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1. #1
   On June 22nd, 2007 at 1:56 pm, uhangtight said:

   Yes, I have seen such Patriotism from them. I had a professor that was rescued by an American Naval ship shortly after we left Vietnam. When he tells of his love for this country, it makes you teary eyed. Then he ends the testimony with his son’s joining the military, to pay back the debt his family owes to this country for saving his father’s life. It is amazing!! These are the immigrants that I want coming to this country! Those that love and respect what is the United States/American culture.

2. #2
   On June 22nd, 2007 at 1:56 pm, jdawg said:

   “There is no free speech in that country and no freedom of press.”

   It’ll be the same here, soon, if the Dems have their way.

3. #3
   On June 22nd, 2007 at 2:05 pm, DR1579 said:

   Its sickening to see the US get cozy with Commies and Socialists. Good on those people for protesting the creep!

4. #4
   On June 22nd, 2007 at 3:00 pm, The Raging Republican said:

   Is Danny Glover going to be making an appearance????

5. #5
   On June 22nd, 2007 at 3:53 pm, OneofThem said:

   Ooh, how nice. ^_^ It’s good to see that many immigrants actually like the country they decided to move to.

6. #6
   On June 22nd, 2007 at 4:33 pm, ThomasChronicles said:

   I’m actually a Vietnamese immigrant raised in Texas (you ever seen an Asian speaking with a Texas twang?), and I grew up with the old South Vietnamese flag everywhere in the community next to the American flag. I don’t recall seeing the current Vietnamese flag until I was well into my twenties. Hell, didn’t even know it existed.

   We’re a tenacious bunch. And of all the immigrant groups I’ve interacted with, I think the Vietnamese and the Filipinos are the most patriotic.

   Irony of ironies though. If it hadn’t been for the Left’s insanities, the US would have won the Vietnam war; Nixon’s plan would have worked because he would still be in the Oval office to carry it through; and I would be sitting my rosy butt in the jungles of Vietnam sipping coconut juice from an actual coconut.

   And now I blog against the insanities of the Left even though they indirectly caused my family to move here to the States.

   The ironies…

7. #7
   On June 22nd, 2007 at 5:24 pm, Keli said:

   Legal immigrants who love America - literally warms my heart. I wish I could be there with them in support. Oh if the left even had half the patriotism these true Americans do….

   /Howdy Thomas - fellow Texan here as well

8. #8
   On June 22nd, 2007 at 6:41 pm, wytammic said:

   Good for them.

   Remind me please … why are we hosting the leader of a communist nation here again?

9. #9
   On June 22nd, 2007 at 6:42 pm, ThomasChronicles said:

   One of the reasons Vietnamese folks love America is very simple and ingrained to our nature. Most of Vietnamese people know beyond a doubt that America could have ended the war with them at any time. America could have blasted the dikes in Northern Vietnam and that would be that. The North would have sued for terms.

   But America displayed a rare quality that the Vietnamese aren’t accustomed to in war: Mercy.

   The Vietnamese fought the Chinese for over a thousand years, fought the French, then the Japanese, then the French again, then the Americans. Even inside Vietnam, Americans are well-liked because of that quality of mercy ingrained in the American culture. (Generally speaking, the Vietnamese in Vietnam have nothing but contempt for the French, the Japanese and the Chinese.)

   When you hear Vietnam veterans talk, the American soldiers had nothing be respect for “Charlie” and “Charlie” had nothing but respect for the American soldiers.

   Whatever else, for all the defects of character in the Vietnamese, they do prize mercy.

10. #10
    On June 22nd, 2007 at 6:43 pm, ThomasChronicles said:

    Howdy Keli!

11. #11
    On June 22nd, 2007 at 7:09 pm, a.abbott said:

    I drove by them today on the way to work. It’s nice to see protesters with smiles on their face and kindness towards everyone around.

12. #12
    On June 22nd, 2007 at 9:12 pm, Chief RZ said:

    Glad to see this also. Someone commented recently to me that communism did not exist anymore and I should forget about it! Try to tell that to the 2 million Cambodians and the 100 million others killed at the altar of Noam Chomsky’s “imaginations.”

13. #13
    On June 22nd, 2007 at 11:24 pm, teljax said:

    Wish I could be there, I hate commies.

14. #14
    On June 23rd, 2007 at 12:02 am, theroc5156 said:

    Shouldn’t these anti-Communist protests be held 24/7 in Berkeley?

