Arizona immigration law

[Husky_mom]

never miss a chance to celebrate.. even if it´s for a not so happy reason..

we even have a "Taco Day".. yeah.. to celebrate.. tacos.. lol

[Cataholic]

never miss a chance to celebrate.. even if it´s for a not so happy reason..

we even have a "Taco Day".. yeah.. to celebrate.. tacos.. lol

Well, if it is okay with you, tonight, I toast you and Richard. However, it will not be a margarita...just white wine.

[RICHARD]

Cat and Husky,

You are correct, never pass up a chance to party!

Karen,

5 de 5, like St. Patty's Day, are those 'kinda' holidays?

It's kinda a celebration and a reason to go crazy.

I don't really care for the 'debauchery' of either.

Hey, go out and drink, have a good time, but don't get tossed in jail/kill a pedestrian/act stupid/burn the house down/beat your spouse....

I could be working at the moment, but the boss says "end of the day" at 1 o'clock and a cooler of beer shows up in the break room?

ME?

I want to work. Drinking beer at 1 p.m. and taking the chance of being pulled over as I stumble home, won't help me out?

As I get older I get more cynical in my outlook of life.

Every store owner dreams of a days like today. "Hey, I'll get a mariachi band and hand out sombreros and give out free tacos at the (used car) lot to bring in business!

That's just capitialism. I can handle that. It's just the inability of people-and the sponsors of sales/events tied to the date - to take a look at WHY they are partying.

Having to go to work on March 18th, hungover and trying to pass off the awkward 5 minutes that you spent with your co-worker in the parking lot is common place.

My only gripe is that people go nuts and use it as a reason to be irresponsible.

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Me?

I'll drink a Mexican beer, then an American beer tonight. I'll be safe at home and if I happen to have any kind of accident?

I only have myself to blame.


The Battle of Puebla is a Mexican military victory that should be celebrated.
We/They were always on the toe end of the boot when it came to wars.

If you see the mosaic/renderings of the battle, you will see and recognize the romantification of the event.

Brave young men, holding up standards in the face of enenmy gunfire!

There is a line about "history being written by the victors", and while not the "reality" version of the event, Who's gonna argue?


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The BoP was a bunch of outnumbered Mexicans that kicked the larger and more organized French Army's fesses.

A win is a win?


My only 'thing' is that people do not realize why they are drinking.

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One of the local TV stations will go to a Mex bar/restaurant and talk to a drunk blonde girl in a sombrero, who has on a half shirt, no bra and is alternating cerveza and shots of tequila while yelling, "Happeeee Shinco De Maaaayoooooooo!!!!"

The reporter will ask her, "Do you know the meaning of the CoC?"

She'll lean in to make sure the microphone will hear her and say to the talking head, "You have pretty eyes...."

Rock on!

[Marigold2]

When one reports facts is it bigotry? If five Russians break into a home and murder a family is it bigotry to say they are Russian? What if they were five Germans or five Irish or five Jews or blacks or French? It is not a made up story, one is not picking on a particular part of society one is simply reporting a fact. People are who they are and they did a certain deed good or bad.
If we say five Russians saved a boy from drowning is it any different to mention that they are Russian? Are we profiling here as well? Are we saying the rest of the worlds people can’t swim or would not jump in to save someone?
Reporting the facts good and bad from each part of the world and each type of people is important it connects us to each other and reminds us that certain people have different cultures, we might not agree or understand but regardless they are mostly proud of themselves and what it means to be thought of as Jewish, or Christian, or Mexican, Swiss, Dutch, Turkish.
Jewish people are perhaps the best educated in the world. So am I being a bigot against all other people saying they are not educated?
And what is with Dave Chappell? Oh my goodness gosh. Have you heard that man use the ni&&er word, over and over and over again he makes fun of blacks. Who is he, why he is a black man who is so funny he makes you pee in your pants from laughing. He makes fun of his fellow black men, we laugh because there is truth in what he says. The best jokes do have truth in them. Yet no one calls him a racist. He is a really funny man who uses the F word a lot. You have to have a really great sense of humor to watch him and an open mind. Black people love him, they laugh at themselves which is great, everyone should be able to laugh at themselves.
Same with George Lopez he makes some much fun of his own race. “Mexicans love golf you know, any time they can hit something white they love it.” That is really funny.
He makes me laugh. Good guy.
Oh and Caseysmom, you are on my ignore list. Life is good.
I wish everyone a happy holiday today, I am going to have a nice drink with hubby.

