STUMBLEBUMS

Al Kamen is worth reading for little nuggets like this one:

Peligro, Politicos: Watch Your Language

Or take a Republican National Committee online criticism last month of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), noting she had a lot of "political baggage," translated into Spanish as "bagaje politico." The Capitol Standard, a weekly online publication focused on Hispanic issues, promptly rejoined that "bagaje" means someone who has "a great wealth of knowledge and extraordinary grasp of a particular issue." Precisely what the RNC would not want to say.

SOURCE:
The Washington Post
March 23, 2007 Friday Suburban Edition
SECTION: A-SECTION; Pg. A15
DISTRIBUTION: Maryland
LENGTH: 920 words
HEADLINE: Perhaps This Job Ad Was Written With a Candidate in Mind?
BYLINE: Al Kamen