California Sucks

[Shark Ethic]

I'm mobile other wise I would have copy and pasted this but look at what these trouble starting little bastards did!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36981179/ns/local_news-san_francisco_bay_area_ca/


This is the same story but has a pic of the thugs!

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/2010/05/06/students-punished-for-wearing-american-flags-on-cinco-de-mayo/

[bluespecv03]

I say we lock them up and throw away the key. Damn houligans... :roll:

[Firemedic]

This comment:

"I think they should apologize cause it is a Mexican Heritage Day," Annicia Nunez, a Live Oak High student, said. "We don't deserve to be get disrespected like that. We wouldn't do that on Fourth of Julyhttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/2_bing.gif (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36981179/ns/local_news-san_francisco_bay_area_ca/#)."

...unbelievable.... last time I looked WE dont live in Mexico

[Shark Ethic]

That last line was the best part. The reporter could have cleaned it up but left it the way the dumb ass said it.

[Micron05rr]

Unbelievable! So by the same line of thinking, people from other countries living in the US should remove their native country flag decals from their cars on the 4th of July. I can’t believe how much things get blown out of proportion. There are a lot more important issues these days without adding in all these petty things.

[sfront]

I don't believe these are petty things.......
I came across this letter that sums it up just about right.



From:
"David LaBonte"
My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful letter to the editor of the OC Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to "print" it myself by sending it out on the Internet. Pass it along if you feel so inclined. Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the Orange County Register:



Dear Editor:
So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants.
Ernie Lujan for one, suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren't being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry.

Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr. Lujan why today's American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer.
Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the
United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented.
Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground.
They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times.
They made learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home.

They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture.
Nothing was handed to them.
No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them.
All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity.

Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out.
My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany , Italy , France and Japan .
None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from.
They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan.
They were defending the United States of America as one people.

When we liberated France, no one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German American or the Irish American.
The people of France saw only Americans.
And we carried one flag that represented one country.
Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country's flag and waving it to represent who they were.
It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here.
These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American.
They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.

And here we are with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges.
Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country.
I'm sorry, that's not what being an American is all about.
I believe that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900's deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life.
I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.

And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty , it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill. I wouldn't start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.

Rosemary LaBonte

[SgtPhox]

I think it is absolute bullshit for that to be of any question.

You live in AMERICA

[RiverRoadWarrior]

If a Mexican-American is offended by the American Flag, the they should go back to Mexico and be just a Mexican. In fact that goes for any (insert country here)-Americans. Love it or leave it.

[bikerbabe05]

Very well written letter.... +100!

[Micron05rr]

sfront- That letter just about sums it up. Thanks for posting it.

[crabman]

LET ME SEE IF I GOT THIS RIGHT.

IF YOU CROSS THE NORTH KOREAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET 12 YEARS HARD LABOR.

IF YOU CROSS THE IRANIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU ARE DETAINED INDEFINITELY.... See More

IF YOU CROSS THE AFGHAN BORDER ILLEGALLY, YOU GET SHOT.

IF YOU CROSS THE SAUDI ARABIAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE JAILED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CHINESE BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU MAY NEVER BE HEARD FROM AGAIN.

IF YOU CROSS THE VENEZUELAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE BRANDED A SPY AND YOUR FATE WILL BE SEALED.

IF YOU CROSS THE CUBAN BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU WILL BE THROWN INTO POLITICAL PRISON TO ROT.

IF YOU CROSS THE U.S. BORDER ILLEGALLY YOU GET
A JOB,
A DRIVERS LICENSE,
SOCIAL SECURITY CARD,
WELFARE,
FOOD STAMPS,
CREDIT CARDS,
SUBSIDIZED RENT OR A LOAN TO BUY A HOUSE,
FREE EDUCATION,
FREE HEALTH CARE,
A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON
BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE
THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT
AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD A FIRM GRASP ON THE SITUATION

IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP AMERICA !!!!!!!!!!!!

[MetalDisorder]

+1 Crabman

[Shark Ethic]

http://pajamasmedia.com/zombie/files/2010/05/liveoakstudents.jpg



Personally I feel they should have been suspended ... but ONLY because they wear TapOut shirts.

[DaveInDaytona]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/newimmigrants.asp

[Shark Ethic]

http://www.snopes.com/politics/immigration/newimmigrants.asp



hehehe

[chaplain220]

Sfront, well written letter, it captures what should be the "spirit of immigration", even if, in fact, not all immigrants of the past lived up to those standards, enough did, that our nation grew, prospered and became strong. Crabman, sounds like you got it right on the mark as our nation slides into decline and division. My grandparents fled Poland while the Nazi's were marching in, Grandpa's sub, (I know, I know, Polish navy jokes), but his sub survived and fought under the British flag. For the rest of their lives my immigrant ancestors pursued the common language and ideals of their new homeland in America, while giving back not just hard work, but commitment to their community, laws, schools, church and the standard of decent conduct that defined us as a whole. Mafia and it's terror aside, I dont seem to remember the level of drug smuggling, murderous thugs immigrating back in Grandpa's day as we have now. In fact, seems to me the Mexican criminal organizations are murdering their own people and making tremendous inroads in America while using our liberal politicians as shields against justice being brought against them.

[UrbanKnight]

Well said Art.....

And all polish boats become subs.... :)

[sfront]

hehehe

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