But to consider his civil, logical request as discrimination is obscene. A businessman doesn’t have the right to expect his customers to order a product in English? I would even argue that he should have the right to refuse service to someone who doesn’t have the courtesy to be able to say, “One cheese steak” in English. Isn’t, “No shoes, no shirt, no service” still in effect in most restaurants? But Joey doesn’t turn anyone away. He just can’t promise that the order will be correct. After all, there’s a big difference between the cheese wiz and the provolone that can come with the mouth-watering beef sandwich.

The Philadelphia Human Relations Commission picked the wrong guy to bully over such politically correct nonsense. And Joey Vento came along at the perfect time. When it comes to the English language debate in this country, he’s the hero we have been waiting for. He’s the guy who has the guts, the means, and the resolve to stand up for himself and his restaurant. Most of all, he is standing up for a belief that the vast majority of Americans have, that English should be the official, national language of America.

In fact, my visit and radio broadcast at Geno’s Steaks this week came on Flag Day. As I did the radio show sitting on that little card table provided by my station in Philly, WNTP-AM, American flags were everywhere. It was a fitting backdrop.

THIS IS AMERICA. PLEASE SPEAK ENGLISH.

It’s a message that should be everywhere. I’m going to do my best to spread it. My radio show proudly includes a charitable foundation called “Gallagher’s Army.” Since it’s inception a few years ago, we have sent over 70 thousand gift boxes of food and personal care items to our troops overseas. We have delivered truckloads of goods to their families back here at home. We’ve helped the families of slain police officers, rescued pets from the floodwaters of Katrina, and even paid for the tombstone of a woman who died when I found out that her grieving husband and sons couldn’t afford one. Now, it’s time to rally the troops of “Gallagher’s Army” to spread the message on that little sticker from Geno’s Steaks all across the United States of America.

We’re selling tee-shirts and little signs with the message, “This is America. Please speak English” on my website, http://www.mikeonline.com. All profits will go to “Gallagher’s Army” so that we can continue to do good things for people who deserve it.

If you appreciate the statement that has caused such a stir in Philadelphia and want to help a good cause, please go to http://www.mikeonline.com and get a shirt or sign. Let’s rally around a spunky little cheese steak joint in Philadelphia that has forgotten more about what it means to be an American than the Philadelphia Human Relations Commission could ever know.