I have no use for a man who can only spell a word one way.
Kent Wallace
>>> Craig Lalley <[log in to unmask]> 09/28/04 05:56AM >>>
Nice Wirt,
An E-mail blocker didn't like your choice of wording. You must have learned
that word in your socialist school system. I have removed it for Ray's sake.
Regards,
-Craig
--- [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> "[Since] when has it become a crime to show pride for [one's] country?"
>
> But what the hell. You learned English all on your own, with absolutely no
> help from anyone else. You certainly didn't learn the little bit of English
> you
> know from any form of socialist government program, where your neighbors
> would
> have, in their own enlightened self-interest, paid to educate you and your
> brothers and sisters.
>
> As good self-reliant, independent-minded Republicans, we don't need any
> **word removed** government interference in our education. We can learn all
of the
> physics, biology and medicine we need from comic books and science-fiction
> stories.
Walt,
English has never been my forte. I am not good at everything. I have never
claimed to be. When taking the SAT I did quite good in math and science (I am
sure not as good as you), I was a bit above retarded in english.
It is something that I have learned to live with and try to overcome. I could
blame my teachers, but I choose not to.
I just tell my friends, I learned to speak "American" not English.
There are many nuances to the word "pride". I see you chose the negative one.
I notice you are an avid bible reader. Here are a couple of verses that have a
different meaning.
Psa 10:4 The wicked do not care about the LORD; in their pride they think that
God doesn't matter.
Pro 23:24 A righteous person's parents have good reason to be happy. You can
take pride in a wise child.
> But what the hell. You learned English all on your own, with absolutely no
> help from anyone else. You certainly didn't learn the little bit of English
> you know from any form of socialist government program, where your neighbors
> would have, in their own enlightened self-interest, paid to educate you and
> your brothers and sisters.
Walt, I have three wonderful children. I do not send them to the socialist
government schools, yet I still pay to educate my neighbors children. I think
you may have it backwards.
Your quite the curmudgeon for so early in the morning. Haven't had your coffee
yet?
Regards,
-Craig
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