posted on May 7, 2001 02:10:22 PM new
I got this as an e-mail from an old friend who is an ex-Marine, and just thought I'd post it to see what everyone had to say:
I am some people's worst nightmare: I am a BAD American. I like big cars, big parties, the Fourth of July and big cigars.
I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some mid-level governmental functionary with a bad comb-over who wants to give it away to crack addicts squirting out babies.
I'm not in touch with my feelings and I like it that way.
I believe in the right of self-expression and that no one ever died because of something Ozzy Osbourne, Ice-T or Marilyn Manson sang.
I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer.
I believe it's called the Boy Scouts for a reason.
I don't think being a minority makes you either noble or victimized.
I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, you'd better do it in English.
I don't use the excuse "it's for the children" as a shield for unpopular opinions or actions.
I think fireworks should be legal on the 4th of July.
I think that being a student doesn't give you any more enlightenment than working at Blockbuster. In fact, if your parents are footing the bill to put you through 4-7 years of college, you haven't begun to be enlightened.
I don't want to eat or drink anything with the words light, lite or fat-free on the package.
I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God or gods. Just leave the rest of us out of it.
This also applies to sexuality.
My heroes are John Wayne, the Simpsons, and whoever canceled Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
I don't hate the rich and I don't pity the poor.
I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time arguing about it.
I think global warming is a big lie. Where are all those experts now, while I'm freezing my @$$ through another long winter?
I've never owned a slave, or was a slave. I didn't wander forty years in the desert after getting chased out of Egypt. I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you. So fahgeddahbowddit already and join in the human race.
I want to know which church is it exactly where the "Rev." Jessie Jackson preaches. And where does he get his money? And why does he always become a part of the problem and not the solution?
I think the cops have every right to pull you over if you are breaking the law, regardless of who you are or what color you are.
I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don't want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation the world for the next four years.
I worry about dying before I get even.
I hate those morons standing in the intersections trying to sell me crap or trying to guilt-trip me into making 'donations' to their cause.
I think if you are in the passing lane, and not passing, your license should be revoked, and you should be forced to ride the bus until you promise to never delay the rest of us again.
I think SPAM could quite possibly be the perfect food.
I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents.
I think tattoos and piercings are fine if you want them, but please don't pretend they are a political statement.
I think Dr. Seuss was a genius.
I'm neither angry nor disenfranchised, no matter how desperately the mainstream media would like the world to believe otherwise.
"Is" means is, dumbo.
If these make me a bad American, then yes, I'm a bad American. If you too are a bad American, please share this with everyone you know. We need our country back.
posted on May 7, 2001 02:17:26 PM new
Um...uh....well....some I agree with, some I dont. I especially dont agree with the Simpsons. I'd like to get my hands on bart and beat his butt.
posted on May 7, 2001 04:44:12 PM new
It's a nice, blind-sighted POV -- if only it were true! Unfortunately, reality creeps in and most of that attitude drifts away with the rest of the fog surrounding his brain. Right now, no doubt he's paying higher energy costs for no descernable reason like th rest of us and thinks its perfectly fine to have to bend over and take it from the people he voted into office.
posted on May 7, 2001 05:05:02 PM new
I agree with some things he says. Don't agree with others. But he sounds interesting, and I bet he's a blast to debate/argue with over a couple of beers.
posted on May 7, 2001 07:33:48 PM new
" Just leave the rest of us out of it. "
Agreed but include that cigar. They smell so bad I have pulled over on the road because the guy ahead had one. Simple courtesy not to impose on others what you enjoy.
posted on May 7, 2001 10:29:01 PM new
I love the independent mind that doesn't want to pay their taxes yet loves that juicey retirement check each month.
An unexamined life you know!
PS..Doctor Seuss was an existential genius...tell him that...LOL
[ edited by Capriole on May 7, 2001 10:30 PM ]
posted on May 7, 2001 11:17:53 PM newCapriole - retirement check? Perhaps you mean Social Security check, and if you do, let me tell you they are far from juicy. If you DO mean retirement check, then they earned it and it has nothing to do with taxes and you're damn right they should enjoy.
