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From: "Robin McDurham" <>
Subject: RE: [KYMORGAN] Fw: great editorial
Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 13:01:55 -0600
In-Reply-To: <001f01c2dc34$a9f34de0$1f889c3f@hppav>


Did this woman descend from Morgan County, settlers? You typed
"Florida" but perhaps meant "Kentucky", otherwise I am confused about
this posting.



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From: clifford petrey
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After hearing that the state of Florida changed its opinion and let a
Muslim woman have her picture on her driver's license with her face
covered this is an editorial written by an American citizen, published
in a Tampa newspaper. He did quite a job; didn't he? Read on, please!

IMMIGRANTS, NOT AMERICANS, MUST ADAPT.
I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we are offending some
individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attack on Sept. 11, we
have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of Americans.
However, the dust from the attacks had barely settled when the
"politically correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that
our patriotism was offending others.
I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who
is seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost
entirely made up of descendants of immigrants. However, there are a few
things that those who have recently come to our country, and apparently
some born here, need to understand. This idea of America being a
multicultural community has served only to dilute our sovereignty and
our national identity. As Americans, we have our own culture, our own
society, our own language and our own lifestyle.

This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and
victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.
We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic Chinese, Japanese,
Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to become part of
our society, learn the language!

"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian,
right wing, political slogan. We adopted this motto because Christian
men and women, on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is
clearly documented. It is certainly appropriate to display it on the
walls of our schools. If God offends you, then I suggest you consider
another part of the world as your new home, because God is part of our
culture.
If Stars and Stripes offend you, or you don't like Uncle Sam, then you
should seriously consider a move to another part of this planet. We are
happy with our culture and have no desire to change, and we really don't
care how you did things where you came from.

This is OUR COUNTRY, our land, and our lifestyle. Our First Amendment
gives every citizen the right to express his opinion and we will allow
you every opportunity to do so. But once you are done complaining,
whining, and griping about our flag, our pledge, our national motto, or
our way of life, I highly encourage you take advantage of one other
great American freedom, THE RIGHT TO LEAVE which a lot of other
countries do not allow. GOD BLESS THE USA!!!! AMEN

If you agree -- pass this along; if you don't agree - delete it!! I
figure if we all keep passing this to our friends (and enemies) it will
also ,sooner or later get back to the complainers, lets all try, please.




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