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edited January 2008 in The Porch
thank god the anti christ last speech is tonight!!

did anyone else see the 666 on chaney's forehead or just me?

playing bushleuger tonight!! DON"T BELIVE HIS BULLSHIT!! HIS PRESIDENTCY WAS FOR HIM AND HIS PALS POCKET BOOKS!!!

i hate this fuck!
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    The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true, given the source, right?

    The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed, and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence, 2/3's of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.

    So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What are we so unhappy about?''

    Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?

    Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?

    Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?

    Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time, and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?

    Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?

    Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?

    I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.

    Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and
    provide services to help all, and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.

    Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.

    Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes , an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.

    This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.

    How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?

    Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.

    Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have , and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.

    I know, I know. What about the President who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The President who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same President who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The President that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks?

    The Commander-In Chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad?

    Think about it...are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the "Media" told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.

    Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go.

    They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the brig.

    So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds, it leads; and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells , and when criticized, try to defend their actions by "justifying" them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about "how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way"...Insane!

    Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad.

    We are among the most blessed people on Earth, and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.

    "With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"
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    thanks for listing reasons for your opinion instead of the OP that just ranted off some bullshit that anyone that listened to bu$hleaguer once couldve come up with... BUT... its no good to say Bush has done a good job by comparing our living conditions to darfur... we had all the things you listed going into the Bush administration... that and more... we gotta hold ourselve to our OWN standard of living... and comparitively we have declined... the economy is showing signs of weekness in spite of being at war which is typically when the economy does best... how do you explain that? got us through the dark days after 9/11?? how hard is it to do so when you have the support and sympathy of the entire world?... the real question is how we managed to fuck that up... and how he manages to keep fuckin smirking during this whole goddamn speech while talking about his aftermath... its no surprise he only has the support of 18% of congress... if you got over half a room not applauding your points then i would ignore those that are and stop the undeserved self satisfaction...
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,540
    hiding wrote:
    thank god the anti christ last speech is tonight!!

    did anyone else see the 666 on chaney's forehead or just me?

    playing bushleuger tonight!! DON"T BELIVE HIS BULLSHIT!! HIS PRESIDENTCY WAS FOR HIM AND HIS PALS POCKET BOOKS!!!

    i hate this fuck!

    You make points like I make points.....in that our points are stupid an not listened to. You are immature and disrespectful, and don't deserve anything.
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    hidinghiding Posts: 290
    wilmack88 wrote:
    The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true, given the source, right?

    The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed, and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence, 2/3's of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.

    So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What are we so unhappy about?''

    Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?

    Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?

    Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?

    Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time, and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?

    Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?

    Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?

    I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.

    Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and
    provide services to help all, and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.

    Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.

    Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes , an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.

    This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.

    How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?

    Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.

    Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have , and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.

    I know, I know. What about the President who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The President who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same President who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The President that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks?

    The Commander-In Chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad?

    Think about it...are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the "Media" told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.

    Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go.

    They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the brig.

    So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds, it leads; and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells , and when criticized, try to defend their actions by "justifying" them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about "how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way"...Insane!

    Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad.

    We are among the most blessed people on Earth, and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.

    "With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

    i don't know where you live punk ass bitch, but i don't have a flat screen tv or cable and don't own my own house. i don't have a job and i couldn't drive from coast to coast cuz i couldn't afford the gas!! i don't eat out and any ethnic place i want cuz i can't afford it. maybe you can so you don't bitch, do you work at halliburton? i just want my country to keep other countries free of bombs! lets try that, oh and by the way i have a 60k private education that i paid for, or am paying for. i just think he has done a fuck awful job!! and you know what a$$hole i can say that cuz i voted for him twice, shame on me, so fuck me if i say something you don't wanta hear!
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    faithful2youfaithful2you Madison, WI Posts: 778
    hiding wrote:
    i don't know where you live punk ass bitch, but i don't have a flat screen tv or cable and don't own my own house. i don't have a job and i couldn't drive from coast to coast cuz i couldn't afford the gas!! i don't eat out and any ethnic place i want cuz i can't afford it. maybe you can so you don't bitch, do you work at halliburton? i just want my country to keep other countries free of bombs! lets try that, oh and by the way i have a 60k private education that i paid for, or am paying for. i just think he has done a fuck awful job!! and you know what a$$hole i can say that cuz i voted for him twice, shame on me, so fuck me if i say something you don't wanta hear!
    So stop "hiding" on message boards and find yourself a job.
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    faithful2youfaithful2you Madison, WI Posts: 778
    sgossard3 wrote:
    thanks for listing reasons for your opinion instead of the OP that just ranted off some bullshit that anyone that listened to bu$hleaguer once couldve come up with... BUT... its no good to say Bush has done a good job by comparing our living conditions to darfur... we had all the things you listed going into the Bush administration... that and more... we gotta hold ourselve to our OWN standard of living... and comparitively we have declined... the economy is showing signs of weekness in spite of being at war which is typically when the economy does best... how do you explain that? got us through the dark days after 9/11?? how hard is it to do so when you have the support and sympathy of the entire world?... the real question is how we managed to fuck that up... and how he manages to keep fuckin smirking during this whole goddamn speech while talking about his aftermath... its no surprise he only has the support of 18% of congress... if you got over half a room not applauding your points then i would ignore those that are and stop the undeserved self satisfaction...
    So give me one example of someone that is running right now that will be better....and wouldn't be doing it for the same reason you claim Bush is doing it for. And if you list any of the top 6 hopefulls I'll know you're full (or half full) of shit.
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    So give me one example of someone that is running right now that will be better....and wouldn't be doing it for the same reason you claim Bush is doing it for. And if you list any of the top 6 hopefulls I'll know you're full (or half full) of shit.
    id be lying if i said i felt any of the candidates are completely capable / likeable... when you say i shoudlnt say any of the top 6 hopefuls, does that make you a... Ron Paul supporter? seems to be the "trendy" candidate these days... as usual it comes down to the lesser of evils... as it stands right now my vote will be going to obama despite his "lack of experience"
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,295
    excellent speech tonight. made me feel nostalgic for the past 7 years. if only those good for nothing democrats would get off their asses and stop pork barreling bills, we'd get some things accomplished in this great country.
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    NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,301
    excellent speech tonight. made me feel nostalgic for the past 7 years. if only those good for nothing democrats would get off their asses and stop pork barreling bills, we'd get some things accomplished in this great country.

    was this sarcastic??? pork-barrel spending went way down the past year under the dems. but yes, it was a nostalgic speech...basically a greatest hits of speeches from the past 6 years of shit he's fucked up and/or not accomplished.
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    excellent speech tonight.
    i guess by his standards... i didnt hear him mispronounce anything... YAY! ;)

    seriously tho... as someone with some public speaking training and experience, theres no way anyone can defend the presidents orating skills at all! regardless of the outcome of the next election i think we'll all be glad to have a more competent president in that respect! i dont like to play into the many parodies out there, but HONESTLY! its been a long 7 years!
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,295
    again, just a really solid speech by the president tonight.

    i guess i agree with most people that he really did nail it tonight.
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    hiding wrote:
    i don't know where you live punk ass bitch, but i don't have a flat screen tv or cable and don't own my own house. i don't have a job and i couldn't drive from coast to coast cuz i couldn't afford the gas!! i don't eat out and any ethnic place i want cuz i can't afford it. maybe you can so you don't bitch, do you work at halliburton? i just want my country to keep other countries free of bombs! lets try that, oh and by the way i have a 60k private education that i paid for, or am paying for. i just think he has done a fuck awful job!! and you know what a$$hole i can say that cuz i voted for him twice, shame on me, so fuck me if i say something you don't wanta hear!

