{OT} pledge to mexican flag in texas school

I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
Meximerica.
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[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]

FREEPORT — Velasco Elementary School’s principal said he has been taken
aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus’ Mexican
Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.

During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.

On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
<REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
>guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
>Meximerica.
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>
>FREEPORT — Velasco Elementary School’s principal said he has been taken
>aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus’ Mexican
>Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.
>
>During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
>pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.[/color]


So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?

You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.

"Stuart Krivis" <jd@mongo.krivis.com> wrote in message
news:rf83h2t3kdanaj59a7fdortocnp6t7ts5c@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
>>guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
>>Meximerica.
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>>
>>FREEPORT - Velasco Elementary School's principal said he has been taken
>>aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus' Mexican
>>Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.
>>
>>During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
>>pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.[/color]
>
>
> So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
> activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>
> You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.[/color]

Having students in america swear an allegience to a foriegn flag is bad.

Stuart Krivis, 9/20/2006,4:20:07 PM, wrote:
[color=blue]
> On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon.
> > This guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the
> > new Meximerica.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --
> >
> >
> > [url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
> >
> > FREEPORT — Velasco Elementary School’s principal said he has been
> > taken aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus’
> > Mexican Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for
> > offending parents.
> >
> > During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers
> > read a pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.[/color]
>
>
> So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
> activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>
> You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.[/color]

With the country in the middle of a big debate about what to do with
illegal immigration from Mexico this was in extremely bad taste.
Appearances matter and the principal from that school made a very bad
one, not to mention his terrible judgement. This time it was just
parents pledging allegiance to the Mexican flag, next time it will be
the students. Good thing there was a parent that saw through this
facade and reported the moronic school official before he made it worse.

--
"My vision is to make the most diverse state on earth, and we have
people from every planet...On the earth in this state." ~ Gray Davis,
former governor of California

On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:20:07 -0400, Stuart Krivis wrote:
[color=blue]
> On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
>>guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
>>Meximerica.
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>>
>>FREEPORT — Velasco Elementary School’s principal said he has been taken
>>aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus’ Mexican
>>Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.
>>
>>During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
>>pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.[/color]
>
>
> So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
> activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>
> You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.[/color]


Stuart...you can't say the Pledge Of Allegence to the AMERICAN Flag in a
public school!!!!!

On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:20:07 -0400, Stuart Krivis wrote:
[color=blue]
> On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
>>guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
>>Meximerica.
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>>
>>FREEPORT — Velasco Elementary School’s principal said he has been taken
>>aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus’ Mexican
>>Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.
>>
>>During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
>>pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.[/color]
>
>
> So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
> activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>
> You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.[/color]


Yeah, what Reasoned Insanity said:

"Having students in america swear an allegience to a foriegn flag is bad. "

My Grandfather came here from Germany. He didn't have a German flag. He
learned to speak English as soon as he got here. The only time us
Grandkids ever heard him say ANYTHING in German, we knew it was time to
make book! And he did that very rarely, even though he had a German temper.

He flew the American flag outside of his home. He left Germany, became an
American and NEVER looked back.

The same can be said for my Italian Grandparents on the other side of the
family.

They came here because they wanted to be AMERICANSD, and they BECAME
Americans.

If you want to pledge allegance to any other flag but the American flag,
you are MORE than welcome to do so...SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!!


This MultiCultural BullShit has gone too far. Come to America, be
American. Simple.

"Stuart Krivis" <jd@mongo.krivis.com> wrote in message
news:rf83h2t3kdanaj59a7fdortocnp6t7ts5c@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
>>guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
>>Meximerica.
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>>
>>[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>>
>>FREEPORT - Velasco Elementary School's principal said he has been taken
>>aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus' Mexican
>>Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.
>>
>>During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
>>pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.[/color]
>
>
> So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
> activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>
> You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.[/color]

Were they pledging their allegiance to the Mexican flag (in a USA school),
or were they merely hearing/learning what the words of the Mexican pledge
are? There's a difference.

Cathy

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>
>
>[/color]

"Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
news:okkQg.5936$_k1.1482@trndny01...[color=blue]
> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:20:07 -0400, Stuart Krivis wrote:
>[color=green]
>> On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
>> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
>>>guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
>>>Meximerica.
>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>>[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>>>
>>>FREEPORT - Velasco Elementary School's principal said he has been taken
>>>aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus' Mexican
>>>Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.
>>>
>>>During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
>>>pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.[/color]
>>
>>
>> So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
>> activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>>
>> You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.[/color]
>
>
> Yeah, what Reasoned Insanity said:
>
> "Having students in america swear an allegience to a foriegn flag is bad.
> "
>
> My Grandfather came here from Germany. He didn't have a German flag. He
> learned to speak English as soon as he got here. The only time us
> Grandkids ever heard him say ANYTHING in German, we knew it was time to
> make book! And he did that very rarely, even though he had a German
> temper.
>
> He flew the American flag outside of his home. He left Germany, became an
> American and NEVER looked back.
>
> The same can be said for my Italian Grandparents on the other side of the
> family.
>
> They came here because they wanted to be AMERICANSD, and they BECAME
> Americans.
>
> If you want to pledge allegance to any other flag but the American flag,
> you are MORE than welcome to do so...SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!!
>
>
> This MultiCultural BullShit has gone too far. Come to America, be
> American. Simple.[/color]

Canada is full of multicultural bullshit, too. It should me mandatory that
one be fluent on English BEFORE become either a Canadian or an American.

