September
22nd 2010
Posted under Immigration
“Long before America was even an idea, this land of plenty was home to many peoples. The British and French, the Dutch and Spanish, to Mexicans, to countless Indian tribes. We all shared the same land,” President Obama to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.
Mexico declared its independence on September 16, 1810. It was recognized on September 27, 1821.
The United States of America declared its independence in 1776.
Who’s Obama’s history advisor, Ed Sebesta?
Bede on 22 Sep 2010 at 6:23 pm #
It only demonstrates Obama’s good racial instincts: By ‘Mexican’ he thinks Amerindian or Mestizo. While he prefers propositionalism for the U.S., he employs an ancestral use of ‘Mexican’ — while being completely clueless about dates. But hey, this is coming from a guy who thinks the U.S. has 57 states:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpGH02DtIws&feature=related
RonL on 22 Sep 2010 at 6:39 pm #
Propositional use? Obama despises what America stands for. If being an American is an idea, he was never an American.
RedPhillips on 22 Sep 2010 at 7:22 pm #
“The British and French, the Dutch and Spanish…”
There is some truth here. While British islanders were by far the dominant group, there were French elements in New Hampshire and Louisiana, Spanish elements in Florida, Dutch elements in New York, etc. But these elements were substantially Anglicized by some point.
“to countless Indian tribes”
And of course this is doubtlessly true.
“to Mexicans”
This is where the problem is. If this was before America was “even an idea,” then wasn’t it before Mexico was “even an idea” also? And if Mexico and the US are simply geographic designations then how could there have been Mexicans before Mexico officially existed?
Bede, I don’t think this indicates any kind of awareness on the part of Obama. I think it is just a stupid and senseless statement.
Bede on 22 Sep 2010 at 8:35 pm #
Red, I agree. I was just playing around.