The Truth

BY: DR. FOREST LEWIS

Many of you understand that foreign speaking individuals who refuse to assimilate within our culture is one of my major pet peeves.

I am particularly annoyed at Hispanics who refuse to learn our language, but have the nerve to call themselves, "Americans." An Americans is proud of his/her country. Yes, they are equally proud of their heritage, but their cultural background takes a backseat to being an American. An American speaks "English That Is Understandable."

When the immigrants came to these shores years ago, they were eager to learn our language. Many of them jettisoned the language that they had spoken since childhood. I don't agree with this tatic, because one should be proud of his/her background: and at the same time teach their children who they are. Otherwise, you are apt to be like Senator John Kohn-Kerry who masquarades as an Irish Brahman. Although he is a Jew, the man really believes that he is Irish.

The poor soul is so confused that he has sided with the enemies of Israel at different times in his career. Kohn-Kerry's relatives should be blamed in part for his confusion. However, once he found out that he is of Jewish lineage, he should have embraced his ethnicity into to. Instead, he runs from his ethnic background.

The golfer, Tiger Woods is another individual who has attempted to distance himself from who he is. Although it is plain for the entire world to see, Mr. Woods will not say that he is "Black." Instead, he describes himself as "Caublasian." 

Woods reportedly has said that he is "One quarter Black, One quarter Chinese, One quarter Thai, one eighth White, and finally, one eighth American Indian." Whew!!!! How is that for confusion? If I had the chance to speak with "God," I mean Tiger Woods, I would tell him that most "African-Americans" are a hybrid race of people. I am speaking of those African-Americans who have been in this country since the African diaspora. My grandmother was Native American; and I have White relatives. Because my father is Black, I am consider Black in America. I have no problem with that. But, dividing myself up into fractions--that is well, "crazy."  

Of course Woods should be proud of his entire ethnicity. However, in this country, everyone knows that if you have a "single" drop of black blood in your body, you are viewed as being "Black." End of story. For someone to deny this, well, they need to remove the blinders from their eyes. Tiger Woods needs to understand that In the orient, a woman giving birth to a black child is viewed much more of an anathema than if she had conceived a white child. If Woods was just your average Joe in Thailand; and he happened to have been fathered by a black man, his life would not have been easy. The Thais treat him like royalty because, "He Is Tiger Woods."

Getting back to my pet peeve mentioned at the top of this column,  one can not escape the Hispanic influence that is so pervasive in our country today. If I make a phone call to a company, I am greeted with, "If you wish to continue in English, press one: if you would like to converse in Spanish, press two. If I purchase a product, I have to be tortured with trying to find the English instructions.

America, help is on the way. Republican congressman, Steve King of Iowa introduced legislation in the House this week designating English as this country's official language. Congressman King's bill goes a step further. It states that "All Immigrants" would have to learn English before they can become citizens of this country. Bravo, congressman King!!! My only question is what took you so long?

King declared, "English is the language of opportunity in America. The best way for our newcomers to work toward their own success is through our common bond of language." One has to ask, why won't the socialist democrats get behind this bill? The answer is very simple. People who stay in their own little enclaves in America, and cling to their culture, which includes their primary language, are "DEPENDENT" on the democrat party.  While these people hang onto their culture for dear life, they have ostensibly become "Mental Slaves" to the democrat party.

Congressman King has an ally in Mauro Mujica, the chairman of U.S. English. Mujica is Hispanic. He offered the following comments:

 " Our long tradition of encouraging English fluency and avoiding a multilingual government has allowed us to forge a common identity in a land of diversity. Americans want this tradition to continue"

Mujica has hit the ground running. He stated that his plans are to increase sponsorship, and educate the public on the need for a common language.

Of course, there has to be a fly in the ointment. Raul Gonzalez, the legislative director for the National Council of La Raza, said of the legislation, "It is a bad solution to a problem that doesn't exist." Could it be that Mr. Gonzalez has been chewing on too many "Loco Weeds."

He said that many Hispanic immigrants, notice he said "Immigrants" and not "Illegal Aliens," want to learn English. That is a crock, and Gonzalez knows this. Any way, he maintains legislation will accomplish little. Maybe Mr. Gonzalez is literary challenged.

Hey Senor Gonzalez, either Hispanic immigrants learn Enlish, or they don't become American citizen. This is what the legislation says. Comprender?

By the way, La Raza stands for "The Race" in Spanish. That should tell you something about Gonzalez's group, and why he opposes the bill.

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