tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20947972.post114675108587966817..comments2023-08-11T10:44:15.397-05:00Comments on BRASS League: Can You Hum a Few Bars?Other Sidehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20947972.post-1146846259231404292006-05-05T11:24:00.000-05:002006-05-05T11:24:00.000-05:00More offensive? Roseanne Barr!I would agree that ...More offensive? Roseanne Barr!<BR/><BR/>I would agree that flying the Mexican flag during the protests was not the wisest of choices. Especially if gaining support for their cause from among the majority was a goal. As always, a few (and there were not that many flags) ruin it for the many in the eyes of the public.<BR/><BR/>It would be interesting to see a comparison of coverage by Fox News and the so-called MSM. Were the few Mexican flags flown highlighted by Fox and not by the MSM?<BR/><BR/>To be frank, both the liberal and conservative wings have their buttheads ... and we don't repudiate them enough. To ask the average joe to do so isn't fair.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you, though, that there has been a backlash. I wonder again if this hasn't been fueled by the not so fair and balanced Fox News and talk radio.Other Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20947972.post-1146845396155131002006-05-05T11:09:00.000-05:002006-05-05T11:09:00.000-05:00What is interesting to me is not so much that the ...What is interesting to me is not so much that the national anthem gets sung occasionally in Spanish, but that the latest rendition was not true to Francis Scott Key, intentionally so due to an agenda hostile to the national interest. Otherwise, I could care less what language it's sung in as long as it is song with reverence. What's more offensive, it being sung in Spanish or it being sung by Roseanne Barr?<BR/><BR/>As far as the Mexican flag is concerned, to me it is less of an issue that it is flown than that it is being flown at rallies in support of illegal immigration. If the intent is to show a desire of movement towards full citizenship for these foreign nationals, then wouldn't it make sense if they were celebrating the heritage of the culture and country they wish to join?<BR/><BR/>Complicating matters, there are those within the illegal alien movement that are irredentist in their ideology, and actually advocate for the return of the south-western United States to Mexico. They are a small, radical minority to be sure, but they aren't repudiated by the rest of the marchers. <BR/><BR/>So you see why the propaganda has certainly struck a raw nerve, and may actually have caused a backlash against the cause of illegal immigrants.James Wigdersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127033614431286439noreply@blogger.com