Week in Review : MAJOR EVENTS, IMAGES AND PEOPLE IN ORANGE COUNTY NEWS. : MISCELLANY/ NEWSMAKERS AND MILESTONES
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Vice President George Bush put his political palate to the test last week when he sampled the menudo at Santa Ana’s Cinco de Mayo festivities--consuming a spicy concoction of cow entrails, cow feet and chili.
Bush drew applause from a crowd of 6,000 when he praised Latinos for their traditional family values and pointed out a Latino family connection of his own: His daughter-in-law is a Mexican citizen, “and our three grandkids can habla that Espanol, and I’m very proud of it, I’ll tell you.”
Later, at an elegant $200-a-plate fund-raising dinner for Rep. Robert K. Dornan (R-Garden Grove), Bush praised Dornan’s loyalty to the Administration and promised quick retaliation against Libya or any other nation that sponsors an act of terrorism.
“If we don’t defend the cause of freedom, who will? If we don’t stand up and protect our people, who will?” the vice president asked.
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