A good and fair pint but unfortinately some people take their pride way too far.If I got a mistaken impression from your email that you were one of these then I apologise, I was probably getting confused with all the sectarian support from the sidelines. regards Jane Pearson jtpoutdoor@xtra.co.nz ----- Original Message ----- From: <MeadowlandsNJ@aol.com> To: <IRL-CAVAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 6:21 AM Subject: Re: [IRL-CAVAN] Orangemen > In a message dated 2/26/2004 11:02:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, > jtpoutdoor@xtra.co.nz writes: > As we seem to be split into those who are proud to be American and those > nasty people who either are not or those of us who merely live in the rest > of the world. > You should be proud of whatever you are. I never said anyone else was nasty. > I, personally, am glad I am American. I love my country and I will say it > everytime someone puts it down. For all it's faults and sometimes disastrous > foreign policies it's still my home. My ancestors have shed their blood for > this country all the way from the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812 > through the Civil War, WW1, WW2, Korean War (my father is a Korean War Veteran) and > Vietnam. My Irish ancestors came here to NYC make a better life for > themselves and their family. They worked on the docks and construction to help build > this country--I can't turn my back on all they sacrificed and went through to > try to make a better country. > > Donna T > > > B > > > ==== IRL-CAVAN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list click on > mailto:IRL-CAVAN-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (list mode) or > mailto:IRL-CAVAN-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (digest mode) >