Did you see all those people in AMERICAN cities waving the ITALIAN

flag?? What's wrong with them?? They're in AMERICA now, they should be waving the AMERICAN flag, and ONLY the AMERICAN flag!!!!

I swear, I never saw anything so disgraceful.

Redstone

Nicely done! :applause:

Redstone

job Americans won't do.

OVERLORDS who run Vinnie's Neighborhood Pizza And Pasta, All-U-Can-Eat Manicotti Every Thursday, Senior Discounts Every Day, Friday Special Two Large Pies, One Topping Only $16.95, Please No Substitutions won't pay them a decent wage!

Redstone

:rofl:

I was oblivious...

Redstone

:spray:

This thread is too much!

a big old riot. Usually happens at a wedding, but there aren't many of those here.

Redstone

what is wrong waving the Italian flag for a team who won the World Cup, are you just being sarcastic. My opinion I see nothing wrong with it, that is called pride.

MEXICAN flag, why should the ITALIANS get a pass?

And there were PLENTY of people RIGHT HERE AT DU who were REALLY OFFENDED by those MEXICANS!!!

Redstone

I didn't know Italy was a town in Mexico. :silly:

:rofl: The OP was rather smooth, wasn't it?

during the Stanley Cup play-offs, freepers everywhere were booing right along with them. Anti-Mexican antagonists were cheering them on. But an Italian flag... go for it? :shrug:

On edit: remember it was the Edmondton Oilers, a Canadian team, the Sharks were playing.

Are they too stupid to notice that half of the players on their team are from Canada?

And next thing you know, they'll want to be waving the FRENCH CANADIAN FLAG, right here in AMERICA!!!

Redstone

Acting like jackasses over nothing.

this is not nothing, this is as important as any American event including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA playoff, why all the hostility, this is a every 4 year event, and millions of people watch soccer, football as it is called in other parts of the world.

Well, those MEXICANS thought they had some kind of BIG DEAL going, too! But we PROUD AMURKINS got ALL IN A HISSY FIT over that, YES, WE DID!!

And say, ain't them Italians kinda on the BROWN side, kinda like them MEXICANS???

I say it's a TREND that we have to STOP RIGHT NOW before every Tomasso, Ricardo, and Geraldo is waving, I don't know, maybe a flag from BRAZIL or TONGA or God help us MAURITIUS, right here in our AMERICAN streets, and not thinking TWICE about doing it, either!!!

Redstone

As replys to your OP prove.

But there is a big difference:

The Italians showing their flag were just showing support for a SPORT - like displaying a flag at some Italian festival or the Mexican flag a Cinco de Mayo celbrations, etc.

The issues framed by many is that Mexicans were ILLEGAL, and were clamoring for support for claiming CITIZENSHIP IN THIS COUNTRY by showing ANOTHER COUNTRY'S FLAG - aparently the TRUE choice of their REAL AFFECTIONS, not the supposed country THEY WISH TO BECOME CITIZENS OF.

Kinda like seeking a job one company by loudly and conspicuously displaying the logo/uniform of a competitor company - not smart at all.

BIG DIFFERENCE.

And that is why the Mexicans' display of their "flag" was INSULTING to many of us.

BAD PR.

But, then again, this "illegal" "legal" crap is just so much baggage.

The LAWS were changed AFTER most of the EUROPEAN immigrants came here as a knee-jerk reaction to those already here at the turn of the last century. If there were the same laws in place now that were in place then, there would be NO issues of "illegal" versus "legal".

I prefer to think of myself as a "citizen of the world" who just happens to reside in a particular geographic locale. I hope and pray for the day when this is the norm.

Cause they were Mexicans???

How many Italians waving the flag yesterday are here ilegaly? Didn't that crossed your mind??

"thinking" that goes into such statements/feelings.

I modified my original post to be more clear.

Hope it helps.

Cause your original post sounded like a freeper talking point.

Now it sounds more like a compassionate conservative.

blather, blather, lecture, up in arms, LOTS OF CAPITAL LETTERS and misplaced "quotation" "marks," and on and on.

Snore.

Redstone

That's why I modified my original post to clarify.

Aloha.

Redstone

Just fyi, he goes by "God", that's what he calls himself - no more of this calling God his name in other languages like the heathen savages of other nations and colors do, or - perhaps - do you hate freedom?

Because it's not a real flag? Or because it's not really theirs?

Redstone

to emphasize the words, nothing more.

(maybe I'm not as grammar-perfect as many here).

Redstone

Who wins the World Series EVERY year, humm?

:hi:

:)

Don't go there!

"Best In Thread" tonight.

And there have been TONS of great posts in this thread. God bless DUers for making me laugh so much tonight!

Redstone

Go 9-ers! And the 'turn left and crash' gang.

Toronto has baseball

:spank:

:rofl:

Them Colombians are infiltrating NASCAR now. Can you believe that? **reciting pledge of allegiance**

http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/articles/20060709/755161.html

:rofl:

Too high on pot.:rofl: Just kidding

Those Columbian Italians! That was them!

:rofl:

...it was fucking amazing :D

So many happy people. It was amazing :)

I was in Astoria too. Were you on Steinway Street? If you were, wasn't it amazing? I never saw so many Italian Flags. Even the cop directing traffic had an Italian flag wristband on.

:hi:friend! :D

at the SOURCE, so we don't have to keep SENDIN 'EM BACK with our TAXPAYER DOLLARS!!

Redstone

about this, OK?)

Redstone

Well played, sir.

Redstone

The Border wall with Italy is not tall enough!

and even THAT didn't stop them!

Redstone

quite narrow-minded when it comes to other immigrant groups and their language, when however, there are lots of this group who still do not speak English 60 years after coming here.
Go figure.

But God works in misterious ways. Imagine the French flag being waved in our streets. I cannot imagine all those communists biotches screaming "oh la la". I can imagine O'Reilly and other patriots outrage :sarcasm:

We have to attack them over there so they won't attack us over here!

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE is for AMERICANS ONLY!!!!

Redstone

it's been taken over by a coffee company.

to ITALY, if they want to see ITALIAN FLAGS!!!

the NERVE of "those people!!!"

Red(neck)stone

green. That'll fix 'em.

:rofl:

what is wrong with that? can't people fly their countries flag to display their pride and a job well done. come on you guys!!!!!

would the sentiment be the same? Would the Mexican flag get that same respect if they won?

It would be all over FOX News.

But then again, that would be comparing apples with apples.

The OP was trying to compare apples and oranges.

People booing another team's national anthem (Canadian) even though that was where the team was from.

So, why not the same outcry now? Have we distanced ourselves from this past May to where it no longer matters? I would hope so, but I think it will always depend on which country from now on.

"Some animals were more equal than others" (probably misquoting again - from "Animal Farm").

What I have always found most curious - is how we are expecting tolerance from people who had a problem with accepting Irish and Italian and Polish immigrants - people ostensibly of the "same" race - when talking about white-hispanic or white-black relations.

(Damn this laptop keyboard - does anybody else have problems with the cursor jumping into unwanted places, whole sentences deleted and other annoying crap as much as I seem to?)

to use one a lot before you get used to it. Especially if you use a big fat ergo keyboard most of the time like I do. (The Adesso Tru-Form; if you have problems with your hands, I recommend that you buy one.)

Redstone

license by my mom - so this is an IMPROVEMENT!

I mostly use a mouse to DRAW - hence the frustration at typing.

My computer at work is a nice new desktop - and they gave me my old one to use at home - since we can't seem to find any mid-upper level help - as a way so I can work more hours without being across town.

I actually love what I do, so it could be worse!

Anyone want to practice architecture in Las Vegas?!?!

:shrug:

To wit:

running over nails....

If ya know what I mean....

:)

mean Texas, either.

Redstone

Redstone

Look, don't tell the people who don't get it, OK? This is turning out to be more fun than I thought.

Redstone

:spray:

edit spelling

--> You are giving it away... <-- :yoiks:

not this afternoon.

Redstone

see the varied responses!

It's outrageous and it's disgusting! :puke:

Is Cindy still in Italy?

:)

Well, until the next one or until I'm hungry again, which ever comes first.........

The Mexican Pizza from Taco Bell... what an outrage!!! :sarcasm:

I don't get out much...........

Nicely done!

Cheers :toast:

weren't they celebrating America's defeat? Shame on them. Edited to add :sarcasm: I didn't think I'd be taken seriously.

:spray:

:popcorn: :popcorn: :D

:spray: :rofl:

At me, or the person who didn't get it?

:spray:

And it's bad enough they were waving their damn flag, but they had no respect for the law by dancing in the streets. They were committing ILLEGAL acts of jaywalking and I know they violated several noise ordinances.

And it's because of them that I have no health insurance right now. And it's because of them that the salaries of corporate CEOs are 262 times the average American worker when only 40 years ago, CEOs earned an average of 24 times the average worker.

And the worse thing is, it's so hard to tell them apart from Mexicans. Even their damns flags are alike. We are being invaded, I tell you. Invaded.

lol

Greeks will be next!

Redstone

:rofl:

laughed so hard at that.

WE MUST STOP THE MADNESS!

Redstone

:evilgrin:

Them traitors! :rofl:

:rofl:

Everyone I knew was cheering for France. :P

for people like this. Because there are some sports Americans just won't watch, even for $40 an hour. :evilgrin:

be so funny for so long. And your post is right up there among the best.

Thanks for the laughs.

Redstone

Thanks. *blush* You have quite a few gems in this thread yourself.

But some of the funniest, don't you agree, are the ones that get all serious--like, "How do you KNOE they are ilegalls?"

My eyes are wet and my stomach is hurting. A good old-fashioned aerobic chuckle session is just what the doctor ordered tonight! Thanks to all the hilariously creative posters.

Redstone

:rofl:

that have the Swarthy People.

Redstone

To hold the fans.

lol

Plus, I am now wondering - is it OK to burn them Italian flags? :shrug:

They're REWRITING THE BIBLE!

:sarcasm:

:rofl:

"In Nomine Patre, et Fili, Et Cetera and so on, amen."

I'll never forget that. No sooner than I'll forget the time we altar boys found the wine cupboard.

Redstone

:hi:

Are you now saying Jesus was a foreigner?

:rofl:

the English-Italian-Spanish-Greek version has been sung many times.

How dare you say we can't sing it that way now?

:hide:

:rofl:

know is in Commie-land Massachussetts!! Maybe John Kerry is really Eyetalian, forget all that FRENCH talk!

You know.

I bet he knows Maria.

:rofl:

find a Mario in the woodpile as well...all them brown people, you know how they are.

Redstone

was there in the 70's...stuffing my face, when someone from behind the
counter pointed to a post card that said JFK used to order his ice cream
from there...OH MY GAWDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD...NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...lol!

He probably used olive oil, too.

probably garlic too. :)

:)

:)

Fun while it lasted, yes? And I'll bet the most fun in GD in a long damn time.

Thank you, thank you, DUers. You guys are great. (Especially you, EF.)

Redstone

Thanks a lot.

backward and cut all the other letters out. Right?

At least that's the way it works for me.

Redstone

a Paulo in my DNA, no doubt. :)

:rofl: couldn't resist :)

:shrug:

I got a kick out of it and still didn't score a goal.

:yourock:

:rofl:

to be deported. Who protest the U.S. Congress passing laws about immigration.

You have yet to answer a simple question:

Would you let immigrants burst into your home, take over your bed, your kitchen, your job?

I really wonder how many of you, who support an open border, know of anyone who lost a job because of these law paying illegal people. Sure, blaming the employer. Simple, weasel way of facing the problem.

And how many more laws do you think should be broken. How about someone who break into your home and rob you? Hey, he is just hungry.

This may be a joke for you, but it is very real for people in California who see their cities being over run by illegal immigrants, who see the quality of their schools and health care being deteriorated to accommodate illegal immigrants and their children.

But, hey, who care about specifics, if all you need is to sit in your spacious, air conditioned room and click on your keyboard without lifting a finger to squarely face the problem and decide about a course of action.

And it is the Mexican flags during the demonstrations that sent many voters to tell their Representatives not to give up, no amnesty, no guest workers, no consideration.

your home, took over your bed, your kitchen, your job?"

Did you call the cops? Did they complain that your mattress was lumpy? Did they wash the dishes after themselves when they took over your kitchen? How did your former boss react when he or she saw soemone different sitting at your desk?

Redstone

about illegal immigration.

:rofl:

Mexicans after the U.S. invasion and occupation of the Southwest, except that those "illegal aliens" took their houses, their beds, their kitchens, their jobs and many of their lives. Too bad the Mexicans didn't build a wall on the U.S. Mexican border in 1845.

The OP says NOTHING about undocumented workers.

What is the difference between Italian flags being waved around this country and the Mexican ones in early May? The color of the skin of those waving them.

BTW, I live very close to the Mexican border here in AZ and see undocumented workers occasionally. Do I call the Border Patrol? No way! I'd rather see punishment for the employers than the people seeking a better life than the one they left behind. Can you blame them? All they want is what's best for their family. If you tell me you'd never, ever seek a better rate of pay (I'm talking about utter poverty here) and lifestyle for your family if you were in their position, I'd have to say you were not being completely honest.

You want to make $1-$5 per day? Go live there and report back to us what it's like.

On edit:

Have you walked a mile in their shoes, border or no border? Do you KNOW what economic poverty is like in their country? Have you ever worked for an 8 hour day and been paid 1 or 2 dollars (or the country's equivalent)?

100,000 in Mexico protest Obrador loss <-------misleading headline

By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press Writer Sat Jul 8, 8:38 PM ET

MEXICO CITY - More than 100,000 defiant supporters of leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador massed Saturday in a bid to overturn his narrow election defeat with protests that threatened to widen Mexico's regional and class divisions.
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Lopez Obrador told the huge crowd he would present allegations of fraud to the nation's electoral court Sunday and request that every one of more than 41 million votes be recounted, to expose what he called wrongdoing that cost him the election.

"We are going to ask that they clean up the elections. We are going to ask that they count all the votes — vote-by-vote, poll-by-poll," Lopez Obrador said to wide applause.

He called for nationwide marches that would converge on Mexico City in another rally July 16, provoking groans of disappointment when he told demonstrators not to block highways.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060709/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_elections_105

Hear in AStoria, NY......my apt overlooks an intersection which is the main drag....and they get in thier cars....and honk and wave thier flags and scream....for a couple hours....until the police break them up....then they come back later.....

It was insanity. I was planning on being away during this time but I screwed up. I was worried a riot would break out.