Friday, May 7, 2010

Tell me again: what is the name of this country?



If you are not sure, look at the flag, stupid. This is the United States of America!

So, is there some doubt about this, you might be saying? Well apparantly there is!

As reported here, students at a high school were sent home for wearing T-shirts that had American Flags on them.

Oh, but this was progressive and inclusive Callyfornia and the T-shirts were judged to be as reported here,,,,The boys said the administrators called their T-shirts "incendiary" that would lead to fights on campus.

After all this was the great Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo

Well guess what folks? Cinco de Mayo is not a Mexican holiday! In fact, from the Wikipedia we get this description of this beloved holiday:

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for "fifth of May") is a holiday held on May 5 that commemorates the Mexican army's unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza SeguĂ­n.[2][3] It is celebrated primarily in the state of Puebla and in the United States.[4][5][6][7] While Cinco de Mayo sees limited significance and celebration nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed nationwide in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.[8] Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico's Independence Day and the reference is here.

In fact, many folks credit Corona Beer with really popularizing the holiday in the US.

So all this outrage and blather about American Flag T-Shirts was over a Beer company holiday.

Tell me again, what country is this?????????

No comments: