1. Freedom of religion 2. Freedom of assembly 3. Right to Bear Arm 4. Don't have to quarter soldiers 5. No ex-post facto laws (look it up, it's a biggie) 6. Freedom of press 7. Rights against unlawful search and seizure 8. No double jeopardy 9. No cruel and unusual punishment 10. Tax payer funded public education (think this was the norm 100 years ago?) 11. Right to trial by a jury of your peers 12. Right to a speedy trial 13. Full suffrage by US citizens 14. Opportunity for all rights as a US citizen (with the exception of commander in chief) 15. No state shall infringe on your rights 16. Egalitarian opportunities 17. Greatest set of natural resources in the world 18. Jobs for immigrants 19. Opportunities for advancement 20. The most innovative society since the Romans 21. We saved the world from tyranny in WWII 22. We saved the world from the Soviets for the next 50 years 23. We've been the innovator of most important inventions since the industrial revolution. Many of those came from immigrants.
There's 20+ to start. I can keep going, but my immigrant father came from teh Ukraine because his family was being slaughtered by the Soviet government through famine. So instead of proving to you that there are 100 reasons that make America great, perhaps I should get back to the job I'm being paid to do, based on the sacrifice my father made to come over here with NOTHING but desire for something better.
How about we do this.. name me a country that's been a better beacon of hope for the last...say 300 years than the US and we can have that debate.
we take too much for granted...cool story and cool list.
Godfather.
Thanks Godfather. Even though you and I are on different ends politically, I don't take this country for granted. My love for the US along with my criticism, are based on the desire to make it better. Think of it as 'married love'. My marriage isn't perfect but I'm committed to making it better. Just like the US. But my marriage is great and I wouldn't trade it for anyone else's. And I wouldn't trade the US for any other country either.
24. Funyans 25. Big League Chew 26. Pop Rocks + Coke 27. Peanut Butter and root beer 29. Bourbon 30. Roller Coasters...bitches 31. PEARL JAM 32. New York City... the center of the world
NY Seltzer belongs on the list since it's back. Loved that drink as a kid and they use natural cane sugar instead of that Monsanto crap which makes it even better.
It was Stallone's favorite drink back in the day as well.
NY Seltzer belongs on the list since it's back. Loved that drink as a kid and they use natural cane sugar instead of that Monsanto crap which makes it even better.
It was Stallone's favorite drink back in the day as well.
I love Frank Stallone. Anything he drinks is good enough for me.
1. Freedom of religion 2. Freedom of assembly 3. Right to Bear Arm 4. Don't have to quarter soldiers 5. No ex-post facto laws (look it up, it's a biggie) 6. Freedom of press 7. Rights against unlawful search and seizure 8. No double jeopardy 9. No cruel and unusual punishment 10. Tax payer funded public education (think this was the norm 100 years ago?) 11. Right to trial by a jury of your peers 12. Right to a speedy trial 13. Full suffrage by US citizens 14. Opportunity for all rights as a US citizen (with the exception of commander in chief) 15. No state shall infringe on your rights 16. Egalitarian opportunities 17. Greatest set of natural resources in the world 18. Jobs for immigrants 19. Opportunities for advancement 20. The most innovative society since the Romans 21. We saved the world from tyranny in WWII 22. We saved the world from the Soviets for the next 50 years 23. We've been the innovator of most important inventions since the industrial revolution. Many of those came from immigrants.
There's 20+ to start. I can keep going, but my immigrant father came from teh Ukraine because his family was being slaughtered by the Soviet government through famine. So instead of proving to you that there are 100 reasons that make America great, perhaps I should get back to the job I'm being paid to do, based on the sacrifice my father made to come over here with NOTHING but desire for something better.
How about we do this.. name me a country that's been a better beacon of hope for the last...say 300 years than the US and we can have that debate.
Is this list about what the US does better? Or only does? Or did first? Cause off the top of my head I can think of a lot of nations that do these things, have done them....and are currently doing them better. I must be missing some of the context here.
3. I think Russian and Canadian bears have stronger arms....but that's just my anecdotal opinion.
9. Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and Carrot Top
17. Really?
21. and 22. implies that the US did it on it's own, they were an integral part of a coalition....but without that coalition the US would be fucked.
NY Seltzer belongs on the list since it's back. Loved that drink as a kid and they use natural cane sugar instead of that Monsanto crap which makes it even better.
It was Stallone's favorite drink back in the day as well.
I love Frank Stallone. Anything he drinks is good enough for me.
1. Freedom of religion 2. Freedom of assembly 3. Right to Bear Arm 4. Don't have to quarter soldiers 5. No ex-post facto laws (look it up, it's a biggie) 6. Freedom of press 7. Rights against unlawful search and seizure 8. No double jeopardy 9. No cruel and unusual punishment 10. Tax payer funded public education (think this was the norm 100 years ago?) 11. Right to trial by a jury of your peers 12. Right to a speedy trial 13. Full suffrage by US citizens 14. Opportunity for all rights as a US citizen (with the exception of commander in chief) 15. No state shall infringe on your rights 16. Egalitarian opportunities 17. Greatest set of natural resources in the world 18. Jobs for immigrants 19. Opportunities for advancement 20. The most innovative society since the Romans 21. We saved the world from tyranny in WWII 22. We saved the world from the Soviets for the next 50 years 23. We've been the innovator of most important inventions since the industrial revolution. Many of those came from immigrants.
There's 20+ to start. I can keep going, but my immigrant father came from teh Ukraine because his family was being slaughtered by the Soviet government through famine. So instead of proving to you that there are 100 reasons that make America great, perhaps I should get back to the job I'm being paid to do, based on the sacrifice my father made to come over here with NOTHING but desire for something better.
How about we do this.. name me a country that's been a better beacon of hope for the last...say 300 years than the US and we can have that debate.
Is this list about what the US does better? Or only does? Or did first? Cause off the top of my head I can think of a lot of nations that do these things, have done them....and are currently doing them better. I must be missing some of the context here.
3. I think Russian and Canadian bears have stronger arms....but that's just my anecdotal opinion.
9. Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and Carrot Top
17. Really?
21. and 22. implies that the US did it on it's own, they were an integral part of a coalition....but without that coalition the US would be fucked.
23. Lego (Denmark)
However you want to say it.... my point was that the US is the beacon of freedom in this world and has been since Alexander de Tocqueville traveled the country to wrote his classic assessment of the US. Why is it that the President is known as "the Leader of the Free World"? Why have we absorbed more immigrants than anyone else?
You can say Rumsfeld was a POS. Of course he was. So was Jeffrey Dahmer. But our Bill of Rights was unique in its protections and provided a model that countries still use today. Touche on bear arms (I get your Family Guy reference)
17. - who has lakes, oceans, rivers, coal, natural gas, methane gas, oil, beautiful farm soil, lumber, etc? How many countries have the resources we have, in the same abundance?
21-22 - Uh, you have it reversed. Could we have won WWII without the allies? Debatable but certainly on a single front, absolutely. But there's no debate that without Lend-Lease and then our intervention, Britain would have soon fallen after the Battle of Britain. They barely hung on and they were the LAST one standing. Regarding the Cold War, the rest of Europe was licking its wounds and recovering for 25 years. The stalemate on the Soviets was the US policy and money.
What do the last few pages have to do with Trump? Nothing. Let's get back to the Donald people. Here is a great article explaining why he will win the nod. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-trump-gop-nomination-1.3546528 The scenarios that end in a Trump nomination multiplied after his New York win. The potential for a contested convention still exists, and is a stronger one than has been the case in American politics for some time. But the hope that the Republican convention could deny Trump the nomination that Republican voters seem to want to give him is diminishing in a New York minute.
