quote: Originally Posted by semiannualchick:Originally Posted by Bill Gray:And, the cabbage which used to make me want to throw up -- I now look forward to eating. I suppose I can attribute that to my growing like (or "love" in Southernese) for Filipino food over the past 34 years of marital bliss with my beautiful young Filipina bride.
Hi Chick,
Are you so full of hatred that you will pick one word, Filipina, from a fuller writing -- and try to make something hateful from it? Above, I have replaced your abbreviated attempt to slur what I have written by showing the full paragraph with the full intent of my statement. And, by the way, my wife IS AN AMERICAN! But, she is an American of Filipino ancestry.
Yes, she was born in the Philippines. Yes, during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines, she, as a child, and her family had to hide and live in caves to escape the Japanese. But, she has been an American citizen probably as long, or longer, than you have been alive. So, I suppose that makes her more American than you.
Matter of fact, I would say that most naturalized American citizens probably know more about America that most of us who were born here. I have looked at the American Civics and History text book she had to study to get her citizenship -- and I admire anyone who can pass that test.
I love history -- and I wonder if I could pass the same test. I would make a wild guess that 90%, or more, of the young people in America today could not pass the test that these people must pass to get their American citizenship. Just be grateful that you and I did not have to pass the same test to retain our American citizenship. Although, that would not be a bad idea.
And, when I watch Jay Leno's Street Walking interviews -- I sometimes think they should deport those people who have no idea who George Washington is -- or who say that the Revolutionary War was fought in 1850, have never heard of Thomas Jefferson or Ben Franklin, and can't even spell Constitution. Personally, I get embarrassed when I watch these everyday Americans make such fools of themselves, and our American educational system, on national television.
After the last presidential election, the news channels did Voting Place Exit Interviews with many people. Most who voted for Obama could not even name a single congressman or senator, few knew who or what the Supreme Court is -- and, most had no idea who was running against Obama. This is the level of intelligence which elected our current administration.
Chick, for your own sake, and for the sake of those I know must care about you -- put away that hatred. It only acts like a cancer within you. Your hatred hurts you much more that it hurts those of us who are the targets of that hatred. I pray God will give you peace within yourself.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill