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I never knew there was such a thing as the Star Spangled Spanish,  sounds like things are really getting   nucking futz  

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It's called spanglish.I usually don't stir the political pot and if this post gets deleted so be it.There is going to be a strike locally next monday like no other So Cal has seen.It is designed to and will have a devastating effect on the local economy.More are planned with longer duration. Right wing hooey or biting the hand that feeds?-you make the call..thought provoking at the very least.I'm thinkin Az is the move-XplantDad seems to have the most car shows anyway!
Californio
 IF YOU ARE STILL CONFUSED ABOUT THE IMMIGRATION MESS WAIT
> > UNTIL YOU READ THE FOLLOWING.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >         HISPANIC LEADERS SPEAK OUT!
> >> > >
> >> > >         Augustin Cebada, Brown Berets; "Go back to Boston!  Go back 
> >> > > to
> > Plymouth Rock, Pilgrims!  Get out!  We are the future.  You are old and
> > tired.  Go on.  We have beaten you.  Leave like beaten rats. You old white
> > people.  It is your duty to die . Through love of having children, we are
> > going to take over".
> >> > >
> >> > >         Richard Alatorre, Los Angeles City Council. "They're afraid
> > we're going to take over the governmental institutions and other
> > institutions. They're right.  We will take them over . . . We are here to
> > stay."
> >> > >
> >> > >         Excelsior, the national newspaper of Mexico, "The American
> > Southwest seems to be slowly returning to the jurisdiction of Mexico 
> > without
> > firing a single shot."
> >> > >
> >> > >         Professor Jose Angel Gutierrez, University of Texas; "We have
> > an aging white America.  They are not making babies.  They are dying. The
> > explosion is in our population . . . I love it.  They are (expletive) in
> > their pants with fear.  I love it."
> >> > >
> >> > >         Art Torres, Chairman of the California Democratic Party,
> > "Remember 187--proposition to deny taxpayer funds for services to
> > non-citizens--was the last gasp of white America in California."
> >> > >
> >> > >         Gloria Molina, Los Angeles County Supervisor, "We are
> > politicizing every single one of these new citizens that are becoming
> > citizens of this country . . . I gotta tell you that a lot of people are
> > saying, "I'm going to go out there and vote because I want to pay them
> > back."
> >> > >
> >> > >         Mario Obledo, California Coalition of Hispanic Organizations
> > and California State Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under
> > Governor Jerry Brown, also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by
> > President Bill Clinton, "California is going to be a Hispanic state. 
> > Anyone
> > who doesn't like it should leave."
> >> > >
> >> > >         Jose Pescador Osuna, Mexican Consul General , "We are
> > practicing 'La Reconquista' in California."
> >> > >
> >> > >         Professor Fernando Guerra, Loyola Marymount University; "We
> > need to avoid a white backlash by using codes understood by Latinos . . . 
> > "
> >> > >
> >> > >         Are these just the words of a few extremists?  Consider that
> > we could fill up many pages with such quotes.  Also, consider that these 
> > are
> > mainstream Mexican leaders.
> >> > >
> >> > >         THE U.S. VS MEXICO: On February 15, 1998, the U.S. And 
> >> > > Mexican
> > soccer teams met at the Los Angeles Coliseum.  The crowd was 
> > overwhelmingly
> > pro-Mexican even though most lived in this country. They booed during the
> > National Anthem and U.S. Flags were held upside down.  As the match
> > progressed, supporters of the U.S. Team were insulted, pelted with
> > projectiles, punched and spat upon. Beer and trash were thrown at the U.S.
> > Players before and after the match.  The coach of the U.S. Team, Steve
> > Sampson said, "This was the most painful experience I have ever had in 
> > this
> > profession."
> >> > >
> >> > >         Did you know that immigrants from Mexico and other
> > non-European countries can come to this country and get preferences in 
> > jobs,
> > education, and government contracts?  It's called affirmative action or
> > racial privilege.  The Emperor of Japan or the President of Mexico could
> > migrate here and immediately be eligible for special rights unavailable 
> > for
> > Americans of European descent. Recently, a vote was taken in the U.S.
> > Congress to end this practice.  It was defeated.  Every single Democratic
> > senator except Ernest Hollings voted to maintain special privileges for
> > Hispanic, Asian and African immigrants.  They were joined by thirteen
> > Republicans.  Bill Clinton and Al Gore have repeatedly stated that they
> > believe that massive immigration from countries like Mexico is good.  They
> > have also backed special privileges for these immigrants.
> >> > >
> >> > >         Corporate America has signed on to the idea that minorities
> > and third world immigrants should get special, privileged status.  Some
> > examples are Exxon, Texaco, Merrill Lynch, Boeing, Paine Weber, Starbucks
> > and many more.
> >> > >
> >> > >         DID YOU KNOW?: Did you know that Mexico regularly intercedes
> > on the side of the defense in criminal cases involving Mexican nationals?
> > Did you know that Mexico has NEVER extradited a Mexican national accused 
> > of
> > murder in the U.S. In spite of agreements to do so? According to the L.A.
> > Times, Orange County, California is home to
> >> > >         275 gangs with 17,000 members;
> >> > >         98% of which are Mexican and Asian.  How's your county doing?
> >> > >
> >> > >         According to a New York Times article dated May 19, 1994, 20
> > years after the great influx of legal immigrants from Southeast Asia, 30%
> > are still on welfare compared to 8% of households nationwide.  A Wall 
> > Street
> > Journal editorial dated December 5, 1994 quotes law enforcement officials 
> > as
> > stating that Asian mobsters are the "greatest criminal challenge the 
> > country
> > faces."  Not bad for a group that is still under
> >> > >         5% of the population.
> >> > >
> >> > >         Is education important to you?  Here are the words of a
> > teacher who spent over 20 years in the Los Angeles School system. 
> > "Imagine
> > teachers in classes containing 30-40 students of widely varying attention
> > spans and motivation, many of whom aren't fluent in English. Educators 
> > seek
> > learning materials likely to reach the majority of students and that means
> > fewer words and math problems and more pictures and multicultural
> > references."
> >> > >
> >> > >         WHEN I WAS YOUNG: When I was young, I remember hearing about
> > the immigrants that came through  Ellis Island.  They wanted to learn
> > English.  They wanted to breath free.  They wanted to become Americans. 
> > Now
> > too many immigrants come here with demands.  They demand to be taught in
> > their own language. They demand special privileges--affirmative action.
> > They demand ethnic studies that glorify their culture.
> >> > >
> >> > >         HOW CAN YOU HELP?: Send copies of this letter to at least two
> > other people, 100 would be even better.  Help us get the word out.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >         California Coalition for Immigration Reform
> >> > >         5942 Edinger, Suite 113-117 Huntington Beach, CA 92649 Phone
> > 714
> >> > >         921 7142 Date: 4/5/2006