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October 09, 2006
Another doozy
Here's the latest press release from W Ketchup, which as usual is a potshot at Democrats. Maybe they are taking press release lessons from North Korea?
W Ketchup Wishes its Customers a Happy Columbus Day
Eagle Bridge, NY — October 9, 2006 — W Ketchup would like to wish all of its customers and all Americans a happy Columbus Day. W Ketchup believes in the spirit of exploration and discovery that Columbus embodied and condemns efforts by the guilt-driven Left to vilify the explorer as insufficiently culturally sensitive.
Bill Zachary, Chairman of W Ketchup, commented: “We give thanks for Columbus’s journey because without him many of us would be still be Europeans.” Unlike other ketchup companies, W Ketchup only sells its ketchup in America.
He's right. Not only that, it's a good thing we didn't give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. For me, at least, I think it's hard not to be a little guilty about the whole European exploration thing. But, at the same time, that's the way the world works. I'm not gonna pack up and move to England because I'm guilty about what the Spanish did. Before the Europeans showed up, Native Americans were killing each other left and right and battling for land, so it's not as if this was a new thing for them. But at the same time, I think it would be unwise to praise fellows like Cortez, Pissaro and De Soto as virtuous.
But am I guilty about it? Let's just say I don't lose any sleep at night.
Posted by oz115 at October 9, 2006 09:36 PM
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"Unlike other ketchup companies, W Ketchup only sells its ketchup in America."
Patriotic? Maybe.
Sound business practice? Probably not.
The only thing missing from his statement was a proclamation that their Catsup is actually the blood of Jesus Christ. Thankfully, I prefer salsa anyway, and apparently so do most American's.
Seriously though, one part does ring home for me. People trying to play-down our past as insensitive. My Alma Mater is about to lose our symbol, Chief Illiniwek, for this very reason. I know there are some things wrong in the way he is portrayed, but he is portrayed nonetheless, and a reminder of the people who once lived here. Nobody seems to want to do the work to correct him and allow us to keep on remembering those of the past. To me it's the fault of both the 'Left' and 'Right'. They're too busy pointing fingers to actually go out and fix things. The result is that we end up losing our past, bit by bit.
Now I'm angry. I'm going to bed.
Posted by: G at October 10, 2006 10:27 PM