http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/ Blog-Fu for Prince William, Manassas and Manassas Park politics. Tue, 22 May 2012 03:22:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/#comment-10675 Colleen Tue, 08 May 2007 20:52:17 +0000 http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/#comment-10675 guess someone doesn't realize that cinco de mayo is not a "celebration of Hispanic pride"...It's specifically a celebration in Mexico commemorating an initial victory of Mexican forces over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Either way...I think it was stupid of that organizer to cancel the event...even though that caller was from the "non-enforcement" arm of Immigration, she's still, in a sense, harboring fugitives of the law and NOT giving enough opportunities to illegal immigrants to try to get legal. guess someone doesn’t realize that cinco de mayo is not a “celebration of Hispanic pride”…It’s specifically a celebration in Mexico commemorating an initial victory of Mexican forces over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862.
Either way…I think it was stupid of that organizer to cancel the event…even though that caller was from the “non-enforcement” arm of Immigration, she’s still, in a sense, harboring fugitives of the law and NOT giving enough opportunities to illegal immigrants to try to get legal.

]]> http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/#comment-10578 Kevin Mon, 07 May 2007 10:21:34 +0000 http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/#comment-10578 I grew up there...CB needs any advantage it can get to bring people to that town. I grew up there…CB needs any advantage it can get to bring people to that town.

]]> http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/#comment-10467 Nono Sat, 05 May 2007 01:51:13 +0000 http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/#comment-10467 Cinco De Mayo should be celebrated in Cancun during Spring brake Cinco De Mayo should be celebrated in Cancun during Spring brake

]]> http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/#comment-10466 Nono Sat, 05 May 2007 01:49:50 +0000 http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/#comment-10466 We should celebrate Gay Pride day in June We should celebrate Gay Pride day in June

]]> http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/#comment-10458 scarlet Sat, 05 May 2007 01:04:01 +0000 http://www.bvbl.net/index.php/2007/05/04/no-cinco-de-mayo-in-colonial-beach/#comment-10458 Greg: Thanks for your continued great, informative posts. It appears that Ben at NLS has decided to go the National Enquirer route rather than retire with his lame posts and Lowell "I still can't find work" Feld over at RK....well, what can I say. Greg: Thanks for your continued great, informative posts. It appears that Ben at NLS has decided to go the National Enquirer route rather than retire with his lame posts and Lowell “I still can’t find work” Feld over at RK….well, what can I say.

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