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Posted by The Skipper    United States   on 03/03/2006 at 10:35 AM   
 
  1. If it were a private workplace I’d say they had every right to tell him to stop.  Seeing as this is a government run workplace (if I’m understanding correctly) his freedom of speech should be protected.  It’s too bad we can’t just make english the official language of this country and stop a lot of this.  Hope he gets a ruling in his favor.

    Posted by Elliott    United States   03/03/2006  at  11:44 AM  

  2. It’s funny that the our true enemies seems to be the jihadi’s, the media and our own politicians. 

    crazy

    Posted by rudebadger    United States   03/03/2006  at  11:51 AM  

  3. I SUGGEST A COMPROMISE: Change his sign to --

    “English speaking asshole&dipshit”.

    (Fair, accurate .. my lawnmower DOESN’T CARE what language you speak, Jingoistic Jerkoff!)

    For the record, I am in favor of English as the official language for government communications, ballots, etc.

    Posted by Oink    United States   03/03/2006  at  12:50 PM  

  4. While i can see the hat being an issue- afterall, there is probably a long standing dress code there,( although i seriously DOUBT it has ever been inforced until this instance) ie: look professional, since you are representing who you work for-even tho’ most people i see working for the county as he does wear ALL KINDS of hats, oh yeah! go right ahead and tell Jim-Bob he can’t wear his NASCAR hat....talk about a fight on your hands.
    I disagree with the thought of telling someone to remove the sign from the vehicle, it is private property- now, they might say- “guess what buddy- then you are NOT allowed to park it on our property”. I could understand if it were a sign with something blatantly spewing hatred and discrimination- but- it is NOT.  AND !!!!- his truck is NOT an arapahoe county truck.
    And again.....my thought is....this country has PC’d itself to death. I am so SICK of PC i just want to barf

    heart

    Posted by SouthernDoll    United States   03/03/2006  at  12:52 PM  

  5. Aw, Oink! Of course the guy is being a bit of a wanker throwing it in their face like that but his “bozo-ness” is clearly outweighed by his supervisor’s “bozo-ness”. On the Bozo Scale™ they both rank a 8.7.

    Posted by The Skipper    United States   03/03/2006  at  12:57 PM  

  6. Does this mean that OCM has to post in Spanish from now on?

    Posted by Carguy    United States   03/03/2006  at  01:02 PM  

  7. Skipper, Right!  They should have ignored him. Or hired a portable flashing sign, like the ones that announce “Fawn Rabinovitz is 16 Today!”, park it next to his truck, and have it say, ”Boy is HE a Desperate Axxhole! I bet his work SUCKS!”

    Posted by Oink    United States   03/03/2006  at  01:09 PM  

  8. Carguy: We’re helping him master English first ...

    P.S. In my ‘above’ posting: Anyone spot the Classical Reference in the Birthday Girl’s name?  I did not Google, hope I got it right…

    Posted by Oink    United States   03/03/2006  at  01:13 PM  

  9. Post-Google shit ! Make that “Fawn Liebowitz” ...

    Posted by Oink    United States   03/03/2006  at  01:16 PM  

  10. Farging bastages!!!  Cork-soaking iceholes!!!!

    If they don’t speak English, how can they be insulted or intimadated by an English language sign?

    Posted by MAJ Mike    United States   03/03/2006  at  01:48 PM  

  11. Animal House, doo doo doodoodoo, Animal House doo doo doodoodooo, Animal House, doo doo doodoodooodoooooo… beerparty

    Posted by rudebadger    United States   03/03/2006  at  01:51 PM  

  12. rude! U DA Man!

    Posted by Oink    United States   03/03/2006  at  01:55 PM  

  13. This reminds me—I’ve been entertaining the notion of posting as many of the “offensive” cartoons from Denmark as I can safely fit on the inside of my minivan windows—then hope it inspires thousands of others. Freedom of speech and all that—ya know?

    Posted by Happy_Retiree    United States   03/03/2006  at  02:22 PM  

  14. I’m trying to find a job, but the only Mexican I speak is… “Batchess?  We don need no stinking batchess!”.  That dosen’t seem to qualify me for bi-lingual status.

    Posted by lumberguy    United States   03/03/2006  at  02:38 PM  

  15. We have a bar/tavern/whatever across the river (that’s KY for those in Rio Linda) that has a sign up that says ‘Speak English or No Service’ and they are periodically in trouble. What’s funny is that it never seems to go to charges or court - just every few months someone brings it up again. So I guess everyone who could charge the guy doesn’t care. But it is his private bar - not like a city or county office.

    I agree that English as the Official Language would solve a bit of these problems/issues. You can check any social statistic at all - those immigrants who learn the language - assimilate better, progress further up the socio-economic scale and their children fare even better. That is what so many of the PC Police aren’t getting - learning to speak the language does not mean abandoning your heritage (or even your own language) it just means an easier adjustment for you and probably a better life.

    Tejano star Selena actually had to be taught Spanish! It was not her ‘native’ language as she and her siblings had been born in America.

    Posted by wardmama4    United States   03/03/2006  at  05:17 PM  

  16. Yesterday, as I was running errands, I stopped for gas at a Kroger {the “signature stores” in the area offer gas – with their card, ya save .03/gallon over other nearby stations} – there was a dispute between a man driving a duellie {sp?} with a trailer hooked on & some jerk in a tractor trailer, hauling gravel/sand – they were positioned hood-to-hood at the pump – the guy driving the pickup made the big rig back off – the pickup had been WAITING for some time – the attendant in the booth came out, to get in the middle of the disagreement – I was waiting for her to authorize my pump when she decided to butt in on the issue at the other pump – she finally went back in, authorized the pump – the pickup by this time had filled & left – I was getting back in the car when the driver of the big rig came to pay – I heard her ask him what had been going on – now, the man driving the pickup was white – the attendant was a short, hefty black woman – the driver of the gravel truck was Mexican – the driver of the gravel truck’s response?  “White people” ……………………………. Do y’all have ANY idea the amount of self control I exhibited, by not rocketing out of my car to get in both their faces?  Needless to say, I WON’T be buying gas from that Kroger again …………………………………. and I think their ‘home office’ just may need a letter ........................

    Posted by Diamond Mair    United States   03/04/2006  at  11:25 PM  

  17. Mair: My problem is different, but similar. The local VFW bar regulars use the N-word regularly. I wrote letters to local, state, national. I don’t go there anymore, y’know?

    Posted by Oink    United States   03/05/2006  at  07:21 PM  

  18. Oink, I DO know - ya gotta wonder, exactly WHAT millennium are these people living in?  I keep thinking, it’s gotta get better {I’m a Sagittarius - perennial optimist of the zodiac} but it doesn’t!
    Semper Fi’

    Posted by Diamond Mair    United States   03/05/2006  at  11:47 PM  

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