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St. Patrick's day is about celebrating the life of a Saint. That's a joke, right? Maybe in your mass but not in the bars and parties where most celebrate the day. There, people who are not even Catholic "celebrate" St. Patrick's day by drinking themselves unconscious while wearing green and singing Irish songs.

Saint Patrick was the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland who is credited with bringing christianity to Ireland. That is the reason we celebrate his life. Church is the proper place to do so, getting plastered into uncousiousness is an excuse to abuse alcohol. Many highway deaths occur when these partiers hit the highway. Ignorance is no excuse for poor behavior.

This is only a recent phenomenon do to pandering by retailers. Like they do at Easter, Christmas, and other so called Holidays. So must I celebrate this Mexican holiday? No one is forcing you to celebrate Cinco de Mayo any more than any one is forcing you to celebrate Christmas. If you dont want any of the goods related to Cinco de Mayo, dont buy any. Seems fair and simple to me. And if you are offended by Mexican music one day a year, then shut your mouth when others complain about being bombarded with Christmas music. What a hypocrite.

Our borders are flooded with illegals who violate our laws, and commit murder, rape, robbery, and many more violent offenses, then they run back to Mexico before being caught. Celebrating their cultural as they flagrantly impune the sovrienty of our nation is not something I am willing to do. Comparing Easter and Christmas, which, like St. Patrick's day is a religious observance to Cinco de Mayo is just plain ignorant.

Comparing Easter and Christmas, which, like St. Patrick's day is a religious observance to Cinco de Mayo is just plain ignorant.

Well then you have displayed that you are an ignorant fool who doesnt understand the first thing about retail marketing. Retailers dont observe religious holidays, the sell products that tie into those holidays. Having a Cinco De Mayo day at WalMart is tapping into the fact that first of all a lot of immigrants work and shop at WalMart. But beyond that is the fact that over the past ten years Cinco De Mayo has become a big party holiday similar to your St. Patricks day. On Cinco De Mayo, many Americans play Mexican for a day and imbibe Margaritas and visit Mexican restaurants or prepare Mexican food at home. If you are offended by the comparisons to Christmas (Xmas shopping), Easter (Chocolate candy, Easter Eggs, Easter fashions) then think Halloween (Candy, Costumes) or Memorial Day (Beer, barbecues, racing).

If you cant understand the difference between a retailer following its economic self interest and its being a stooge of the left and pro immigration forces, then you are in a deed a non-thinking spouter of right wing slogans who doesnt understand one word of conservative thought. You may even be as dumb as the lefties calling Rush Limbaugh's show and reading the scripts they were given.