Comments on: Add another star, Puerto Ricans want statehood (or not)

By: Stephen VanDyke

Stephen VanDyke — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:27:00 +0000

A lot of them do.

By: BruceMajors4DC

BruceMajors4DC — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:07:00 +0000

Wonder if they know statehood will mean they have to pay federal income taxes?

By: Brenda

Brenda — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 20:35:00 +0000

Statehood is not a majority in Puerto Rico. Almost half a million people left the ballot blank to protest rigged process.

By: Cult Member

Cult Member — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:59:00 +0000

ಠ_ಠ

By: Chester Snavely

Chester Snavely — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 03:55:00 +0000

51 star flag would be awkward & some Puerto Ricans are advocting new flag with outline of president Obamas head in place of the field of stars. After all he IS the leader of the free world. Would be a great honor.

By: José

José — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:40:00 +0000

The columnist should have saved words on this artice. Puerto Ricans did not vote for statehood. When you add the votes in favor of independence as well as the blank votes which were casted in protest, along with those also casted in protest in favor of a sovereign comonwealth, statehood just got the typical 45%. Now, you’re probably asking yourselves why would anyone vote a certain way in protest? The answer is very simple: the Commonwealth option was NOT incuded in the referendum. Pro-statehood sore losers (they had lost three times in a row beofre) decided to get Michael Phelps out of the swimming pool so they could win, for the first time ever, a 400 meter butterfly race. THEREFORE, there shall be no doubt that 55% of the residents of Puerto Rico REPUDIATED statehood. They just want to fix what they have so they can sustain their own economy without having to endure the indignity of Washington’s handouts.