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From: Coulter, Guila 
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2001 1:31 PM
To: Blair, Vic; Gary Goodner (E-mail); Terrell, Earnie; tim beggans
(E-mail); Gentry, Scott; Roberson, Jill; Marquette Ray (E-mail); Mark
Terry (E-mail)
Subject: FW: This says it ALL





> > Broken Arrow, Oklahoma School officials remove "God
> > Bless America" signs from schools in fear that someone
> > might be offended.
> >
> > Channel 12 News in Long Island, New York, orders flags
> > removed from the newsroom and red, white, and blue ribbons
> > removed from the lapels of reporters. Why? Management did
> > not want to appear biased and felt that our nations flag
> > might give the appearance that "they lean one way or another".
> >
> > Berkeley, California bans U.S. Flags from being displayed on
> > city fire trucks because they didn't want to offend anyone
> > in the community.
> >
> > In an "act of tolerance" the head of the public library at
> > Florida Gulf Coast University ordered all "Proud to be an
> > American" signs removed so as to not offend international
> > students.
> >
> > I, for one, am quite disturbed by these actions of so-called
> > American citizens; and I am tired of this nation worrying
> > about whether or not we are offending some individual or
> > their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on September 11,
> > we have experienced a surge in patriotism by the majority of
> > Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had barely
> > settled in New York and Washington D.C. when the "politically
> > correct" crowd began complaining about the possibility that
> > our patriotism was offending others.
> >
> > I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against
> > anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to America. In
> > fact, our country's population is almost entirely comprised of
> > descendants of immigrants; however, there are a few things that
> > those who have recently come to our country, and apparently
> > some native Americans, need to understand.
> >
> > First of all, it is not our responsibility to continually try
> > not to offend you in any way. This idea of America being a
> > multi-cultural community has served only to dilute our
> > sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans, we have
> > our own culture, our own society, our own language, and our
> > own lifestyle. This culture, called the "American Way" has been
> > developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by
> > millions of men and women who have sought freedom. Our
> > forefathers fought, bled, and died at places such as Bunker
> > Hill, Antietam, San Juan, Iwo Jima, Normandy, Korea, Vietnam,
> >
> > We speak English, not Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese,
> > Russian, or any other language. Therefore, if you wish to
> > become part of our society - learn our language!
> > "In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some
> > off-the-wall, Christian, Right Wing, political slogan - it
> > is our national motto. It is engraved in stone in the House
> > of Representatives in our Capitol and it is printed on our
> > currency. We adopted this motto because Christian men and
> > women, on Christian principles, founded this nation; and
> > this is clearly documented throughout our history. If it is
> > appropriate for our motto to be inscribed in the halls of our
> > highest level of Government, then it is certainly appropriate
> > to display it on the walls of our schools.
> >
> > God is in our pledge, our National Anthem, nearly every
> > patriotic song, and in our founding documents. We honor His
> > birth, death, and resurrection as holidays, and we turn to
> > Him in prayer in times of crisis. If God offends you, then
> > I suggest you consider another part of the world as your new
> > home, because God is part of our culture and we are proud
> > to have Him.
> >
> > We are proud of our heritage and those who have so honorably
> > defended our freedoms. We celebrate Independence Day,
> > Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Flag Day. We have parades,
> > picnics, and barbecues where we proudly wave our flag. As
> > an American, I have the right to wave my flag, sing my national
> > anthem, quote my national motto, and cite my pledge whenever
> > and wherever I choose. If the Stars and Stripes offend you, or
> > you don't like Uncle Sam, then you should seriously consider a
> > move to another part of this planet.
> >
> > The American culture is our way of life, our heritage, and we
> > are proud of it. We are happy with our culture and have no
> > desire to change, and we really don't care how you did things
> > where you came from. We are Americans, like it or not, this
> > is our country, our land, and our lifestyle.
> >
> > Our First Amendment gives every citizen the right to express
> > his opinion about our government, culture, or society, and we
> > will allow you every opportunity to do so. But once you are
> > done complaining, whining, and griping about our flag, our
> > pledge, our national motto, or our way of life, I highly
> > encourage you take advantage of one other great American
> > freedom, the right to leave.
> >
> > If you agree, pass this on to other Americans!
> > It is time to take a stand!
> >
> >