scottobear | 8340 - Friday 5 (Reply)

1. Have you ever been to Mexico?

Yup! Mostly for Ruins and Diving.... I've never been to TJ. Climbing a pyramid is hard work when you're used to being at sea level, by the way.

2. Do you know anyone who is currently in the military?

Sure, tons of 'em, some in my family. Though the majority are retired, there are plenty of active folks. Best known I'd say is Cousin Kelly - Marine.

3. What is the last party you attended?

hm. Good question. Birthday, I think? J Peters had one at the club a month or three ago.

4. What do you think about President Bush saying that the United States' National Anthem should only be sung in English?

Heck, I don't care. If someone's heart is in the right place, knock yourself out in the format. Spanish, English, Esperanto, ASL, Klingon, while dropping acid like Jimi or grabbing your crotch like Roseanne. That's sort of what the USA is supposed to be about.. that whole Melting Pot thing. If it were another country besides this one, I'd say stick to the native tongue.

Bush isn't the first to try to remove native loyalties - Woodrow Wilson's greatest fear was the 15 million immigrants that flooded into the United States between 1900 and 1915. The single largest ethnic group in the United States was German-American. Then there were the Irish-Americans -- with the Irish Republican Army launching an uprising against British rule on Easter, 1916. Wilson feared that these two groups would not be willing to take up the fight for the USA. In fact, Wilson proclaimed, "Any man who caries a hyphen around with him carries a dagger that he is ready to plunge into the vitals of the republic."

5. French fries or freedom fries?

French Fries. And it's Sauerkraut, not Victory Cabbage. Kee-ripes.

(Funny that Cinco De Mayo is about defeating the French.)