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It's the Fourth of July. Say Something Good About America.

 
 
Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 06:36 am
It's independence Day. What do you like about America?

I like the protections a defendant has in a trial e.g. the right to counsel, and the personal rights expressed in the Bill of Rights. You?
 
djjd62
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 06:41 am
it seems to be filled with some really great people, despite the fact that they're americans
dyslexia
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 06:48 am
@Brandon9000,
I like that fact that there is a Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2 and a Toyota truck parked in my garage.
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solipsister
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 06:58 am
@Brandon9000,
The love of field and coppice,
Of green and shaded Lanes,
Of ordered woods and gardens,
Is running in your veins;
Strong love of grey-blue distance,
Brown streams and soft, dim skies -
I know but cannot share it,
My love is otherwise.
adippered
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 07:08 am
@solipsister,
obama
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Green Witch
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 07:34 am
As a bunch of mutts, I think we are some of the most tolerant people on the planet. If I was in trouble somewhere in the world I would want to be rescued by Americans forces.
Mame
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 07:55 am
@djjd62,
djjd62 wrote:

it seems to be filled with some really great people


You stole my line. Thief.

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farmerman
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 08:01 am
@Green Witch,
We are able to launch a huge missile into a menacing orbit that could get the attention of Mr Kim Jong Il. And, in this missile we are able to load up to 20 separately targeteable warheads, each with the destructive power of 2000 times the power of those that we dropped on Hiroshima.

With that capability already in hand (not having to test it)I think that lil Kimmy ought to thank his lucky stars that we are not as bat **** nuts as he. Or else wed have to create a new Wal MArt Parking lot roughly the size of North Korea and for all his bellicosity all we would , wind up having is just another new holiday in which to drink beer , eat barbecue, and set off fireworks by.

Born in conflict and fledged by several wars including one really big one with ourselves, ultimately,we wont take **** from anyone and I think, the other bat **** crazies had better realize that. Wed are slow to anger and, like what was said about us as we suffered Pearl Harbor, "I fear that all we have done is to awajken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve"

We are one of a few countries to celebrate its birthdate to coincide with the BEGINNING of a war, and not its end.
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boomerang
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 08:14 am
I got an email from Baghdad this morning that said, in part..

Quote:
Following that, we were fortunate
> to attend a Naturalization Ceremony wherein 237 Soldiers, Sailors,
> Airmen and Marines serving America in Iraq, and originally from over 50
> different countries, took the Oath of Citizenship of the USA. GEN
> Odierno spoke about growing up near the Statue of Liberty and
> understanding its true meaning. He said that for this group, he'd
> change the inscription from "Bring me your tired, your hungry, your
> huddled masses..." to "Bring me your best, your inspired, your
> committed..." These 237 men and women truly are that. Serving a
> country while in harm's way to preserve freedoms they aren't even
> allowed yet themselves.


That made me realize how much I take for granted. Despite its many problems, America is a really great country. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
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edgarblythe
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 08:33 am
I like Tomball and my dog. Oh, and Goodson's Cafe; highways; ordering products from the internet; public education; the right to vote the bastards out, even though we almost never use it; satellites.
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JustLeSha
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 08:43 am
um...well, i like that if i want to be something in the future, yet i cant entirely afford it because of my family's background, that i can work hard, and earn my future of which i can not only help my family, but help others also, thats one of the reasons why i love this country so much
McTag
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 11:50 am
@Brandon9000,

Air conditioning and ice.
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Bi-Polar Bear
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 12:43 pm
it's not north korea.

we can vote out the ass clowns occasionally

freedom of speech

31 flavors

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Deckland
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 12:58 pm
Happy 4th July to all Americans from us Aussies downunder.
Cheers, Deckland.
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roger
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 01:07 pm
@JustLeSha,
Well, that's a perfect statement of The American Dream. I like your profile, too.
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aidan
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 02:50 pm
@Brandon9000,
diversity, variety, possibilities-

southern food, mexican food
availability of fresh seafood (on the east coast)
fireflies
natural beauty of the land that stretches from 'sea to shining sea'
and
some of its more uniquely hopeful attitudes and musical traditions

Rockhead
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 02:52 pm
@aidan,
i'm partial to west coast seafood myself.

there is nothing quite like the rocky mountains on a crisp fall day.

or the smokies rising out of a morning fog.
aidan
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 03:12 pm
@Rockhead,
I've never had seafood on the west coast- I always take the opportunity there to have california's version of mexican food (as opposed to tex-mex).
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Merry Andrew
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 03:23 pm
This country is a long, long way from being perfect. But, as countries go, it's waaay ahead of whoever happens to be in second place.
Foofie
 
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Reply Sat 4 Jul, 2009 06:17 pm
Every group can find a niche to live a decent existence. The society allows all to contribute up to his/her abilities. We are basically a people that follows the motto, live and let live. Plus, we try hard to not let people starve. That is not true in all parts of the world.

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