"America is not the greatest country in the world."

[Quick86]

[ASRoff]

America is still the greatest country in the world. I've been all over it and still cant find a better place that has opportunity, ingenuity, and free thinking entrepreneurs that the united states has. BUT, I agree with what is said. laws, bad journalism, and taxes are eroding the country. Our citizens have had it too good for to long we have become lazy and no longer realize just how special we are. Then there is the never ending pool of lawyers and politicians who have ZERO interest in you. They pass bills on who can provide bigger funding for re-election............. THEY are disgusting. When insider trading, free health care and paycheck for life, politicians have no finger on the pulse of main street. Lawyers want to go to court on ANYTHING that will make a buck. Class action law suits?!?!? you get .22 cents the Lawyers get the cost of court cases that have gone on for "sometimes) years...... not bad when you make $125-150 an hour......

[patman]

What movie is that from?

[Quick86]

new tv show on HBO - "The Newsroom"

[DBK]

Let me tell you why this is bullshit. This is one of those liberal attempts at "See we hate all sides!" which really just thinly disguises their contempt for non-liberals. I watched this as it aired and after the speech said "fuck it" and turned it off.

To Liberal: "The NEA is a loser. Yeah, it costs a penny out of our paycheck but he gets to hit you with it any time he wants."
Translation: Yes, your idea is correct and in the world we view as fair if everyone only gave a penny and you marketed it correctly, people would be for it. But you don't, and the other side makes you lose votes by scarifying people over it.

To liberal: "You know why people don't like Liberals? Because they lose".
Translation: Yes, your ideas are correct but you do not market them correctly to the masses and therefore you lose.

To conservative: "With a straight face, you're gonna tell students America is so star-spangled awesome that we're the only ones in the world who have freedom?"
Translation: You're a xenophobic flag-waving know-nothing.

Speechifying: "We lead the world in...number of adults who believe Angels are real."
Translation: Right wing religious people are stupid.

Speechifying: "We waged wars on poverty, not poor people."
Translation: Poor people are targets of a war by the government. (gee, wonder who that's aimed at)

Speechifying: "We aspired to intelligence, we didn't belittle it, it didn't make us feel inferior."
Translation: Hey you conservative rube know-nothings, when the academic elite tell you something, you should appreciate that we're letting you in on the secrets of the universe and revere us, not question our authority over the individual.

Half-assed and thinly veiled Mr. Sorkin. As always, the underlying message is that if you are not liberal, it is because you are stupid and refuse to acknowledge the intellectual superiority of the liberal argument, and if you are liberal, you are only stupid because you haven't successfully made the know-nothings take heed of your message.

[sardeanie]

^^^ That's a good take on it.

[consciousthirteen]

I don't think there's a country out there that deserves that title. Especially this one. Not being the worst doesn't make you the greatest.