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Well, today is the day for the Easter egg hunt here, and possibly five of the seven grandchildren coming to visit.  So, there is much to do.

I'll keep this very short today.  Bet you have a ton of stuff to do yourself for Easter, and I bet maybe not too many access this blog today. 

If you get the chance, go to the Fox website and sign the statement that you would like the Amazing Race producers to apologize for their horrible episode featuring a downed rusted B-52 in Vietnam and for having the contestants sing anti-American songs that were used during the war in that country more than 40 years ago.

You know the old saying, we're doomed to repeat history if we don't know it?  There are many, many Americans who still carry the scars of that war.  It should not be a surprise that the communists in that country like to make up their own stories of how the war went.  We had a graduate assistant in our department at UA about 12 years ago.  He came from Vietnam.  As time went by and I got to know him better, I craved some first hand information about Vietnam and sought him out for his take on things.  He was very, very candid and took the time to answer my many questions.  One thing he said was that they were using the Ho Chi Ming trail as tourist stops, and people toured the tunnels where the enemy had hidden in Cu Chi.  Even he knew that they were spinning lies about the war.  Many former soldiers who served there have returned to Vietnam and have undoubtedly experienced some of this.

Where has the media been in telling this story?  How the communists are still flaunting our pull-out as their "victory."  How propaganda is still rampant, and people who don't know any better are sucked into it, in order for those in power to feel even more powerful.

Check it out if you get the chance.  CBS needs to apologize for this one.  It's outrageous.

Take care, and have a great day today.  See you Tuesday.