NOT printed in the Orange County CA Paper………………

Newspapers simply won’t publish letters to the editor which they either deem politically incorrect (read below) or which does not agree with the philosophy they’re pushing on the public. This woman wrote a great letter to the editor that should have been published; but, with your help it will get published via cyberspace!

From: ‘David LaBonte’
My wife, Rosemary, wrote a wonderful letter to the editor of the OC Register which, of course, was not printed. So, I decided to ‘print’ it myself by sending it out on the Internet. Pass it along if you feel so inclined. Written in response to a series of letters to the editor in the Orange County Register:

Dear Editor:
So many letter writers have based their arguments on how this land is made up of immigrants. Mr. Lujan Danielle Quinto for one, suggests we should tear down the Statue of Liberty because the people now in question aren’t being treated the same as those who passed through Ellis Island and other ports of entry.

Maybe we should turn to our history books and point out to people like Mr. Lujan Danielle Quinto why today’s American is not willing to accept this new kind of immigrant any longer. Back in 1900 when there was a rush from all areas of Europe to come to the United States, people had to get off a ship and stand in a long line in New York and be documented . Some would even get down on their hands and knees and kiss the ground. They made a pledge to uphold the laws and support their new country in good and bad times. They made learning English a primary rule in their new American households and some even changed their names to blend in with their new home.

They had waved good bye to their birth place to give their children a new life and did everything in their power to help their children assimilate into one culture. Nothing was handed to them. No free lunches, no welfare, no labor laws to protect them. All they had were the skills and craftsmanship they had brought with them to trade for a future of prosperity.

Most of their children came of age when World War II broke out. My father fought along side men whose parents had come straight over from Germany , Italy , France and Japan . None of these 1st generation Americans ever gave any thought about what country their parents had come from. They were Americans fighting Hitler, Mussolini and the Emperor of Japan . They were defending the United States of America as one people.

When we liberated France , no one in those villages were looking for the French-American or the German American or the Irish American. The people of France saw only Americans. And we carried one flag that represented one country. Not one of those immigrant sons would have thought about picking up another country’s flag and waving it to represent who they were. It would have been a disgrace to their parents who had sacrificed so much to be here. These immigrants truly knew what it meant to be an American. They stirred the melting pot into one red, white and blue bowl.

And here we are in 2008 with a new kind of immigrant who wants the same rights and privileges Only they want to achieve it by playing with a different set of rules, one that includes the entitlement card and a guarantee of being faithful to their mother country. I’m sorry, that’s not what being an American is all about. I bel ieve that the immigrants who landed on Ellis Island in the early 1900’s deserve better than that for all the toil, hard work and sacrifice in raising future generations to create a land that has become a beacon for those legally searching for a better life I think they would be appalled that they are being used as an example by those waving foreign country flags.

And for that suggestion about taking down the Statue of Liberty , it happens to mean a lot to the citizens who are voting on the immigration bill I wouldn’t start talking about dismantling the United States just yet.

(signed) Rosemary LaBonte

dakine said:
marries101, you’re brave…I’ll give you that. Don’t expect reasoned or courteous responses from the folks around here though. I think you’re being a bit naive on this issue, but then again, I’m not as angry and prone to emotional outbursts as most on this site. Good luck, if you choose to carry on a “discussion” on this one.

Yes, so reasoned, so sympathetic, yet so totally incapable of understanding why people are so prone to “emotional outbursts.” What? Are you a robot? Or are you insulated within your own universe that you cannot understand how many Americans feel that the trajectory of the country has gone off the rails regarding immigration.

Yet, not quite so understanding, are you, with statements such as this:

You never disappoint underarock. Once again, you’ve helped make my point.

Where’s the respect…how about you just “respectfully disagree” and move on? Practice what you preach, dakine. You like to bleat how you and marries101 will never get a “discussion.” I guess when you play on both sides of the fence, no one’s quite sure where you’re coming from.

On a side note, my husband recently went to a local Naval hospital for some testing and while he was waiting, he watched some latest Obummer coverage and shook his head. An elderly woman next to him asked if he liked Obummer and my husband said no. She then decided to lambast him and say how selfish young people (I guess my husband) were, that they don’t care about the country, and Obummer will bring our country “together.” My husband politely said, “we’ll agree to disagree.” You wanna know what this ole biddy did? She kept lighting into my husband until he was called into his appointment. He just ignored her.

We are having a discussion, dakine. Sorry if it’s “too emotional” for you.

Big time sarc\

On June 3rd, 2008 at 4:59 pm, ctmom said:
the school offers their application in English and Spanish. Lovely.

Not only that, but the one in English has a typo. The irony, the irony.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL INFORMATIN

and those are the so-called “good” ones

I think what some people forget at times is that, regardless of our politics, we will agree on certain subjects. Just as we could likely be at each others virtual throats on something else.

its about working through the differences and celebrating in our agreements.

ok, work is about done…i’ll check the rest of the boards and call it a day!

l8r.