[Rhodes22-list] You might be a True American if....

[Brad Haslett]

Slim,

Yea, it's the America that's for everyone else that keeps me believing in
the dream.  For example, the Somali cab drivers who pick me up at the
Marriott in MSP and drive me to the airport.  The Mexicans who work their
ass off for our little company in Gulfport.  The Salvadorian who laid the
tile in our kitchen (drove a cab in NYC for twenty years before he learned
his craft).

And oh yea!, the woman I sleep with, who landed in LAX with $50 US and two
suitcases - no return ticket.

Long live the Land of the Free, Home of the Brave!

Brad


On 9/27/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I'm sorry if anybody is offended by any more measure than I was at the
> first
> list that Elle posted.  Truly, I'm a moderate, not an extremist, but
> extremist rhetoric from others brings out the beast in me.
>
> That said, white man's guilt or not, you have to admit there are two
> Americas--one for white men and one for everybody else.  Not exactly a
> level
> playing field.
>
> Slim
>
> On 9/27/06 3:15 PM, "Brad Haslett" <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Slim,
> >
> > I understand the reasoning behind some of your points. That doesn't mean
> I
> > agree with reasoning, or the points, I just understand the mindset. One
> area
> > where we most vehemently disagree is the white Anglo comment.  I didn't
> > choose to be born white, male, or the son of a frequently unemployed
> > construction worker.  That was fate, or whatever.  I don't owe my
> success,
> > however modest, to pigmentation or the lack of it.  In other words, if
> you
> > must suffer from white man's guilt, do so, but don't project it on me or
> > anyone else.
> >
> > As to the flag, I can wait to sing the National Anthem at the top of my
> > lungs in Beijing in two years with my daughter singing along and my wife
> > holding her hand over her heart.
> >
> > Brad
> >
> > On 9/27/06, Slim <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Yeah, OK, I'd like to add a few too:
> >>
> >> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if you continue to support the
> administration
> >> no matter how many lies are crammed down our throats.
> >>
> >> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if you go to church every Sunday and pray
> for
> >> the destruction of others in the name of God.
> >>
> >> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if you think all languages except English
> >> should be banned within our borders.
> >>
> >> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if you're a white Anglo.
> >>
> >> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if you think only TRUE AMERICANS adhere to
> >> this
> >> list!!
> >>
> >> On 9/27/06 8:00 AM, "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Great email, Elle.  I'd only suugest one edit.  Add "Remove your hat"
> to
> >> the
> >>> part about the National Anthem.  That's always been a pet peeve of
> mine
> >> to
> >>> see folks at a ball game not take off their hat.
> >>>
> >>> On 9/27/06, L. Sailor <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Came across my email this AM. Makes one think about
> >>>> how those  in the middle politically  are being
> >>>> bullied by the ends of the spectrum.
> >>>>
> >>>> elle
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> It is time to change from REDNECK humor to  TRUE
> >>>> AMERICAN  Humor! Only I don't see it as Humor, but the
> >>>> correct way to LIVE  YOUR LIFE ! If you feel the same,
> >>>> pass this on to your True  American friends. Ya'll
> >>>> know who ya' are...
> >>>>
> >>>> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: It never occurred to
> >>>> you to be offended by the phrase, "One nation, under
> >>>> God."
> >>>>
> >>>> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You've never
> >>>> protested about  seeing the 10 Commandments posted in
> >>>> public  places.
> >>>>
> >>>> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You still say
> >>>> "Christmas"  instead of "Winter Festival."
> >>>>
> >>>> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You bow your head
> >>>> when someone
> >>>> prays.
> >>>>
> >>>> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You stand and place
> >>>> your hand  over your heart when they play the National
> >>>> Anthem.
> >>>>
> >>>> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You treat Viet  Nam
> >>>> vets with  great respect, and alw ays have.
> >>>>
> >>>> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You've never burned
> >>>> an American  flag.
> >>>>
> >>>> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You know what you
> >>>> believe and  you aren't afraid to say so, no matter
> >>>> who is listening.
> >>>>
> >>>> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You respect your
> >>>> elders and  expect your kids to do the same.
> >>>>
> >>>> You might be a TRUE AMERICAN if: You'd give your last
> >>>> dollar to a  friend.
> >>>>
> >>>> If you got this email from me, it is because I believe
> >>>> that you, like me, have just enough TRUE AMERICAN in
> >>>> you to have the same  beliefs as those talked about in
> >>>> this email. This is Excellent, No  Matter what you
> >>>> deem fit to call it. It is our Country, It is our way
> >>>> of LIFE, and I love it.
> >>>>
> >>>> God Bless the U S A ! Git 'er done!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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