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By Stanley P. Gershbein
Brooklyn Daily
I was in the supermarket yesterday and noticed a display of limes imported from Mexico. No way. I will not support a country that mistreats an American marine. Nor will I knowingly buy a product manufactured in Mexico.
Now for my big one.
A large portion of the Mexican economy depends on the 20 million tourists that visit it each year. Eight million of them are from the United States. If only half of them feel the way I do, our southern neighbor will lose a lot of travel dollars.
My roommate and I travel regularly. I don’t think I can count how many times we’ve been to Acapulco, Cozumel, and Cancun. No more. Mexico is now on my bad list. There are loads of Americans who feel the way I do. Okay gang. How many of you are with me? If you are, send a post card to the president of Mexico, Palacio Nacional, Mexico City, demanding that he give us back our marine or else suffer the consequences of an even worse economy that he has now.
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There’s a man in Texas that is proudly displaying the following billboard outside his store: Will Trade Obama To Mexico For Sgt. Tahmooressi! God Help Us All!
Then there’s the e-mail with photos of Pelosi, Reid, Biden, Susan Rice, and President Obama. Underneath are the words, We Will Gladly Trade These Five For One Marine!
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In recent days we’ve heard some new words that weren’t spoken before. Selfies, hashtag, pho, freegan, and tweep. Here is one that has been in use for the past year by several of my friends — “buttcall.” Is that one word or two? A buttcall is when your telephone rings and when you answer, your friend responds with “I didn’t call you.” He accidently dialed your number by sitting on his cellphone. Hence the buttcall.
Okay, Scrabble fans. Have fun.
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I’m sure you’ve noticed that our American flag is flown mostly outside of schools, post offices and auto dealers. It is odd to notice that the largest flags are found flying over foreign auto dealers. Think not? Take a good look the next time you drive by the good folks that sell Toyotas, BMWs Volkswagons, and Lexuses (Is that the plural of Lexus, or is it Lexi?).
To reader Joan Applepi: there is nothing wrong with being emotionally patriotic. I also cry when I hear Kate Smith sing “her” song. I applaud till my hands hurt when I hear Frank sing “The House I Live In.”
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This is the time of year to display the colors from your windows and balconies. At the Gershbein household, our star-spangled banner is flown starting the day before Memorial Day and, with the exception of rainy days, we keep it up through Flag Day and remove it the week after Independence Day. When do you display your flag? Do you display your flag? I am StanGershbein@Bellsouth.net asking, do you even own a flag? Well, when you buy one, remember, it should be tax free!