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>[/color]

"sharx35" <sharx35@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:n3mQg.29946$bf5.25365@edtnps90...[color=blue]
>
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:okkQg.5936$_k1.1482@trndny01...[color=green]
>> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:20:07 -0400, Stuart Krivis wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
>>> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
>>>>guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
>>>>Meximerica.
>>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>>>>
>>>>FREEPORT - Velasco Elementary School's principal said he has been taken
>>>>aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus' Mexican
>>>>Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.
>>>>
>>>>During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
>>>>pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.
>>>
>>>
>>> So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
>>> activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>>>
>>> You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.[/color]
>>
>>
>> Yeah, what Reasoned Insanity said:
>>
>> "Having students in america swear an allegience to a foriegn flag is bad.
>> "
>>
>> My Grandfather came here from Germany. He didn't have a German flag. He
>> learned to speak English as soon as he got here. The only time us
>> Grandkids ever heard him say ANYTHING in German, we knew it was time to
>> make book! And he did that very rarely, even though he had a German
>> temper.
>>
>> He flew the American flag outside of his home. He left Germany, became an
>> American and NEVER looked back.
>>
>> The same can be said for my Italian Grandparents on the other side of the
>> family.
>>
>> They came here because they wanted to be AMERICANSD, and they BECAME
>> Americans.
>>
>> If you want to pledge allegance to any other flag but the American flag,
>> you are MORE than welcome to do so...SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!!
>>
>>
>> This MultiCultural BullShit has gone too far. Come to America, be
>> American. Simple.[/color]
>
> Canada is full of multicultural bullshit, too. It should me mandatory that
> one be fluent on English BEFORE become either a Canadian or an American.[/color]

I think two different concepts are being spoken about here (above 2 posts),
but are being confused & combined into one concept. There is nothing wrong
with a multicultural society . Think about it: no multiculturalism = no
ethnic foods, for one example. Want to forgo Mexican, Indian, Italian,
Lebanese, Greek, etc. food? (Nevermind no Toyotas!) Lack of
multiculturalism would be... boring! Heterogeneous = interesting.
Homogenous = boring.

Cathy

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>
>[color=green]
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

Cathy F., 9/20/2006,7:58:25 PM, wrote:
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>
> "Stuart Krivis" <jd@mongo.krivis.com> wrote in message
> news:rf83h2t3kdanaj59a7fdortocnp6t7ts5c@4ax.com...[color=green]
> > On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
> ><REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon.
> > > This guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for
> > > the new Meximerica.
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > ----
> > >
> > >
> > > [url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
> > >
> > > FREEPORT - Velasco Elementary School's principal said he has been
> > > taken aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus'
> > > Mexican Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for
> > > offending parents.
> > >
> > > During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers
> > > read a pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.[/color]
> >
> >
> > So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
> > activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
> >
> > You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.[/color]
>
> Were they pledging their allegiance to the Mexican flag (in a USA
> school), or were they merely hearing/learning what the words of the
> Mexican pledge are? There's a difference.[/color]

---------------------
At about 10 a.m. Friday, students and parents gathered in the gym for
an assembly commemorating Diez y Seis de Septiembre, Sept. 16, when
Mexico celebrates its independence from Spain. The school’s bilingual
classes from different grade levels performed songs, Williams said.
Everyone was given a small Mexican flag and a group of six or seven
parents recited the pledge from a script, Williams said. The students
did not recite it, he said.
----------------------

Why do elementary grade children need to know the Mexican pledge?
Shouldn't immigrants be assimilating into the American culture? I
would think it would behoove them more to learn about the history and
traditions of America rather than Mexico's. A pledge of allegiance is
a political and patriotic statement of one's country.

