Political Correctness Run Amuck
By Frosty Wooldridge
October 4, 2007
NewsWithViews.com
This week, in Reno, Nevada, a U.S. Army veteran cut down a Mexican flag illegally flown over an American flag at a place of business.
Jim Brossert said, “I took this flag down in honor of my country with a knife from the United States Army. I’m a veteran; I am not going to see this done to my country. If they want to fight us, then they need to be men, and they need to come and fight us, but I want somebody to fight me for this flag. They’re not going to get it back.”
A news report followed, “The Hispanic store owner who witnessed the incident would not make comment on camera but told KRNV over the phone that he was flying the flag as a mark of solidarity to the Hispanic (illegal) community.”
Charges may be brought against Brossert despite his upholding the law. In Lakewood, Colorado a suburb of Denver, Bob Haworth, formerly of the Kingston Trio, sang a song at the Atlanta Bread Company Restaurant, “Can you get me in,” which became an immediate hit at the restaurant as well as the Peter Boyles Show at KHOW 630 AM.
However, a Lakewood teacher Scott Murphy wrote the restaurant demanding Haworth’s firing for being a racist.
Nothing in the song suggests racism of any kind. The song parodies the U.S. government for allowing millions of Mexicans to cross U.S. borders in violation of federal laws.
Bob Haworth, http://www.bobhaworth.com, where the songs may be found, responded, “It saddens me to have to inform you that an irate customer at The Atlanta Bread Company has demanded my termination. Apparently, this customer strongly objected to my performance of several songs, citing “the horrendous content” of my music. Among the songs I performed were “Can You Get Me In?” and “Pizza for Pesos.” Both of these songs were played at the request of other patrons of the restaurant that evening, but it appears that one person’s “discomfort” trumps everyone else’s enjoyment.
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