I bet they let 'em into Graceland
One of my dearest internet friends has proven herself a true patriot.
She did this not by sticking flags all over her home and car, nor by baking brownies for U.S. troops in Iraq. She saw something that was wrong and protested it, not by an act of civil disobedience but by one of defending her country against its own madness.
She read this: Iraqis on Tour Banned From Memphis City Hall by City Council Chair, Who Cited Security Concerns and e-mailed it to the entire Memphis City Council, with this note:
"I am ashamed of what Memphis, TN taught this group about our Government."
I share her shame; we all should -- particularly on the day that the Statue of Liberty was opened to visitors for the first time since Sept. 11, 2001.
If I were an editorial cartoonist, I'd draw Lady Liberty hanging her head and the caption, "Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses -- except for the following:"
Paranoia and xenophobia are not becoming of you, America.
On edit: According to a later story here, the Iraqi delegation received a less-than-warm welcome in Memphis from the get-go: nobody showed up to meet them at the airport.
And, according to the last two paragraphs, I write clairvoyant headlines.
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