Bob McCarty Writes

My one-man campaign to convince Americans to celebrate CINCO DE MUSTARD — instead of Cinco De Mayo — continues today despite a government public relations counter-efforts during the past week that surfaced in the form of news releases like this one and this one issued by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Why the Census Bureau feels [...]

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In yet another counter-punch to CINCO DE MUSTARD efforts, the U.S. Census Bureau has once again attempted to focus the nation’s attention on Cinco de Mayo, a holiday celebrating Mexican culture and heritage.
The agency’s news release today — the third in less than a week — offered this repetitive pitch:
While Cinco de Mayo is tomorrow, [...]

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For the second time in three days, the U.S. Census Bureau has seen fit to put the nation’s Hispanic population in the national spotlight as a holiday celebrating Mexican culture and heritage approaches:

Two days ago, the bureau launched a public relations counter effort to the campaign to convince Americans to celebrate CINCO DE MUSTARD instead [...]

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Efforts to convince Americans to celebrate CINCO DE MUSTARD — instead of Cinco De Mayo — continue despite a government public relations counter-effort that surfaced today in the form of a news release issued by the U.S. Census Bureau:

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the legendary Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, in which a Mexican [...]

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Several factors motivate me to offer some unusual-but-necessary ideas for celebrating Cinco de Mayo next month. For your convenience, I’ve listed those factors below:
The first is an abundance of political rhetoric on the issues of illegal immigration and border security;
The second is a shortage of substantial and immediate federal government action on the [...]

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