Re: Nationals?

[Jibguy@aol.com]

Actually, the reporter was correct.  A "Puerto Rican National" is not in 
reference to a 'person of a 'nation' but rather an "Independentista Party 
Member," who believes that P.R. should be an independent nation (about 10% of 
the PR people believe this).  WE, up here call them "Puerto Rican 
Nationalists" because of the above.  <sarcasm on>  We don't call them 
independentistas in consideration of Geroge W. Bush, because most of us don't 
want to see him embarassed as he tries to pronounce that big word.   <sacrasm 
off>

----jibguy
    (former Program Director - WHOA-870 -San Juan (1977-79)



In a message dated 5/1/01 12:40:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
tklaundry@juno.com writes:

<< On the way into work yesterday afternoon I was listening to a major
 Boston station to a newscast being read by a veteran newscaster,  I had
 to LOL when the veteran newscaster read a story about Puerto Rican
 Nationals being arrested at the airport trying to smuggle pot.  Are the
 newswritters getting younger and less educated?  >>