Posted on 05/07/2010 6:06:43 PM PDT by Publius772000
It’s funny how things can begin from a relatively minor event. In my world history classes, we’re discussing the beginnings of World War I. Invariably when discussing this topic, students marvel at how one assassination was the spark that threw Europe–and eventually the United States–into a bloody conflict.
Arizona passed a law allowing their law enforcement officers to do what the federal government should have been doing for years. Chaos ensued. Days later, on Cinco de Mayo–a holiday that Mexicans don’t even really celebrate, according to one of my Mexican-American basketball players–two students were forced to leave school because they had the audacity to wear the American flag on this pseudo-holiday for partakers of Jose Cuervo.
In the news story which covered the boys’ story, a Hispanic girl who was apparently offended by her adopted country’s flag being displayed told the reporter that the two boys were disrespecting her Mexican heritage. “We wouldn’t do that [display Mexican paraphernalia] on Fourth of July,” she said.
Interesting that she would say that. It turns out that Mexicans haven’t shown all that much deference to the American flag on days that aren’t devoted to a Mexican military victory over the French, who, incidentally, were trying to collect when our southern neighbors defaulted on loans.
Exhibit A: This photo, taken at a July 4th parade in, of all places, Ojai, California.
That looks a lot like a Mexican flag being proudly displayed during a holiday to honor the foundation of the United States.
Exhibit B: Montebello (CA) High School on March 27, 2006. In support of the Amnesty bill, which was ultimately defeated by conservatives though it had the support of Congress and President Bush, students across the country walked out of school. In Montebello, they took down the American flag, turned it upside-down...
(Excerpt) Read more at theconstitutionalalamo.com ...
Jan Brewer has a new ad that slams Obama
http://www.bluegrasspundit.com/2010/05/arizona-gov-jan-brewer-ad-crushes-obama.html
When the US finally commits suicide, when it slits its own throat, when it is over, when the civilized world can no longer count on the US to protect it from the barbarians, I won’t be around to read about it.
Don’t forget about that touching display by Mexicans during a US/Mexico Olympic qualifying soccer match when they were chanting ‘Osama’.
I’d forgotten about that one... I’ll take a look and see if I can put that video in there, too. Much love coming from our friendly neighbors.
Any American who spends a dime in Mexico is a fool.
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