes, they open at 6:00 am and close at 1:30 and their tacos are a combination of Mexican and Tex-Mex, heavy on the Tex-Mex which brings us gringos swarming in.
Review: Mary’s tacos…The most reliable restaurant in Boerne. A thriving bastion of world-class taco culture in the heart of upper class, white bread, Boerne. Get in line, order at the register, then get the hell out of the way so the next customers in line can order. While you wait for your order, enjoy the frenetic show taking place at the center of the kitchen, where the taco artisans are assembling some of the most tasty and substantial tacos in the state of Texas. The flavors and authenticity are stellar. Mary’s is the kind of restaurant you will crave. You will definitely wonder why there isn’t a Mary’s in every city (please open in Houston!) https://marys-boerne.square.site/ menu
When our grown kids and then families come here to visit the first morning they insist on Mary’s Tacos incredible food with Mexican origins and nothing like things called tacos served in chain restaurants. A poor metaphor using a basic Texas breakfast food by her doctorness Jill.
San Antonio is definitely ground zero for breakfast tacos. If you have an early meeting at the office someone will likely be designated to bring breakfast tacos, in the way donuts are brought to other, less fortunate conference rooms.
Now let’s discuss migas, another Mexican breakfast dish. They’re best served as a counter to a hangover.
In Albuquerque Rudy’s BBQ does a Breakfast Taco, but the legendary Frontier Restaurant only serves a Breakfast Burrito. Mostly I run into the burritos out here.
I’m a big Frontier fan. Their pinto beans have been the mainstay of my diet the past year.
Neo – she may still be misreading the teleprompter since she was reading only one word in Spanish vs coming up with a sentence as in your rabbit hat story.
I was reading the comments to that older post and noticed that Artfldgr made some comments. I haven’t seen him on your site in a while. Did something happen to him? He sure wrote some long comments!
If I remember correctly, he was of Latvian descent. My mother was Latvian and we had some interesting conversations about the meaning of words. We had to be careful when she came back from visiting relatives, who relocated to NZ and Australia after WW2. My father even blushed at some of her newly learned terms.
It reminds me of the ways that words are being redefined in this current era. I use the urban dictionary a lot these days….
kamala runs over a sentence like a zamboni, she’s fired how many staffers at this point,
You’re paying tribute to yzaguirre, one of your leading allies and you talk about tacos and you mangle si se puede (two syllables) it’s that little consideration for your audience,
Michael’s Kitchen in Taos (my fave there if I can catch it open) serves a Breakfast Burrito and Breakfast Enchilada, but no Breakfast Taco.
I wonder if the Breakfast Taco is more of a Tex-Mex thing. Rudy’s started in San Antonio, Texas.
Well, at least she didn’t call for any corpsemen to join her tour of the 57 states.
We already have Torchy’s tacos in Houston imported from Austin. To counter my previous comment, they actually have 7 different breakfast tacos including a migas (although I doubt it is made from stale bread). I like their Trailer Park Trashy Style. Their Democrat is pretty good also, but like all things political, they cost more than the Republican. Then again, if you live in Texas, you are more likely to skip the fancy Tex-Mex and find the local dive with a real Mexican cook and get the good stuff for half the price.
I’m so old I remember when referring to a Latinx as a ‘taco’ was an insult.
Two thoughts: 1) I wonder whether “Dr.” Jill was sent to give this speech because the VP has proved to be a verbal dumpster fire; 2) I bet “Dr.” Jill’s first husband is grateful he isn’t still married to her.
Leland – we have Torchy’s in OKC but I found that the tacos were a bit skimpy, nothing like their menu pics. I agree that the local places, whether Tex-Mex or down-home country, are better.
Whenever I travel, I always look for the small restaurants with full parking lots and then I ask for the local brew and what’s the local catch of the day. It worked while cruising around Lake Superior. I had my fill of whitefish that trip!
I have to say..
“Breakfast Tacos” to me seems to not only be racist. But trans phobic and cis normative.
Calling for violence like this against non-taco people with penises is denying their lived experience
Oops, I have to correct something I wrote earlier. McDonalds has the breakfast burrito, not Taco.
Here in N. CO we have Breakfast Burritos, no Breakfast Tacos. So I really did not know what she was talking about. I can get a Bacon/Ham BB with all the filings such as your choice of 3 different Green Chile, Mild, Mid to Hot. They are huge. And Excellent. Anyone in N CO wants a good BB they are in Berthoud.
And just like that, stock in Breakfast Tacos went thru the roof.
I notice that Dr. Jill, renowned authority on education (but in English only), is so above the fray she doesn’t think it appropriate to apologize in person for her personal gaffes, but instead has shopped it down to an assistant, a flak-catcher.
I see the Democratic Party is also saying the ‘Right-wing extremists’ are drawing undue attention to this unfortunate speech, which I find ironically is probably not far from the truth, as most of the people I’ve seen complaining about the treatment are Hispanics, ha ha. More are converting every day.
My, I’m in a whimsical mood today. Many are the changes rung on this cartoon, but I believe this is the original which appeared in either the New Yorker or the National Lampoon.
A couple of my friends had it taped to their fridge door for several years.
–Barsotti, “You may already be a wiener!”
https://billchance.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/you-may-be-a-wiener.jpg
Jill Biden is another clump of the same diseased tumor that makes up this criminal family. She is vile and malevolent and corrupt as gangrene.
And she did not use the term “Latinix” either!
As others have already pointed out breakfast tacos are not unique to San Antonio. Nor are early a.m. meetings fueled by breakfast tacos unique to San Antonio.
I am reminded of Bob Dylan’s I Shall Be Free.
Yup, all ‘dem politicians jus’ luvv ya. ‘Long as you vote fa ‘dem, ov course. Speaking of the balanced ticket, in the ’60s the US Reps and Senators from Connecticut had among their members WASPS, a Jew, an Italian, a Pole, an Irishmen, and a Frenchman(french/Canadian).
I thought her remarks were perfectly fine. She saw The Godfather back in 1972 so I can attest she knows her greasy Mediterranean olive pickers like the back of her hand. And speaking as a Pizza Topping American I believe I can speak for my slightly spicier Breakfast Taco American brethren and tell you Jill Biden knows them to the bone.
It’s uncanny. She must have all five seasons of the George Lopez TV sitcom on DVD. No wonder she gets along with her domestics so well!