Debbie Schlussel: Is It Just Me, Or . . . ?: Photos From the Holiday Weekend
A couple of photos from the Independence Day holiday weekend in my local papers struck me. The first is this AP photo of a naturalization ceremony on July 4th in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Is it just me, or do all of these people--including Mohammed, in the front in the suit and Ahmed in the striped shirt, lower left--look miserable? Is it just me or does not a single one of them look happy to become a citizen of the United States, one of the most precious things available on earth? Yes, I know it's hot in Virginia, but so what? If it were me becoming a U.S. citizen, I'd be grinning from ear to ear for the entire oath. (Even Hamida there, in the back, in her green hijab get-up, isn't smiling, that's her mouth saying the oath.) These people look like they think it's no big whoop, like they're entitled. Naturally.
Sure, Joey Chestnut, who just won yet another Nathan's Mustard Belt, isn't smiling either in this 4th of July photo, but he just scarfed down a gazillion hot dogs. What's their (the miserable new citizens') excuse?
Then, there's this photo of Obama supporter Arthur McCant taken at Detroit's CityFest. Is it just me, or is there something ironic about a guy wearing a "Yes, We Can" T-shirt, whose name is McCant? Well, I guess none of us can choose his/her last name, says Schlussel.
No, We McCant.
Posted by Debbie on July 7, 2008 10:16 AM to Debbie Schlussel