"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:xn0ergina1qrtzh000@news.readfreenews.net...[color=blue]
> Cathy F., 9/20/2006,7:58:25 PM, wrote:
>[color=green]
>>
>> "Stuart Krivis" <jd@mongo.krivis.com> wrote in message
>> news:rf83h2t3kdanaj59a7fdortocnp6t7ts5c@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>> > On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
>> ><REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > > I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon.
>> > > This guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for
>> > > the new Meximerica.
>> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------
>> > > ----
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > [url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>> > >
>> > > FREEPORT - Velasco Elementary School's principal said he has been
>> > > taken aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus'
>> > > Mexican Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for
>> > > offending parents.
>> > >
>> > > During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers
>> > > read a pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.
>> >
>> >
>> > So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
>> > activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>> >
>> > You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.[/color]
>>
>> Were they pledging their allegiance to the Mexican flag (in a USA
>> school), or were they merely hearing/learning what the words of the
>> Mexican pledge are? There's a difference.[/color]
>
> ---------------------
> At about 10 a.m. Friday, students and parents gathered in the gym for
> an assembly commemorating Diez y Seis de Septiembre, Sept. 16, when
> Mexico celebrates its independence from Spain. The school's bilingual
> classes from different grade levels performed songs, Williams said.
> Everyone was given a small Mexican flag and a group of six or seven
> parents recited the pledge from a script, Williams said. The students
> did not recite it, he said.
> ----------------------
>
> Why do elementary grade children need to know the Mexican pledge?[/color]

I don't think it's necessary, but OTOH knowing its words can't hurt anyone &
enlarges one's comprehension of the world. When I teach my class about
different countries & their govt's & cultures (at a very basic level - we're
talking 3rd gr.), we see what each country's flag looks like & learn what
its design/symbol(s) stand(s) for. Same sort of deal, IMO, considering the
probable heritage of many of these kids' families. Actually pledging
allegiance to the Mexican flag would be a different matter.

As a sort of analogy: what if a (religious) non-Christian were to learn the
words of the Lord's Prayer? Would make them less ignorant of the Christian
religion, but wouldn't affect their own beliefs & practice of their own
religion.
[color=blue]
> Shouldn't immigrants be assimilating into the American culture?[/color]

Yes, but that's not the same thing as totally letting go of one's own
heritage, or being ignorant about the rest of the world.

I[color=blue]
> would think it would behoove them more to learn about the history and
> traditions of America rather than Mexico's.[/color]

They will learn those, too - both at school, & as a matter of course -
simply via their entire environment, living in the uSA.

Cathy


A pledge of allegiance is[color=blue]
> a political and patriotic statement of one's country.[/color]

"Cathy F." <clfr@adelphiadot.net> wrote in message
news:AIKdnehqRdttbIzYnZ2dnUVZ_tSdnZ2d@giganews.com...[color=blue]
>
> "sharx35" <sharx35@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:n3mQg.29946$bf5.25365@edtnps90...[color=green]
>>
>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:okkQg.5936$_k1.1482@trndny01...[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:20:07 -0400, Stuart Krivis wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
>>>> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
>>>>>guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
>>>>>Meximerica.
>>>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>>>>>
>>>>>FREEPORT - Velasco Elementary School's principal said he has been taken
>>>>>aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus' Mexican
>>>>>Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.
>>>>>
>>>>>During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
>>>>>pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
>>>> activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>>>>
>>>> You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yeah, what Reasoned Insanity said:
>>>
>>> "Having students in america swear an allegience to a foriegn flag is
>>> bad. "
>>>
>>> My Grandfather came here from Germany. He didn't have a German flag. He
>>> learned to speak English as soon as he got here. The only time us
>>> Grandkids ever heard him say ANYTHING in German, we knew it was time to
>>> make book! And he did that very rarely, even though he had a German
>>> temper.
>>>
>>> He flew the American flag outside of his home. He left Germany, became
>>> an
>>> American and NEVER looked back.
>>>
>>> The same can be said for my Italian Grandparents on the other side of
>>> the
>>> family.
>>>
>>> They came here because they wanted to be AMERICANSD, and they BECAME
>>> Americans.
>>>
>>> If you want to pledge allegance to any other flag but the American flag,
>>> you are MORE than welcome to do so...SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> This MultiCultural BullShit has gone too far. Come to America, be
>>> American. Simple.[/color]
>>
>> Canada is full of multicultural bullshit, too. It should me mandatory
>> that one be fluent on English BEFORE become either a Canadian or an
>> American.[/color]
>
> I think two different concepts are being spoken about here (above 2
> posts), but are being confused & combined into one concept. There is
> nothing wrong with a multicultural society . Think about it: no
> multiculturalism = no ethnic foods, for one example. Want to forgo
> Mexican, Indian, Italian, Lebanese, Greek, etc. food? (Nevermind no
> Toyotas!) Lack of multiculturalism would be... boring! Heterogeneous =
> interesting. Homogenous = boring.
>
> Cathy[/color]

COMMON VALUES=strength. FEW shared values=discord and weakness.