What do the last few pages have to do with Trump? Nothing. Let's get back to the Donald people. Here is a great article explaining why he will win the nod. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-trump-gop-nomination-1.3546528 The scenarios that end in a Trump nomination multiplied after his New York win. The potential for a contested convention still exists, and is a stronger one than has been the case in American politics for some time. But the hope that the Republican convention could deny Trump the nomination that Republican voters seem to want to give him is diminishing in a New York minute.
Nothing of course, but I got on a tangent.
I don't think there's any question that he's at least 80/20 to win the nomination. The east coast states set up well for him to build the lead. If he doesn't get it on teh first ballot, things could get ugly. But there's a real chance he'll have enough walking into the convention.
^^^ Do you think that enough people actually know the rules how to run a contested convention or are they just hoping Donald doesn't get that far?
I think committee on rules knows what to do. Remember that all rules after 40(b) or something can be created AT the convention. That's where the GOP boxed out Ron Paul in 2012. They created the rule that you must win 8 states to earn the nomination. Trump and Cruz's team have been angling to reinstate that rule to ensure Kasich and Ryan can't be the nominee. I'm kind of hoping for a real contested convention or at least a crazy ass one. Maybe we'll get something like Pat Buchanan's culture war speech in 1992. I remember hearing one commentator say, "it probably sounded better in German".
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Will somebody please tell me how this "we rule" list has helped the planet? Or how did the enslaved blacks or the displaced and small pox (etc.) genocide of Native Americans see all this greatness? What about endless war?
I'm not saying there aren't some great things about this land, but all this rah rah needs a little perspective. Some of you make it sound like we are all so righteous and the rest of this world is crap. Break down the borders of your mind because it's all one planet.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Will somebody please tell me how this "we rule" list has helped the planet? Or how did the enslaved blacks or the displaced and small pox (etc.) genocide of Native Americans see all this greatness? What about endless war?
I'm not saying there aren't some great things about this land, but all this rah rah needs a little perspective. Some of you make it sound like we are all so righteous and the rest of this world is crap. Break down the borders of your mind because it's all one planet.
Does this have anything to do with Trump? If so, how?
My suggestion is everyone who has not traveled out of the U.S. might want to read some good travel books, especially Henry Rollins Smile, You're Traveling because this is not the only marvelous place on earth. In fact, the most marvelous place on earth is earth.
My suggestion is everyone who has not traveled out of the U.S. might want to read some good travel books, especially Henry Rollins Smile, You're Traveling because this is not the only marvelous place on earth. In fact, the most marvelous place on earth is earth.
so profound
Trump is a world traveller and knows more countries than America has states. As a POTUS he could point to other countries on a map.
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It is because, you see, crime is another thing we need to balance the equation of the greatness of this country and we get from Trump to crime thus:
Trump Tramp Cramp Champ Chimp Chime Crime
My other answer is: Hell man, I don't know.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
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HOLY MOLY!! Just after I typed the above my answering machine kicked in and it was the voice of Donald Trump saying,
"This is Donald Trump and I need your help to make America great again..."
I KID YOU NOT, THIS REALLY HAPPENED...
...either that or someone put LSD in my coffee.
Ahhhhhh! Pink fuckin' elephants!!!
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Will somebody please tell me how this "we rule" list has helped the planet? Or how did the enslaved blacks or the displaced and small pox (etc.) genocide of Native Americans see all this greatness? What about endless war?
I'm not saying there aren't some great things about this land, but all this rah rah needs a little perspective. Some of you make it sound like we are all so righteous and the rest of this world is crap. Break down the borders of your mind because it's all one planet.
The question, or 'challenge' as it were, was what are 100 things that made the USA a beacon for freedom and opportunity for immigrants. You will have to forgive me for excluding slavery, the Dred Scott decision, the Pinkerton strike breakers, Johnstown Flood and Ted Bundy from the list.
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Will somebody please tell me how this "we rule" list has helped the planet? Or how did the enslaved blacks or the displaced and small pox (etc.) genocide of Native Americans see all this greatness? What about endless war?
