Lois,
Thank you for your kind words

I hope you accept my sincere apology.

Julian

Julian,
What leads you to believe that I know nothing of the origins of our country? And who says I have a problem with you speaking your native tongue Spanish. Why would I give a shit what language you choose? I am not on this planet to worry about what language Julian chooses to use. You are an American same as I. I speak enough Spanish to get by. And I just love Latin women.
Your comment reeks of animosity towards me, why is that Julian? Am I supposed to hate you for being Latin, or for speaking Spanish? No, not me.
Whatever “Power” you speak of you are welcome to, don’t need it ,don’t want it.
I, like you, am an American and I love this land and it’s people.
Buenos Dias Julian

Al

I like reading Al’s comments. Sure he gets carried away sometimes, but he has a good heart. I don’t think he made the “Black Boy” comment maliciously. He likes to provoke the readers occasionally.

I am an OTW who sees Al as someone I would be delighted to sit down with and swap stories. Al, have often wanted to slap you myself when you went off on Michelle, but when you apologized, I believed they were genuine.

You are often as critical of yourself as you are of others. That speaks to your honesty and desire to have a little fun with the too serious on this blog.

Makes me come back for more.

Michelle has put together a very good place to come to for advice, to give advice and to just have fun.

You Al are a much appreciated member of that family from this hispanic girl. You, Zen Lill, Howie, Robert, and of course that delicious Anonz are missed when we discuss the topics Michelle brings up.

We often say “stay tuned for Al” when we read Michelle’s latest topic. If it is a topic by aliens we say the same thing about Howie. His desire to explore space is so moving sometimes.

Michelle you are our Harry Potter books. A sort of an adult version with aliens replacing the magic. We don’t all take your commenters seriously. But we love the read.

My husband said that he has not seem a comment by me yet. Well, darling, I am here, love the special coffee you made for me this morning.

And thanks for getting the kids off for me to mothers. I was in a hurry to get to work today. I love you.

Lois

I too have been reading this blog for about 2 years. I live in Miami, too Al. I have been silently listening to Al and Howie complain about their situation.

When my parents arrived from Cuba, they were treated like shit from the whites. It took a while but we became politically savvy and joined the Republican party. The party of white bigots.

They thought they were duping us by pretending to have our best interest at heart. We saw how they duped the white bigots and racists into supporting them because they pretended to have their racists attitudes.

The truth the republican politicians are in it for the money and power, mostly the money. So we cultivated that party. Now the likes of Howie and Al complain about the power of the Latino.

It was all right when they had the numbers. They just don’t like it when the tables are turned. That is the white fire fighters story.

They benefited from keeping the OTWs from getting government jobs on any level. But as soon as the OTWs began to ask the government to level the playing field.

They decided that the government shouldn’t be in the business of quotas. When they made up 100% of the quota system that was okay. But to allow the OTWs to be 10% of the quotas to level the playing field is unconscionable.

Suddenly it is just horrible to consider race. It is just as horrible to consider putting a qualified woman on the bench to balance off all the men who got the job because they were men.

Now, it is unconscionable to let gender be a consideration now that most of the positions on the bench are held by white men.

Hypocrisy is a term that will describe just about any position taken by the republican party. We cubans just play it better that the white republicans in the party in Miami.

So Robert when Al calls you a “Black Boy,” of course he means it. To him I am just a wet back that is usurping the privileged position he used to hold in miami.

He is just another ignorant white boy who knows nothing about the origins of our country. Our country, because I was born here just like he was.

Spanish being my ethic language doesn’t lessen my citizenship or give me less claim to my American rights.

If Al knew anything about the history of his own country, our country, he would know that the country originated from people of a dozen or more different languages.

Early americans spoke German, Spanish, Italian, French and many different dialects as much as they spoke english.

That is the reason why the country doesn’t have a national language. Sure english eventually won out as the general language. But even today there are neighborhoods that reflect the individual cultures of those original ethnicities.

Whites are proud of their european culture and history. Yet they label OTW ethnic pride as some how unamerican. President Obama was vilified for having a Kenyan heritage. But the other 43 white men got to be proud of their european heritages.

The hypocrisy of the white male and their racism makes it difficult for them to allow the OTW the same cultural pride. That is just too bad because I am as proud of my Cuban heritage as they are of their Greek, Russian, English, Irish, etc heritages.

So, Al, you can count me too as a latino who has been awaken by that “Black Boy.” Keep up the good work Robert. The more of us OTWs that you awaken the better our country will be for all americans. Yes, Al, I may speak spanish as a preference, but I have no animosity towards you as a fellow american.

As Obama said when he was elected, he is the President representing every american. I am a war veteran who served his country to protect the rights of every american. I respect your right to speak english, perhaps one day you will respect mine to speak spanish.

e pluribus unum

Julian