Two LTTE in USA Today.

[Maestro]

I personally can't stand USA Today. It seems to have a freeperish readership but I thought these two letters were good on this insane official English crap.

etters published in USA Today on Official English
(May 25)

Speaking English
For 230 years, the USA has survived without an
official language. Mastery of proper English would
surely enhance any immigrant's experience in our
society, but it should not be required.
In our great nation, even an obtuse person with
rudimentary English language skills can become
president.
XXXX
Long Beach, Calif.

By all means, let's enact a law that declares English
the official language of the USA. In several states,
marriage has already been officially declared as being
between a man and a woman. As a society, we can enact
more laws to discourage diversity and individuality
and, in the process, leave some minorities further
disenfranchised.
While we're at it, let's declare baseball as the
official U.S. pastime; forget that many prefer
football or basketball, and even a small minority
favor lacrosse. And let's ignore the evidence that
many people just "knew" at an early age that they
liked to swim or were born to run.
We could declare apple as the official American pie
flavor, flaunting it in the face of those who enjoy
pecan, cherry or even rhubarb.
We could even declare American Idol as the official
U.S. television show, thus alienating those who might
prefer Desperate Housewives, Lost or CSI as well as
those people with viewing habits that barely register
on the Nielsen ratings scale. Idol seems most
appropriate, given the show's enormous popularity,
which galvanizes the masses to actually vote — and on
a weekly basis.
We can continue to enact such laws, thus rewarding and
formalizing conformity as our nation's premium ideal.
XXXX
Orlando

[Mythsaje]

1. I like the second letter...

Yay, conformity!!!