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New Jersey Boy Stands on Street Corner for Days Asking Drivers to "Honk for USA"
NBC San Diego ^ | Saturday, Jul 4, 2015

Posted on 07/04/2015 10:13:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway

A 14-year-old New Jersey boy eager to express his patriotism has been standing on a street corner in front of his house with an American flag and a sign reading "Honk if you love the USA," and he says he'll continue to stand there until the fireworks go off on the Fourth of July.

Shpejtim Zenelej has been standing on the corner of Harold Avenue and Franklin Street in Rahway all day every day since Sunday, inspired to show his love for America after he saw reports of flag burning last week.

"It's the best country in the world," he said.

Zenelej was born in the U.S. but his parents are from Kosovo. He said he's been to the republic and knows how fortunate his life has been in America.

In recognition of Zenelej's efforts Thursday, Rahway put on an impromptu parade of police and other first responders. It only lasted a couple minutes, but "it was the best day of my life," the teen said.

The parade was organized by the mayor and some city employees during break and lunch times, with a hidden motive, according to Rahway Mayor Samson Steinman.

"There's people that are deplorably trying to hang onto the Confederate flag," he said. "He's reminding them there's only one flag in the U.S.A. It has the colors red, white and blue."

The boy's parents say they're very proud of their son, whom they characterized as "14 going on 40."


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: boy; kosovo; muslim; njboy; patriot; rahway; shpejtimzenelej; unioncounty

1 posted on 07/04/2015 10:13:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

+1


2 posted on 07/04/2015 10:38:40 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nickcarraway

Darn, that was my idea.


3 posted on 07/04/2015 10:39:19 PM PDT by FreeperCell
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To: nickcarraway

Shpejtim. Ok, I give up. How do you pronounce the boys’ first name.


4 posted on 07/04/2015 10:44:10 PM PDT by lee martell (The sa)
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To: lee martell
That's the sound I make if food goes down the wrong pipe and it comes out my nose.


5 posted on 07/04/2015 10:58:16 PM PDT by Viking2002 (The Avatar is back by popular request.)
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To: nickcarraway
"It's the best country in the world," he said.

Not so much for 50 million aborted babies.

6 posted on 07/04/2015 11:02:51 PM PDT by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: nickcarraway

What a sweet young man.
May God bless him and his family.


7 posted on 07/05/2015 12:54:50 AM PDT by mountainbunny (Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens ~ JR.R. Tolkien)
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Guess what, Viking2002, your sarcasm about this young man's first name was NOT funny. Support this young man with words of encouragement, instead of sarcasm.
8 posted on 07/05/2015 1:00:55 AM PDT by itssme
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To: mountainbunny

“Zenelej was born in the U.S. but his parents are from Kosovo. He said he’s been to the republic and knows how fortunate his life has been in America.”

Was down at the local park with the fireworks tonight. It looked like over 50% of the folks were foreignors. Lots of Asians, Hispanics, Eastern European (”Russian” accents), etc.

It would be interesting to go down during the day ahead of time and take a poll. Are they celebrating the new freedoms they enjoy in America - or is it just to party and watch the fireworks? Although I wish they would learn to speak english. Neither they nor America will prosper with 38 different languages.


9 posted on 07/05/2015 1:19:09 AM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts It is happening again.)
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To: itssme
Grow a humor gland.


10 posted on 07/05/2015 2:45:44 AM PDT by Viking2002 (The Avatar is back by popular request.)
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something tells me the mayor of the town is a far left winger....


11 posted on 07/05/2015 6:44:15 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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May God bless him and his family. I think more kids should do that...


12 posted on 07/05/2015 6:52:10 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: lee martell

That is a common name in Kosovo, so either his dad or a relative has the name.


13 posted on 07/05/2015 6:56:07 AM PDT by ExCTCitizen (I'm ExCTCitizen and I approve this reply. If it does offend Libs, I'm NOT sorry...)
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To: 21twelve

Unless a person is elderly or is mentally incapacitated, they are required to learn English to become citizens.

We have a friend from Romania who became a citizen this past spring. Her husband and children were born and raised here and she’s been in the process for many years. Her English is heavily accented, but flawless. They speak Romanian at home so that the children have two languages. Friends from Israel, Germany, China, Russia, and Korea are similar. They speak their original languages to their children and families.

So, maybe you saw people speaking to family or who aren’t citizens yet. The new citizens we’ve known are all very patriotic and work hard. They are proud and happy to be in the United States.


14 posted on 07/05/2015 8:37:16 AM PDT by mountainbunny (Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens ~ JR.R. Tolkien)
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To: Viking2002

Show some respect for the good works of others..there’s no excuse for an adult to be making fun of a young man who loves this country and is not afraid to show it, or to encourage others to do the same.


15 posted on 07/05/2015 12:18:38 PM PDT by itssme
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