Gov. Ehrlich to Give Awards to Latinos: In June he Called Multiculturalism crap
An awards ceremony scheduled Oct. 7 sponsored by the Governor's Commission on Hispanic Affairs promises to "showcase the Hispanic community's contributions to Maryland." The speaker: none other than Ehrlich, who sparked a controversy in May by calling multiculturalism "bunk." In sum, he told a radio show host: "Once you get into this multicultural crap, this bunk, you run into a problem. With respect to this culture, English is the language." Ehrlich was speaking in defense of Comptroller William Donald Schaefer, who had griped about his inability to communicate with a Spanish-speaking McDonald's employee. But the governor's remarks reverberated for weeks as Hispanic leaders and Democrats accused him of cultural insensitivity. [
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