Chef Jim Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Bill "Sputnik" Spooner must be horrified. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2015/10/05/school-cancels-america-day.html?intcmp=hpbt2 I'm proudto be an AmericanI'm proudof the groovy things we've doneThere's television, free religion, Rock 'n' roll, Standard Oil,Times Square, Jimmy Darren, Corey Wells, and Smokey Bear,price reduction, reconstruction, Peace Corps, and lots moreCulture that we got to lend I'm proudto be an AmericanAnd I'm proudHad a great time bein' oneThere's your school and my school and both of us in high school,surfboards, cigarettes, homework, Southern ComfortBoy's dean was real mean,Made us keep our locker's cleanFailed nearly every classDitchin' was a gas I'm proudto be a young AmericanI'm proud, just think about itAll the far out things that we've begunThere's revolution, constitution, land, sea, and air pollution,cold wars, hot wars, gas wars, and confrontutions,constipation, consternation, open hearted palpitationsMuscular Dystrophy I'm proud to be an AmericanBecause we got department storesfull of cheap guitarsBut when Sputnik plays 'em, you just go go go go I'm proud to be an American--we got two chickens in every garageAnd I wish every other kid could be one--in my country, the medium is the massage'Cause it's impossible to giveEquality and justice to inferior foreignerstoo jealous to trust us Gimme your weak and your homelessHow 'bout checkin' the oil ah, fella? I'm proud to be an American https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we6Q6EtzIpo
DC Tom Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I'd be prouder if I could get this damn car out of my pot...
B-Man Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) High school students engage in mass disobedience after principal cancels 'America Pride Day'American Thinker FTA: Jackson Hole High activities director (and assistant principal) Mike Hansen said he favored canceling “America Pride Day” because some students may not feel American and, thus, could feel “targeted and singled out by this day.” Edited October 6, 2015 by B-Man
reddogblitz Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Bombing Doctors Without Borders does not make me a proud American.
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 (edited) High school students engage in mass disobedience after principal cancels 'America Pride Day' American Thinker FTA: Jackson Hole High activities director (and assistant principal) Mike Hansen said he favored canceling America Pride Day because some students may not feel American and, thus, could feel targeted and singled out by this day. Seriously? Edited October 6, 2015 by drinkTHEkoolaid
Chef Jim Posted October 6, 2015 Author Posted October 6, 2015 Bombing Doctors Without Borders does not make me a proud American. Anything else. I assume you have a decent list. I'd like to hear it.
IDBillzFan Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 I look forward to this school's position the next time Cinco de Mayo comes around.
keepthefaith Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 As Michelle Obama becomes more proud of her country, I become less.
reddogblitz Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Anything else. I assume you have a decent list. I'd like to hear it. "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." -- Thomas Jefferson
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 "Dissent is the highest form of patriotism." -- Thomas Jefferson Yea slightly out of context. Doesn't quite fit this story.
reddogblitz Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Yea slightly out of context. Doesn't quite fit this story. Really? How so? I dissent that my tax dollars are being spent bombing Doctors Without Borders (and a bunch of other civilians).
Chef Jim Posted October 6, 2015 Author Posted October 6, 2015 Really? How so? I dissent that my tax dollars are being spent bombing Doctors Without Borders (and a bunch of other civilians). And this makes you ashamed to be an American? I'm very unhappy how my tax dollars are spent but I will never be ashamed to be an American. I know never say never. We'll see.
TakeYouToTasker Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Bombing Doctors Without Borders does not make me a proud American. I'm going to need a lot more context here. We've all heard about the bombing, but it doesn't make any sense unless a) the hospital was not an intentional target, or b) the hospital was being used as a "human shield" to protect high value targets. The United States is not in the habit of blowing up civilian hospitals, so let's wait for the facts to come out, yes?
Dante Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Bombing Doctors Without Borders does not make me a proud American. Separate Obama and his criminal administration from America. He and his government couldn't be less American. It's safe to be proud of American because the citizens are the country not some rouge politician controlled by offshore interests.
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 Really? How so? I dissent that my tax dollars are being spent bombing Doctors Without Borders (and a bunch of other civilians). The united states doesnt target civilians. It was either bad intel, human error, negligence etc... As tragic as it is I haven't heard any solid details on it so I am with holding judgment until more information is available. It wasnt deliberate so get off your high horse.
DC Tom Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 The united states doesnt target civilians. It was either bad intel, human error, negligence etc... As tragic as it is I haven't heard any solid details on it so I am with holding judgment until more information is available. It wasnt deliberate so get off your high horse. The Taliban probably sited a headquarters or depot or something very close by. Hugging civilian installations in hopes of instigating a war crime is SOP in any asymmetric conflict.
IDBillzFan Posted October 6, 2015 Posted October 6, 2015 The united states doesnt target civilians. It was either bad intel, human error, negligence etc... Interestingly, SoProgs get upset when we kill civilians on foreign soil by mistake, but somehow convinced themselves that the WH and State Dept. leaving four Americans for dead in Benghazi is a laughable right-wing conspiracy not deserving of concern.
reddogblitz Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 The united states doesnt target civilians. It was either bad intel, human error, negligence etc... As tragic as it is I haven't heard any solid details on it so I am with holding judgment until more information is available. It wasnt deliberate so get off your high horse. I don't give a darn about why it happened. It happened. And it does not make me proud. People get put in jail for unintentionally killing people.
TakeYouToTasker Posted October 7, 2015 Posted October 7, 2015 I don't give a darn about why it happened. It happened. And it does not make me proud. People get put in jail for unintentionally killing people. That's awfully ignorant of the world's realities.
Chef Jim Posted October 7, 2015 Author Posted October 7, 2015 I don't give a darn about why it happened. It happened. And it does not make me proud. People get put in jail for unintentionally killing people. So are you ashamed to be an American for this week, a month, until it's no longer in the news cycle and you've forgotten or are you now officially ashamed to be an American forever? And if this makes you ashamed to be an American there are likely things that happen every day that make you ashamed. You should look elsewhere to live. I hear Sweden is really progressive.
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