The country radio station I'm listening to, KHYI in Dallas (they play great music, no disco-country crap) is telling all of us to go out and buy Spanish and Portuguese products. The DJ is playing songs with lyrics in "Es-paaan-yoooohl" as a tribute. He couldn't think of anything produced over here but olives, but he's telling everyone to go out and buy some Spanish olives because they're "standing right with the USA." He can't think of anything made in Portugal, but he guesses they probably grow olives, too. One of the redneck callers said, in praise of the Portuguese, "They speak Spanish over there, too, just like in Texas and Mexico." Not too internationally aware, our caller, but he's got his heart in the right place.

Part of the diference between conservatives and leftists is that conservatives actually give a damn what the working people think. Leftists just assume they know what's best for the working people, who should just shut up and follow them.