The Stupid, It Burns!

[Scurrilous]

County GOP doesn’t like ‘Fiesta’ theme

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"Some Republicans are unhappy with the Bonner County Fair’s theme of "Fiesta at the Fair," in light of ongoing battles to stop illegal immigration from Mexico.

The Bonner County GOP said it will decorate its booth with the word "celebrate" instead of "fiesta." The Republicans have also asked Arizona officials for some license plates to put in the booth, to show support for that state’s controversial law targeting illegal immigrants.

"The Republicans at BCRCC want to make it very clear that English is our primary language, and call our booths ’Celebrate!’ and display some Arizona license plates if you have some to spare," Bonner County Republican Central Committee Chairman Cornel Rasor wrote in a letter to Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, according to The Spokesman-Review newspaper.

The fair runs Aug. 24-28 in Sandpoint, Idaho, a town with relatively few minorities that is about 90 miles north of Spokane, Wash."

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/view/20100708county_gop_doesnt_like_fiesta_theme/

[sharp_stick]

1. I imagine they'll be all pissy

come the fall when Oktoberfest rolls into town? Hey everyone come on down and celebrate Octoberpartytime in Bonnor county wherever the hell that is.

Every day the GOP finds another way to piss me off. It would be so nice if stupid did hurt wouldn't it?

[Enrique]

2. wait til they find out what language 'Arizona' is

they'll have to do something about those license plates.

[sharp_stick]

3. They should just change the State name to

"but it's a dry heat"

[Jim__]

7. Basque?

http://www.lib.az.us/links/AZmeaning.aspx

You should write them and tell them. :D

[Nuclear Unicorn]

4. Sounds petty

Don't conservatives complain about PC terms like changing "Christmas break" to "Holiday Vacation" or some such?

[Xipe Totec]

5. They'll be serving Freedom Fries again, I suppose

and jackasses instead of burritos.

[profile this]

10. jajajajaja

that's funny. They love them jackasses.

[Javaman]

6. here we go again...

I say happy holidays, which is met by and angry scowl of MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I know, the irony burns.

small minds worry about petty things.

[Ozymanithrax]

8. Celebrate entered English in 1465, coming from Latin celebratus

the past participle of celebrare, which originally meant 'attend in great numbers,' from celeber, celebris, celebre 'thronged, frequented, well-known,' perhaps related to Latin celer 'swift.'

I am opposed to the Republican Latinification of English. How dare they use a word that came from one of them "Latin" American countries. Why that makes the world almost Mexican. So if they celebrate, they are having a pee-pee party all over the English language.

:sarcasm:

[BootinUp]

9. Because we are proud of our prejudices! nt