I'm not saying there aren't some great things about this land, but all this rah rah needs a little perspective. Some of you make it sound like we are all so righteous and the rest of this world is crap. Break down the borders of your mind because it's all one planet.
The question, or 'challenge' as it were, was what are 100 things that made the USA a beacon for freedom and opportunity for immigrants. You will have to forgive me for excluding slavery, the Dred Scott decision, the Pinkerton strike breakers, Johnstown Flood and Ted Bundy from the list.
Yet I would argue that any nation engaging in Endless War (™) and has a history of genocide and slavery with in its own borders is not a beacon for freedom.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
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Suck it, world.
I am a patriot... and I love my country... because my country...
We're going to get that list to 100 in no time.
25. Big League Chew
26. Pop Rocks + Coke
27. Peanut Butter and root beer
29. Bourbon
30. Roller Coasters...bitches
31. PEARL JAM
32. New York City... the center of the world
It was Stallone's favorite drink back in the day as well.
How about IBC Black Cherry Root Beer?
3. I think Russian and Canadian bears have stronger arms....but that's just my anecdotal opinion.
9. Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney and Carrot Top
17. Really?
21. and 22. implies that the US did it on it's own, they were an integral part of a coalition....but without that coalition the US would be fucked.
23. Lego (Denmark)
You can say Rumsfeld was a POS. Of course he was. So was Jeffrey Dahmer. But our Bill of Rights was unique in its protections and provided a model that countries still use today. Touche on bear arms (I get your Family Guy reference)
17. - who has lakes, oceans, rivers, coal, natural gas, methane gas, oil, beautiful farm soil, lumber, etc? How many countries have the resources we have, in the same abundance?
21-22 - Uh, you have it reversed. Could we have won WWII without the allies? Debatable but certainly on a single front, absolutely. But there's no debate that without Lend-Lease and then our intervention, Britain would have soon fallen after the Battle of Britain. They barely hung on and they were the LAST one standing. Regarding the Cold War, the rest of Europe was licking its wounds and recovering for 25 years. The stalemate on the Soviets was the US policy and money.
23. - agreed
Nothing.
Let's get back to the Donald people.
Here is a great article explaining why he will win the nod. http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/grenier-trump-gop-nomination-1.3546528
The scenarios that end in a Trump nomination multiplied after his New York win. The potential for a contested convention still exists, and is a stronger one than has been the case in American politics for some time. But the hope that the Republican convention could deny Trump the nomination that Republican voters seem to want to give him is diminishing in a New York minute.
I don't think there's any question that he's at least 80/20 to win the nomination. The east coast states set up well for him to build the lead. If he doesn't get it on teh first ballot, things could get ugly. But there's a real chance he'll have enough walking into the convention.
Do you think that enough people actually know the rules how to run a contested convention or are they just hoping Donald doesn't get that far?
I'm not saying there aren't some great things about this land, but all this rah rah needs a little perspective. Some of you make it sound like we are all so righteous and the rest of this world is crap. Break down the borders of your mind because it's all one planet.
If so, how?
SHOW COUNT: (149) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=89, US=109, CAN=15, Europe=19 ,New Zealand=2, Australia=2
Mexico=1, Colombia=1
Upcoming: Sacramento, Vegas x2, Manchester, London, Chicago x2, NYC x2, Fenway x2, Ohana x2 Aucklandx2, Gold Coast, Melbournex2
As a POTUS he could point to other countries on a map.
Trump
Tramp
Cramp
Champ
Chimp
Chime
Crime
My other answer is: Hell man, I don't know.
"This is Donald Trump and I need your help to make America great again..."
I KID YOU NOT, THIS REALLY HAPPENED...
...either that or someone put LSD in my coffee.
Ahhhhhh! Pink fuckin' elephants!!!
I mean, Donald! (keeping with the thread theme.)
Can you do that with Sanders?