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From: Lee Wentz <>
Subject: RE: [AZMarico] This certainly has meaning in historical & genealogical research
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 09:27:35 -0700

This is inappropriate, it is spam and I don't have time for this.

Lee Wentz

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From: Wayne Blizard [mailto:]
Sent: December 12, 2001 9:09
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Subject: [AZMarico] This certainly has meaning in historical &
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THIS SAYS IT ALL!!!!!

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma School officials remove "God

Bless America" signs from schools in fear that someone

might be offended.



Channel 12 News in Long Island, New York, orders flags

removed from the newsroom and red, white, and blue ribbons

removed from the lapels of reporters. Why? Management did

not want to appear biased and felt that our nations flag

might give the appearance that "they lean one way or another".



Berkeley, California bans U.S. Flags from being displayed on

city fire trucks because they didn't want to offend anyone

in the community.



In an "act of tolerance" the head of the public library at

Florida Gulf Coast University ordered all "Proud to be an

American" signs removed so as to not offend international

students.



I, for one, am quite disturbed by these actions of so-called

American citizens; and I am tired of this nation worrying

about whether or not we are offending some individual or

their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on September 11,

we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of

Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had barely

settled in New York and Washington D.C. 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. In

fact, our country's population is almost entirely comprised of

descendants of immigrants; however, there are a few things that

those who have recently come to our country, and apparently

some native Americans, need to understand.



First of all, it is not our responsibility to continually try

not to offend you in any way. This idea of America being a

multi-cultural 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, called the "American Way" has been

developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by

millions of men and women who have sought freedom. Our

forefathers fought, bled, and died at places such as Bunker

Hill, Antietam, San Juan, Iwo Jima, Normandy, Korea, Vietnam,



We speak English, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,

Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to

become part of our society - learn our language!

"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some

off-the-wall, Christian, Right Wing, political slogan - it

is our national motto. It is engraved in stone in the House

of Representatives in our Capitol and it is printed on our

currency. We adopted this motto because Christian men and

women, on Christian principles, founded this nation; and

this is clearly documented throughout our history. If it is

appropriate for our motto to be inscribed in the halls of our

highest level of Government, then it is certainly appropriate

to display it on the walls of our schools.



God is in our pledge, our National Anthem, nearly every

patriotic song, and in our founding documents. We honor His

birth, death, and resurrection as holidays, and we turn to

Him in prayer in times of crisis. 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 and we are proud

to have Him.



We are proud of our heritage and those who have so honorably

defended our freedoms. We celebrate Independence Day,

Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Flag Day. We have parades,

picnics, and barbecues where we proudly wave our flag. As

an American, I have the right to wave my flag, sing my national

anthem, quote my national motto, and cite my pledge whenever

and wherever I choose. If the 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.



The American culture is our way of life, our heritage, and we

are proud of it. 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. We are Americans, like it or not, this

is our country, our land, and our lifestyle.



Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express

his opinion about our government, culture, or society, 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.




If you agree, pass this onto other Americans!!

It is time to take a stand!!



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