    Maybe you should of gotten a public education, spent some of the 60k on mid grade gas from citgo and drive across this beautiful country.
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    KeiranKeiran Posts: 393
    Thank you wilmack88 for a reminder of some of the things I take for granted. I am no fan of President Bush, his war, or the "gang of thieves" that serve in his cabinet. Yet, in spite of all this, America is still an amazing place to live - it must be - people are literally dying daily while attempting to sneak across our borders.
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    skere26skere26 Posts: 304
    wow, i got that rant about being grateful in my email about 3 months ago, cept i think they said jay leno sent it...

    my arguement for the presented guilt trip is that i like to believe in a little thing called "progress". yes, i'm happy i have electricity and air conditioning, but we had that since the 30's. traveling safely across the states...we as a nation have been doing it since the late 19th century. everything mentioned in this rant was not provided by the current administration at all... yet today we have a shitty economy, and half the world is hating us. i have my masters in public administration, and i understand that you can't blame the current administration for everything wrong in our country...specially the economy. I also understand that being a far left liberal is as silly as being a right winged hawk. But I do realize that our position as a global entity has declined in the last 8 years. If you are so simple to believe that we shouldn't want our nation to progress in a positive manner with every presidential term...then i just dont know what to say.
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    KeiranKeiran Posts: 393
    Hiding - somewhere along the line your $60K private education must have provided you with communication skills giving you the ability to express yourself without calling someone who presents a logically thought out response to your post a "punk ass bitch."

    It sounds as if you are a down on your luck with no job and all - and for that I am sorry. Unemployment is scary. If you can get a handle on both your anger and resentment, things have a much better chance of working out and turning around for the better.
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    faithful2youfaithful2you Madison, WI Posts: 778
    sgossard3 wrote:
    does that make you a... Ron Paul supporter? seems to be the "trendy" candidate these days...
    Ummm....that would be a big fuck no. I don't have a favorite....let alone that loon (my opinion) Ron Paul......all the political BS coming out of all the candidates has made me sick. All the going back and forth with each other is getting so fucking old...focus your damn energy on what you're going to do to fix what's broke instead of taking shots at each other.

    And Bill needs to go away. Who's running Bill or the bitch? That what this country needs......
    4 years of the Bush family
    8 years of the Clinton family
    8 years of the Bush family
    ....and 4 more years of the Clinton family

    yeah, I shouldn't have called her a bitch but that's my opinion.
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    hail to the thief,...
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    Ummm....that would be a big fuck no. I don't have a favorite....all the political BS coming out of all the candidates has made me sick. All the going back and forth with each other is getting so fucking old...focus your damn energy on what you're going to do to fix what's broke instead of taking shots at each other.

    And Bill needs to go away. Who's running Bill or the bitch? That what this country needs......
    4 years of the Bush family
    8 years of the Clinton family
    8 years of the Bush family
    ....and 4 more years of the Clinton family

    yeah, I shouldn't have called her a bitch but that's my opinion.
    i agree... its incredibly childish... it has all the fixings of a high school student council election
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    KeiranKeiran Posts: 393
    the bitch?
    4 years of the Bush family
    8 years of the Clinton family
    8 years of the Bush family
    ....and 4 more years of the Clinton family

    Kind of starts to look like a monarchy where feuding cousins invade the country every few years to reclaim the crown for their own branch of the family.
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    NewJPageNewJPage Posts: 3,301
    agreed, although I have a feeling that some of the righties wouldn't have a problem if Jeb was running this year. just wait till 2012 i say!
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    you said it best when you said people forget to thank THE GOOD LORD. He is the reason we are so blessed. I believe that everytime we forget to thank the lord for all of the small things in our lives we open ourselves up for negative consequences. Just my thoughts
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    Keiran wrote:
    Thank you wilmack88 for a reminder of some of the things I take for granted. I am no fan of President Bush, his war, or the "gang of thieves" that serve in his cabinet. Yet, in spite of all this, America is still an amazing place to live - it must be - people are literally dying daily while attempting to sneak across our borders.

    and many other countries have better standards of living and are amazing places to live.

