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Post number 10683

tpoh.org — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 15:42:34 -0800

'Buy American' Signs Sending Mixed Messages. This is admittedly a very small story, dealing with a fairly small town. But this happening just about thirteen miles north of where I live, in a town I shop and buy lottery tickets at. (I wrote briefly about it in my own blog four days ago, alongside a photo of the "No Camel Jockeys Here" sign mentioned in the newspaper piece.)

By: mathowie

mathowie — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 16:00:27 -0800

It's pretty simple really, patriotism is good while nationalism is bad. Some people see one and think it's ok to do the other.

By: Oriole Adams

Oriole Adams — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 17:12:53 -0800

We've got a gas station on our neighborhood that has a hand-lettered by the curb. It says "American born and proud of it" on one side, and "No sand in our business" on the other. The station owner is an Arab-American. How bad is the current climate to make him reinforce a negative stereotype like that?

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 17:42:03 -0800

"American born" is such a wasteful, empty phrase. CHOOSING to be an American, and live according to American ideals & principles, is what's really important. By way of example (extreme, but that's the point): Timothy McVeigh was "American born" and likely very proud of it.

By: tpoh.org

tpoh.org — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 17:53:17 -0800

Update: I was just up in Franklin this evening to speak with Mr. Mahtani (owner of the Lucky Lotto store). I was relieved to hear that he has received a lot of gestures of support from people in the area, following the publication of the article in today's Tennessean. I am also pleased to announce that the sign at Cat Daddy's Pay Lake ("no camel jockeys here") has been removed as of this evening. To anyone who may have called ... cheers.

By: Postroad

Postroad — Fri, 21 Sep 2001 18:07:46 -0800

I understand that China is working overtime to make zillions of American flags.

By: Rastafari

Rastafari — Sat, 22 Sep 2001 00:01:30 -0800

Update: I was just up in Franklin this evening to speak with Mr. Mahtani (owner of the Lucky Lotto store). I was relieved to hear that he has received a lot of gestures of support from people in the area, following the publication of the article in today's Tennessean. I am also pleased to announce that the sign at Cat Daddy's Pay Lake ("no camel jockeys here") has been removed as of this evening. To anyone who may have called ... cheers. That really is good to hear. Tpoh, please give Mr. Mahtani our best and tell him to hang on. And thanks for the post.