The Mexicans Are Coming! The Mexixcans Are Coming!

I recently recieved an email broadast from a very dear friend of mine. The subject line was "WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE?"

I'm sure some of you received it too. It was all about illegal Mexicans invading our country, forcing us to speak Spanish, not paying taxes, blah, blah, blah. Heard it all before.

Edited to protect my friend's identity (I respect her right to her opinion and her viewpoint is not completely without merit) I post my response (which I emailed her privately).

"You know I luv ya. And this is obviously an issue that you feel strongly about. And you have some very valid points. I respect that. Too many apathetic people in this world.

But personally, I just can't get that worked up about our neighbors to the south wanting to come back to the land that we kicked them out of because they want to make a better life for themselves. Hell, I'd do it. And so would you! You're an intelligent, gutsy, head-strong person. I can't imagine you crapping in your back yard 'cause ya got no plumbing when you could come across the border at night and spend the rest of your life with indoor restrooms.

I reserve my outrage for the way that our current president has squandered America's good name and reputation in a personal vendetta against a country that was no threat to us.

I'm outraged that he has sent our brave men and women into a meat-grinder in an act of faith (faith=belief without evidence...look it up).

I'm outraged that we have more international enemies now (including some that used to be our Allies) then we had when he took office. The way to make the world safer for Americans is to make more friends, not more enemies. It will take one hundred years to repair the damage that this imbecil has done to our reputation abroad. Sorry, but it's true.

I'm outraged that the American electoral system has twice given the thumbs-up to someone who the majority of Americans voted AGAINST.

I'm outraged at the arrogance of a political party that wants LESS GOVERNMENT when it comes to regulating corrupt business practices, but MORE GOVERNMENT when it comes to the personal choices that people should have the freedom to make in their own lives and bedrooms.

I'm outraged that we are considering JAILING the Chinese-American citizen who vocally protested (exercised her Constitutionally guaranteed right of Free Speech) at The White House (the tax-payer funded abode of the American President who swears an oath to uphold The Constitution) just because China is the home of 4 BILLION PLUS consumers of American goods.

I'm outraged that I am paying almost $3.00 a gallon for gas while the oil companies are making record profits, and the current administration is made up of oil company profiteers!

So no, I can't work up much outrage over the fact that I don't have to pay $27.50 for a BLT or learn how to say "Gracias" to the person who serves it to me.

Besides, who are we going to replace all of those illegal Mexicans with? Illegal Candians? LOL! Somebody's got to pick the fucking lettuce. You want to do it? I don't.

Luv ya!

Big squeezy hugs and wet sloppy kisses!

P.S. - Despite what you may think of me, I proudly fly our flag at my home. I love this country. I just want to see us live up to our Ideals, our Constitution and our rhetoric. I would prefer that we NOT be such an obvious hypocrite in the eyes of the world."