I don't know you, and while I think I have seen your posts, I can't distinguish you from Adam. From this post alone, though, you sound nice and bigoty.

[wombat2u2004]

Then why do retail establishments, especially "Mexican" restaurants, have big "celebrate Cinco de Mayo with us!" with balloons, and flowers and silly sombrero hats for the staff?

See !!! I was right. They DO all wear sombreros.

[Marigold2]

Wombat, your quote of the people downunder is bigoty. Shame on you for making fun of the people of Australia. Shame, shame, shame.

See !!! I was right. They DO all wear sombreros.

[wombat2u2004]

Wombat, your quote of the people downunder is bigoty. Shame on you for making fun of the people of Australia. Shame, shame, shame.

I'm sorry Monica. I didn't mean it.
But, I guess if being a bigot and a racist is necessary to protect ones culture.....then so be it.

[caseysmom]

[Oh and Caseysmom, you are on my ignore list. Life is good]

Your breaking my heart....

[Bonny]

Caseysmom, You have broken my heart. I came on here thinking it was open to discussions & opinions. You & your friends shot me down. BANG! This is a free country, with freedom of speech. It doesn't seem to be that way here. Being negative & putting down someone just because they don't fit your line of thought is not a postive way to live life. I work with people from all over the world & have to be a good listener. I may not agree with what they say (you say) but I take it in & learn from it. My grammar may not fit your part of the world but it does not make me a bigot.

Wombat, & Marigold hang in there life is a ball & keep on dancing.

[Lady's Human]

Freedom of Speech is a requirement of the government, not private parties. The GOVERNMENT cannot censor your speech. Private parties are more than able to express their displeasure with what you say.

Try removing the plank from your eye. It makes it easier to see.

[Bonny]

Lady's Human, Your breaking my heart too. You need to be a less bias & a better listener. You walk the plank for that one.

[wombat2u2004]

Has anybody posting in this thread actually read SB 1070?

Yep....I have.
I can't see any reason why that Bill shouldn't be enacted. Nobody on this thread so far has come up with any solution to the problem. At least SOMETHING has been thought up by the State of Arizona....and I hope the Bill passes....I mean SOMETHING has to be done....right ???

And a couple of ladies come into this thread and voice their opinions about illegal immigration, and they are accused of racism, bigotry, comparing people to flies and heaps else. Funny that...eh ??? I've read all of the posts so far, and those two ladies seem to be the only ones here that can see a problem that is going to become worse and worse, and probably not end.

On top of all of this, you have a country that is steeped in unemployment, yet you have half a squillion illegals in the country working. You have a toppling social security and hospital system that is used and abused by illegals and your very own legals because they can't find work.
What is this ??? USA self destruct mode ???

Bonny and Marigold have both displayed to me so far that they have the country's wellbeing at heart.....the rest of you are knocking them down for that ????

Ok, I've had my say (and I'm not wearing my BS constitutional hat).

[caseysmom]

They are all over the place like flies, even here in upper Ohio they work in the nursery not far from where I live.
It's a disgrace to every hard working legal immigrent who came here and had to do all the paperwork and follow all the rules.
What is the problem with shooting them at the boarder with a tazer and then sending their illegal rear ends back to wench they came from?
Or sending them to jail? After all they did break the law!
And while we are at it lets revoke the anker baby crap already. If the baby is born here fine, it can stay but mom and dad, grandma and 15 cousins who don't speak English go home already. Baby can be adopted out.

Wom...marigold said flies...nobody is falsly accusing her of saying flies...look at the first sentence. If some don't find that imflammatory then I strongly disagree and that is my right. I could care less if some bigots want to put me on ignore I will fight for equality for all people.

[wombat2u2004]

Wom...marigold said flies...nobody is falsly accusing her of saying flies...look at the first sentence. If some don't find that imflammatory then I strongly disagree and that is my right. I could care less if some bigots want to put me on ignore I will fight for equality for all people.

It is an EXPRESSION that people use...."They are swarming around us like flies"..."They are dropping like flies"...."It's raining cats and dogs"
If you take offence at that (and of course it is your right), then you are
nit-picking.

[caseysmom]

Thats your opinion. That taken along with all of the other remarks makes a pretty ugly picture in my opinion.