Check out the interview of Haltom City Council Candidate Stephanie Davenport when she was in studio.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
This is Merica speak Merican
Coca Cola has sparked controversy with their multilingual rendition of America The Beautiful that aired during the Superbowl.
A lot of people enjoyed it and thought it represented America. A lot of people hated it because this is America and that song should always be in English. Some thought it was the National Anthem and they have their own problem to work through like demanding a refund on their education.
I am not going to waste my time on the thinly veiled racism on the reactions in the Twitterverse. I want to focus on the so called Americans who are offended by the commercial. We all know the US does not have an official language so please stop claiming it's English or Merican.
If you really understood the US, then you know the closest thing to an "official language" is Commerce. What do you mean Commerce? Glad I asked.
We will speak any language it takes to make money. Just look at all the businesses around, they will hire people who are fluent in any language they need to sell products, services, or ideas to.
Coke did not make that commercial for patriotic reasons, they made it so they can sell Coke to all the people who associate themselves with those languages or cultures.
Banks hire people who speak all kinds of languages so that they can have those paychecks deposited into their banks.
The Republican Party, who have a lot of English only members, run commercials on Spanish Language TV in Spanish. Why? Because they want the support in the next election and the campaign contributions that come with it.
We know this to be true but we monolingual people fight it because we know we are becoming more and more obsolete in today's market place.
This is what the free market has dictated so get on board.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
House conservatives rule out immigration this year
Did Lucy just move the immigration football again?
This once again proves the problem is not Republicans or Democrats, it is conservatives. Pres Obama softens his stance and immigration reformists start debating the necessity of a pathway to earned citizenship and conservatives walk away. They walk away because there was a chance of getting something done and putting politics before country, they don't want to hurt their campaign chances.
House conservatives rule out immigration this year http://m.apnews.com/ap/db_289563/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=aYyKh78d (from @AP)
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