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Oh? And what's so ignorant about what I wrote? Are you saying there *aren't* Cuban immigrants who don't fit that description? I went to the local DMV last year and more than half the people there couldn't even speak English, and my local supermarket makes speaker announcements in Spanish, that's it. And then there's what happened in my neighborhood the day little Elian Gonzalez got sent back. Scores of people running around, screaming "Elian!" from passing cars, blocking traffic and waving the Cuban flag, starting a near-riot. I didn't see a single Stars & Stripes either. Shortly after, I had to put up with belligerent Cuban youths accusing me of sending Elian back to Cuba because I'm a gringo. So excuse the hell out of me if I'm not as sympathetic to the Elian Gonzalez controversy like the neo-con/Cuban-exile thought police say I should be.
You basically lumped ALL cuban exiles/immigrants into your lovely bigoted and obviously resentful diatribe.
I'm sorry that you were personally offended by the fact that the Cuban flag was waved, or that you were blamed for being a gringo (although I think it was more because you are a blatant bigot based on your statements).
This is good. Maybe while she's at it, she could also encourage all recent Cuban immigrants to learn how to speak English,
"all recent Cuban immigrants"? Not all come here knowing English (not exactly an encouraged language over there) and if they just got here, how quickly do you expect them to learn it?
stop sucking off welfare,
That shows your ignorance since Cubans are one of the least likely ethnicities to receive any type of assistance because of their resistance to government dependence in any form.
and put down that Cuban flag and wave the Stars and Stripes,
During Elian, the anti-exile crowd adopted Old Glory as their Cuban-hating emblem, so what else where the Cubans supposed to use to show unity? Maybe the Confederate flag?
instead of burning the American flag when they start another riot like they did almost two years ago.
There was ONE recorded instance of flag-burning and it was quickly stopped by other Cuban exiles. The guy who burned Old Glory was suspected of being a Castro plant in the crowd. Oh, and by the way, there was no "riot". Were any homes or businesses burned or looted? Were people dragged out of their cars and assaulted? Standing on street corners protesting loudly is not considered a riot, it's called a protest. You were just threatened by such a large group of brown people in a confined area.
Being anti-Castro is commendable, but if they can't also be Americans, then they should get back on the raft.
Rick - In case you didn't hear, if it wasn't for the Cubans, there would be a President Gore in the White House. And the "get back on the raft" comment was just plain disgusting. Ugh!
Famous Florida bumper sticker: "Would the last American to leave Miami, please bring the flag."
The only people I ever saw with those bumper stickers were the kind of people I was glad to see leaving Miami anyway.
Good night Rick. I'll be on tomorrow if you wish to continue your debate.