Saturday, April 29, 2006
Well, Bush Never Had My Vote, Anyway...
I am completely befuddled that the Spanish National Anthem has become su
ch a controversy. This nation was founded on immigrants and there are people here now from every nation in the world. It shouldn't be a consideration as to whether or not Spanish speaking people can have a Spanish language version of "The Star Spangled Banner", after all, there are Spanish language Bibles and in my city, everything comes in two languages. The critics gripe that the words have been altered. Well, duh! Every language has a different way of expressing the same thought, translatable in various ways. At least they aren't talking about how BAD America is, and siding with the terrorists! Come on! One radio host mentioned the fact that this is no way to get the people that have broken our laws to gain our forgiveness. Hey, not ALL immigrants in this country are illegal, buddy. Some of them worked pretty darn hard to get that green card, and I'll have you know that the most patriotic people you will ever meet in America are immigrants. My immigrant husband, who is not Hispanic, but IS legal, is more patriotic even than I, and I consider myself to be patriotic to America (the way it should be).
In my opinion, every culture in America should be able to record the National Anthem in their language without the President coming out and criticizing them for it. I would LOVE to hear the ARABIC "Star Spangled Banner". Wouldn't that one create a few waves. The whole controversy is all just a bunch of political Bull.
ch a controversy. This nation was founded on immigrants and there are people here now from every nation in the world. It shouldn't be a consideration as to whether or not Spanish speaking people can have a Spanish language version of "The Star Spangled Banner", after all, there are Spanish language Bibles and in my city, everything comes in two languages. The critics gripe that the words have been altered. Well, duh! Every language has a different way of expressing the same thought, translatable in various ways. At least they aren't talking about how BAD America is, and siding with the terrorists! Come on! One radio host mentioned the fact that this is no way to get the people that have broken our laws to gain our forgiveness. Hey, not ALL immigrants in this country are illegal, buddy. Some of them worked pretty darn hard to get that green card, and I'll have you know that the most patriotic people you will ever meet in America are immigrants. My immigrant husband, who is not Hispanic, but IS legal, is more patriotic even than I, and I consider myself to be patriotic to America (the way it should be). In my opinion, every culture in America should be able to record the National Anthem in their language without the President coming out and criticizing them for it. I would LOVE to hear the ARABIC "Star Spangled Banner". Wouldn't that one create a few waves. The whole controversy is all just a bunch of political Bull.