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    you said it best when you said people forget to thank THE GOOD LORD. He is the reason we are so blessed. I believe that everytime we forget to thank the lord for all of the small things in our lives we open ourselves up for negative consequences. Just my thoughts

    That has always fascinated me. I just do not understand those people who "thank the good lord" for all the blessings in life. I never hear those people blame "the good lord" for all of the negative things that happen in our lives. It seems to me that if "the good lord" is the one pulling the strings, then "he" would prevent things such things as war, famine, and genocide.
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    Jason PJason P Posts: 19,123
    Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski?
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    faithful2youfaithful2you Madison, WI Posts: 778
    Smellyman wrote:
    and many other countries have better standards of living and are amazing places to live.

    Texas is hell.
    Texas is hell? You're spoiled.
    Like a word misplaced...nothing said...what a waste
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    Jason P wrote:
    Your revolution is over, Mr. Lebowski. Condolences. The bums lost. My advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski?

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    zootownzootown Posts: 666
    Man, the folks who think that this is about taking for granted our personal and collective freedoms, and that we should be thanking Bush for this are not seeing the big picture. This administration has done more to destroy the trust of the general population than any other administration in history, bar none! They have lied, deceived and raped the Constitution of the US. Do your homework, find a credible resource and read. Of course, you may be saying "every president has lied or deceived the American public" and you would be right. But speaking and defending your points in terms of absolutes, or by comparing this admin to others, or by saying that we should overlook the indiscretions of Bush and Cheney because the US is still this great place is employing a debating style learned by middle school kids. The facts need to stand alone. Because the majority of our freedoms remain intact after 8 years of Bush/Cheney is a testament to the resiliency of the Constitution and the people that defend it, not because we launched an ill-advised, misinformed war. Knowledge is power my friends! Its just a question if one is able to handle the responsibility and burden of such knowledge.
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    se7v7ense7v7en Philadelphia, PA Posts: 328
    wilmack88 wrote:
    The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true, given the source, right?

    The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed, and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In essence, 2/3's of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.

    So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What are we so unhappy about?''

    Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?

    Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?

    Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?

    Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time, and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?

    Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?

    Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?

    I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough.

    Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and
    provide services to help all, and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.

    Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.

    Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes , an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss.

    This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.

    How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?

    Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.

    Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have , and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.

    I know, I know. What about the President who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The President who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same President who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The President that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks?

    The Commander-In Chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad?

    Think about it...are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the "Media" told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.

    Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go.

    They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the brig.

    So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds, it leads; and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells , and when criticized, try to defend their actions by "justifying" them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about "how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way"...Insane!

    Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad.

    We are among the most blessed people on Earth, and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.

    "With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

    As if we wouldnt have these things with a different "commander-in chief"

    Whats the point of this...to lecture "we have all these privledges, we should be happy with any president and go with the flow"?

    How can anyone actually think what was written here is an intelligent or thoughtful thing to say?
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    faithful2youfaithful2you Madison, WI Posts: 778
    se7v7en wrote:
    As if we wouldnt have these things with a different "commander-in chief"

    Whats the point of this...to lecture "we have all these privledges, we should be happy with any president and go with the flow"?

    How can anyone actually think what was written here is an intelligent or thoughtful thing to say?
    The point is....we're the most pivilaged group of people on earth and all everyone does is bitch and complain. Kind of like when Pearl Jam goes above an beyond for us fans and all half the people do is bitch and complain because it isn't exactly what they wanted. Bunch of spoiled fucking brats that think everything needs to be handed to them. We, in America, have so fucking good and 70% of te population is to fucking stupid to figure that out. Step back and take a look around...farther than outside your front door.
    Like a word misplaced...nothing said...what a waste
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    A war based on a huge fabricated lie that killed thousands of innocent people. Didn't we hang Saddam for equal or lesser atrocities?


    To support this regime is complete hypocracy.
    the Minions
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