15. #15
    On June 23rd, 2007 at 2:03 am, USpace said:

    .
    This is certainly encouraging, we need more of this. People who advocate communism are either extremely naive, insane and/or downright criminal.

    absurd thought -
    God of the Universe says
    ignore human nature

    forget economics too
    communism just feels good
    .
    .
    absurd thought -
    God of the Universe thinks
    communism is GREAT

    excellent way to destroy
    countries for generations
    .

16. #16
    On June 23rd, 2007 at 4:41 am, Mr_Conservative_Cat said:

    And the amount of mainstream press coverage on this anti-communist rally has been - ?

    Many conservatives rightly think that Communism and Socialism and their ilk are the enemy to our freedom, but at the risk of sounding hysterical, I’d say it’s the endless left-leaning slant of the mainstream media who are the true enemies of this country, for without the power of their influence, this country would be on a much different - and better - road to the future.

17. #17
    On June 23rd, 2007 at 9:11 am, radio relay said:

    God Bless ‘em. I fought along side them 40 years ago to help them keep their country free, but the stinking commies had already infiltrated the media in the U.S. and our government, who stabbed us in the back and let the scumbags win

    It just torques my jaws when I see fellow U.S. Viet Vets going to Vietnam as “tourists”, and helping the commie slime get foreign currency to help their regime. I will never, ever visit that place as long as it’s communist.

    I know many ARVN Vietnam Veterans. They are truly the best immigrant Americans. Protest heartily my Brothers!!! I’ll be there with you in spirit, if not body.

18. #18
    On June 23rd, 2007 at 9:26 am, Gabe said:

    Liberals seek to rewrite history and make us the bad guys during the Vietnam War. They even call it the “American War.” The cause, though, was noble and correct, as these anti-communist demonstrations that are frequent in D.C. but never get any press attest to. For example, there was a large anti-communist and pro-America demonstration across from the White House by the Vietnamese community in October last year that got no press.

    The dominos did indeed fall after Democrats forced us to leave Vietnam. The South Vietnamese suffered immensely. Cambodia fell to the Khmer Rouge and 2,000,000 plus (anyone with the least bit of education) were slaughtered.

    American liberals of that era have blood on their hands for not supporting the war effort.

19. #19
    On June 23rd, 2007 at 11:04 am, IrishEyes said:

    Many conservatives rightly think that Communism and Socialism and their ilk are the enemy to our freedom … I’d say it’s the endless left-leaning slant of the mainstream media who are the true enemies of this country

    Same thing.

    The dominos did indeed fall after Democrats forced us to leave Vietnam …

    President John F. Kennedy increased America’s troop numbers from 500 to 16,000. Large numbers of combat troops were dispatched by President Lyndon Johnson beginning in 1965.

    How short a time it took for the Democrats to change. They have consistently taken the low road ever since.

20. #20
    On June 23rd, 2007 at 1:03 pm, bloodhound said:

    I drive through Little Saigon every day on my way to work. It’s quite a contrast with cities like Santa Ana (also in Orange County, CA), which has turned into Little Tijuana (unofficially). In Little Saigon you see lots of flags and patriotism, and rarely see a Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) flag without the Stars and Stripes flying beside, properly displayed. There is a tremendous amount of patriotism displayed in that community, with lots of appreciation for America, their new home. Little Tijuana however is much different. You never see American flags, but see lots of Mexican flags, and other signs telling you that you’re not in Kansas anymore. If the illegals from south of the border would treat America with the same respect shown by the immigrants from Vietnam, there would surely be a different tone to the debate!

21. #21
    On June 23rd, 2007 at 6:48 pm, twoninerkilo said:

    I’ve got to agree with Radio Relay; but geeze, did you have to remind me that it’s been 40 years. 1/16 recon “67″ “68″.

22. #22
    On June 23rd, 2007 at 8:58 pm, derel3433 said:

    So true. If only the politicians had let the generals fight the war, we would have been able to kill all of the Vietnamese, either through superior ground forces or possibly atomic weapons.

    Seems some lessons are never learned and again we are being forced to fight with one hand tied behind our backs in the middle east. Keep up the good work Michelle!

23. #23
    On June 24th, 2007 at 10:41 am, 2spothipshot said:

    We must all pray that Sen. Kerry will again save us from this new bunch of freedom lovers.
    And the (dnc) congregation said, “Amen”.

24. #24
    On June 26th, 2007 at 3:37 pm, justjason said:

    Last week NPR did a piece on the Anti-Communist Vietnamese Americans and basically labeled them as old and out of touch. NPR remarked how the Anti-Communist Community in California lead protest marches in the street outside a store displaying Ho Chi Minh’s Picture. NPR newsreaders laughed about that. “It’s just a picture of Ho Chi Minh.”