Sorry. I apparently touched a nerve. You ignored my first and second paragraph. Interesting.
Rats are dumb as dogs**t. THEY watch Matthews so they think the USA does. They assume its the center of the news universe. Too bad only 100,000 people watch. All Rats. So they're talking to themselves. And they spend precious news cycles and resources to keep this bozo happy. Fine. Let the smart money (Pubbies) get the msg out to 25X the number of people. On FOX. Ha!
The point you were trying to drive home was that I was a 'separatist.' You're free to believe that, that's of no consequence to me. I'm not that insecure.
I know my post rubbed you the wrong way. As I said, I'm happy to let that stand, and I'll repeat, that if ancestry were my main concern I could go for Mario Cuomo, but I never would.
Have a piece of pizza, drink a little wine or beer, I like beer with pizza, the little baby OVs are just enough, then have a little espresso, and ponder the import of America being named after Amerigo Vespucci, and offer up a toast to the great man.