AMERICAN THINKERThe announcer introduces me to the audiences of thousands, “Singer/songwriter of the national America Tea Party Anthem, Mr. Lloyd Marcus!”
Posted on 09/05/2009 11:23:00 AM PDT by Lloyd Marcus
AMERICAN THINKER
The announcer introduces me to the audiences of thousands, “Singer/songwriter of the national America Tea Party Anthem, Mr. Lloyd Marcus!”
I enthusiastically enter the stage, “Hello my fellow patriots! I am not an African American ... I am Lloyd Marcus ... AMERICAN!” The mostly white crowds go wild with applause and cheers of approval. I feel their relief and gratitude of a black man who loves his country and is not hostile or resentful toward them.
I am traveling across America on the Tea Party Express Tour. We began August 28th in Sacramento, CA. Our 34 city tour will end September 12th in Washington DC. 
The audience's emotional response to my, I am not a hyphenated American proclamation has been a big surprise to me. After each rally many approach me, many with tears in their eyes to thank me. They tell me, “I can not begin to tell you how much I appreciate what you said. I'm Irish (or I am Italian), and I would never hyphenate. America doesn't need things to divide us. It is fine to honor your heritage but, be an American first”.
My long ago decision to go un-hyphenated is not a criticism of blacks who choose to call themselves “African American” and feel a connection to Africa. Their choice is none of my business. I live in Florida. My “mother land” is Baltimore, Maryland, home of the Baltimore Orioles, Hall of Famer Cal Ripken and the best crab cakes on the planet.
This cross-country tour has opened my eyes to the reality that Americans have been held hostage by political correctness. Americans want to be united. They hate hyphenating. In New Mexico, a young man thanked me, “I tell all my friends I am American ... not Mexican-American!"
As I said, simply proclaiming myself an American is striking an extremely emotional chord with my fellow Americans across America. Their affection and gratitude is sometimes overwhelming. Moving me to tears. An elderly woman who owns a small dry cleaning business in Nevada offered me free dry cleaning for life! A rancher invited me to his ranch to shoot guns and drink whiskey. While I do neither, his offer was genuine and sincere.
These same Americans who so desperately want to be united without hyphenations are called racists by the Obama administration for disagreeing with his radical agenda. Freedom to identify one's self in whatever way one pleases is a part of the greatness of America. While I acknowledge my African descent, I will always proudly refer to myself as an American!
LloydMarcus.com
TWENTY TEN is going viral! Keep Passing it on!
No more divisive “bilingual education” or bills in Spanish and other languages. This has to stop. If they don't want to learn our language and assimilate, then they should stay where they are.
If you’re a “Something-American” you’ve decided that you’re not an American.
Lloyd,
I attended the Orlando event on 22 August with several other Freepers. Great job, Thanks!
And keep pushing.
If we’re Americans, we’re American - none of this hyphenated nonsence. Americans.
I look forward to seeing you in DC next week.
Very well said my FRiend! Very well said!
I want to thank you from the whole of my heart for standing up for our country, our values and our goodness!
Amen my fellow American.
Have you ever heard of a African-Canadian or a European-Mexican? How about an African-Mexican or a Chinese-Canadian? This kind of thing only happens in America and this hyphenated B.S. promoted by American Liberals needs to stop. Somehow the non-hyphenated Americans whatever race or ethnicity they are, need to stand up to this crap.
Have you ever heard of a African-Canadian or a European-Mexican? How about an African-Mexican or a Chinese-Canadian? This kind of thing only happens in America and this hyphenated B.S. promoted by American Liberals needs to stop. Somehow the non-hyphenated Americans whatever race or ethnicity they are, need to stand up to this crap.
Damned straight.
You are either an American - or something else.
AMEN! <3
I do not mind the hyphen as it indicates to me someone who does not belong here and dislikes America..
True to your word, laaaaaaaaate last night in Memphis, you introduced yourself as an American. Period. The crowd went wild. Thank you for sharing with us your God given talent, it is a gift to behold.
"Marcie Dahlgren-Frost. Dahlgren is my maiden name, Frost is my married name. I'm single again, but I never bothered to remove the frost. And I get compliments on the hyphen."
Not so fast there......... I’m proud to be a Redneck-American.
hyphens makes me a "Onepi$$edoff-American".
Uncle Buck, that’s one of my top 10 favorite movies
TPD
We have some hyphenation here (Canada) too. This sort of stuff seems to start in California, or the N.E. coast of the U.S.; then goes on to infect the rest of the U.S. Like other pandemics, it doesn’t respect borders; so, whatever you’ve got — we soon get.
You are either an American or you are not an American. All that hyphen garbage is just goofy, liberal psychobabble.
But I could be called a hill billy-rednecked-Scots-Irish-American.
Add in a few more of the names I have been called and the list is almost endless.
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