A rebuttal to a rebuttal (in English)

It seems to some readers that my big fat mouth always gets me in trouble — well, maybe that's the case but with an asterisk attached.

I speak and write only the truth, and if the truth hurts or insults your intelligence, so be it. There has to be a dividing line somewhere, and this is how and why I say and do these things. Yours is to agree or disagree, and I applaud your right to do so.

An interesting rebuttal that was printed in the Jan. 15 Brick Bulletin by a Mr. Jeff Heimbuch states that I am intolerant, ignorant, pushy, pig-headed, arrogant and adamant in my beliefs concerning the speaking of English here in America.

Jeff goes on to write that I might be a little forgetful of the wording of our Declaration of Independence, of which he adds the pig-headed slur.

Wording to reference that I am pushing my beliefs of my God on everyone else is purely absurd because our creator is your God and everyone else's God.

There is only one God, make no mistake about this, Jeff. If you're able to read this rebuttal, ask yourself how it came to be, and unless you're an atheist, you must concede that it came from our God, no one else.

Apparently you, Jeff, did not understand my reason for composing my letter. I will not say that you are lacking in reasoning power because you do manage to get your words in correct order; however, your misunderstanding leaves room for improvement.

Would it not be much better if a voice on the phone asks you to push a button for the language that you prefer, not simply if you speak English?

Once more, and in case you are unaware, America is an Englishspeaking country; therefore, it should be a given fact that pushing a button or number for English is not needed like the other languages who need help in an English speaking country. This is not a required intelligence such as that of a rocket scientist.

Finally, you allude to my last paragraph concerning beliefs and cultures.

I stand behind every word and meaning of this writing. There are too many people living in our country who are trying to destroy our heritage and way of living. Could you be one of them? I am a Korean veteran and am appalled at the way other countries think about us here in the United States. Try living in North Korea and get away with what you read in the papers; even Delta could not get you out safely overnight.

This is why I will not push No. 1 for English, and I'm proud and arrogant to do so because it's my right to do. Tom Jefferson wrote that also. Check it out if you can. Lastly, a requirement of becoming a citizen of the U.S. is that one must read, write and understand English. I rest my case. The No. 1 never gets pushed in my dwelling — no how, nowhere and no time.
Art Sholty
Brick