[Vision2020] No "fiesta", please we're Idahoans

[Carl Westberg]

And hasn't "Fiesta" been such an often used word for so long that it's really lost any sort of national or ethic connotation?  Now it's time for my siesta, er, I mean nap.....

From: kjajmix1 at msn.com
To: godshatter at yahoo.com; rforce2003 at yahoo.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 13:44:40 -0700
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] No "fiesta", please we're Idahoans








"Amen!," Paul!  

(Ummm, "Amen" in Spanish is "Amen," too, and "Amen" in English is actually "Amen" in Aramaic.  I meant the English "Amen").

Keely
www.keely-prevailingwinds.com




Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2010 13:19:45 -0700
From: godshatter at yahoo.com
To: rforce2003 at yahoo.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] No "fiesta", please we're Idahoans



This kind of thing drives me up a wall.  I can understand concerns about the illegality of people crossing our borders, though it doesn't strike me as being the hottest topic on the list by far, but changing the name of a celebration because it has a word of Spanish origin in the title?  Unbelievable.

Our culture in the past has become a premier world player because of our immigration laws.  This country was built on the backs of hard-working immigrants who had the will and the courage to leave everything behind and jump at an opportunity to better themselves here.  We should be celebrating the diversity of culture which has made our country into what it is.  I rank this right up there with "Freedom Fries", both of them in the running for the most farcical thing
 to get your panties in a bunch over.

Paul

From: Ron Force <rforce2003 at yahoo.com>
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Sent: Thu, July 8, 2010 11:43:13 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] No "fiesta", please we're Idahoans


No 'fiesta' for Idaho county GOP group

					
					
						By Associated Press
						
						

							
							
								
								
									

								
									
								

			An Idaho county Republican group plans to celebrate next month's 
Bonner County Fair. Just don't call it a "fiesta."



			In a nod to Arizona's tough new illegal immigration law, the 
county GOP will decorate its booth at fair but avoid using the Spanish 
word in the event's official theme: "Fiesta at the Fair."



			In a letter to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, the county GOP's chairman,
 Cornel Rasor, says his group wants to "make it very clear that English 
is our primary language, and call our booths 'Celebrate!' and display 
some Arizona license plates if you have some to spare."


				    							

                                

                                    

                                        
 
 

 
 





 









                                    

                                

                                


			The fair's board chairman says the event was dubbed a "fiesta" 
merely because it's a fun theme to decorate with.



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			Information from: The Spokesman-Review, http://www.spokesman.com/


							
						
						



      
 		 	   		  
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