You naive LIEbrawls just don't get it. Nothing ever prevents anyone from
enjoying music or food from around the world. Nothing. However, OFFICIAL
sanction and support of NON-mainstream cultures causes havoc. You can rest
assured that in 99% of the other countries in the world there is NO sanction
or support of any culture save the mainstream.


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"sharx35" <sharx35@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:n3mQg.29946$bf5.25365@edtnps90...[color=blue]
>
> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
> news:okkQg.5936$_k1.1482@trndny01...[color=green]
>> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:20:07 -0400, Stuart Krivis wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
>>> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
>>>>guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
>>>>Meximerica.
>>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>>>>
>>>>FREEPORT - Velasco Elementary School's principal said he has been taken
>>>>aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus' Mexican
>>>>Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.
>>>>
>>>>During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
>>>>pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.
>>>
>>>
>>> So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
>>> activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>>>
>>> You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.[/color]
>>
>>
>> Yeah, what Reasoned Insanity said:
>>
>> "Having students in america swear an allegience to a foriegn flag is bad.
>> "
>>
>> My Grandfather came here from Germany. He didn't have a German flag. He
>> learned to speak English as soon as he got here. The only time us
>> Grandkids ever heard him say ANYTHING in German, we knew it was time to
>> make book! And he did that very rarely, even though he had a German
>> temper.
>>
>> He flew the American flag outside of his home. He left Germany, became an
>> American and NEVER looked back.
>>
>> The same can be said for my Italian Grandparents on the other side of the
>> family.
>>
>> They came here because they wanted to be AMERICANSD, and they BECAME
>> Americans.
>>
>> If you want to pledge allegance to any other flag but the American flag,
>> you are MORE than welcome to do so...SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!!
>>
>>
>> This MultiCultural BullShit has gone too far. Come to America, be
>> American. Simple.[/color]
>
> Canada is full of multicultural bullshit, too. It should me mandatory that
> one be fluent on English BEFORE become either a Canadian or an American.
>
>[color=green]
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

What are you going to do about the Quebecois? My ancestors used to live in
Lower Canada, aka New France.

Charles of Schaumburg.

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> "sharx35" <sharx35@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Hachiroku" <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote in message
>> news:okkQg.5936$_k1.1482@trndny01...[color=darkred]
>>> On Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:20:07 -0400, Stuart Krivis wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 20 Sep 2006 12:45:42 GMT, "badgolferman"
>>>> <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I guess we better get used to learning the Mexican pledge soon. This
>>>>>guy must be a visionary who is preparing our children for the new
>>>>>Meximerica.
>>>>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>[url]http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1704718/posts[/url]
>>>>>
>>>>>FREEPORT - Velasco Elementary School's principal said he has been taken
>>>>>aback by a controversy that has arisen from his campus' Mexican
>>>>>Independence Day celebration, and he apologizes for offending parents.
>>>>>
>>>>>During a short school assembly Friday, several parent volunteers read a
>>>>>pledge of allegiance to the Mexican flag.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> So learning about different cultures is a bad thing? Having a school
>>>> activity that is relevant to 65% of the students is bad?
>>>>
>>>> You Bubba-licans are making much ado about nothing.
>>>
>>>
>>> Yeah, what Reasoned Insanity said:
>>>
>>> "Having students in america swear an allegience to a foriegn flag is
>>> bad. "
>>>
>>> My Grandfather came here from Germany. He didn't have a German flag. He
>>> learned to speak English as soon as he got here. The only time us
>>> Grandkids ever heard him say ANYTHING in German, we knew it was time to
>>> make book! And he did that very rarely, even though he had a German
>>> temper.
>>>
>>> He flew the American flag outside of his home. He left Germany, became
>>> an
>>> American and NEVER looked back.
>>>
>>> The same can be said for my Italian Grandparents on the other side of
>>> the
>>> family.
>>>
>>> They came here because they wanted to be AMERICANSD, and they BECAME
>>> Americans.
>>>
>>> If you want to pledge allegance to any other flag but the American flag,
>>> you are MORE than welcome to do so...SOMEWHERE ELSE!!!!!
>>>
>>>
>>> This MultiCultural BullShit has gone too far. Come to America, be
>>> American. Simple.[/color]
>>
>> Canada is full of multicultural bullshit, too. It should me mandatory
>> that one be fluent on English BEFORE become either a Canadian or an
>> American.
>>
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>>
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>
> What are you going to do about the Quebecois? My ancestors used to live
> in Lower Canada, aka New France.
>
> Charles of Schaumburg.[/color]

My bad, Charles! They should be fluent in either, or both, of the official
languages of Canada: French and English.


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Cathy F., 9/20/2006,11:15:15 PM, wrote:
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> I don't think it's necessary, but OTOH knowing its words can't hurt
> anyone & enlarges one's comprehension of the world.[/color]

How many Mexican children are holding American flags and having the
American Pledge of Allegiance recited to them at school?