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Name Not Given - Canadian Woman 2, "they just try and push the blame constantly on other people . . . in a country of 300 million people you have a responsibility to stand up. . . . "
Poll results: Number 1 overall.
Excellent: 66 votes
Very Good: 22 votes
Good: 14 votes
Poor: 7 votes
Very Poor: 16 votes
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From: Jonathan
(Thu Aug 5 03:50:48 2004)
True, and hopefully the American people will speak up in November.
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From: Pro-Freedom
(Tue Aug 31 17:35:35 2004)
We believe Jean Chretien wasn't a good representative of your nation but you voted his party in, anyway.
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From: Detroit
(Wed Sep 1 12:24:22 2004)
I think Bush is good a GREAT job and I hope he gets re-elected. He has my VOTE!
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From: Ken
(Fri Oct 8 09:19:18 2004)
The thing she doesn't realize is how different the regions in this country are. The overall political flavor of each is incredibly diverse...in this case, sadly.
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From: laura
(Thu Oct 28 13:03:16 2004)
I agree with her 100% but what is someone to do that disagrees with everything that our government is doing? There are many people who, to say the least, don't like George Bush and hope that he doesn't get elected again. I don't want people from other countries to label me, even though I'm from the U.S. I disagree with everything that George Bush has done since he's been in office. It's great to hear the opinions of people from different countries. It's nice to know that there are so many intelligent people in the world, considering there are millions of idiots in America, Detroit is one of them.
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From: jeff
(Thu Oct 28 23:15:47 2004)
AND THE DEMS ARE BLAMING BUSH FOR THE VACCINE SHORTAGE!!!!
The major pharmaceutical companies in the US provided almost 90% of the nation's flu vaccine at one time. They did it despite a very low profit margin for the product. Basically, they were doing us a favor. In the late 80's a man from North Carolina who had received the vaccine got the flu. The strain infecting him was one of the strains in that year's vaccine made by a US company. What did he do? He sued and he won. He was awarded almost $5 million! After the case was appealed and lost, most US pharmaceutical companies stopped making the vaccine. The liability outweighed the profit margin.
Since UK and Canadian laws prohibit such frivolous lawsuits, UK and Canadian companies began selling the vaccine in the US. By the way....the lawyer that represented the man in the flu shot lawsuit was a young ambulance chaser by the name of John Edwards.
.......and now you know the rest of the story.
Hey laura get educated on what you're for before you place blame and judge others. How can you have a leader in Kerry who is so indecisive. How can you even Trust him and Edwards. I feel I'm safer in this country w/ Bush..He is a leader and doesn't change his views w/ the wind.
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From: johan wuyckens (Belgium)
(Thu Oct 28 23:24:42 2004)
To Jeff (Thu Oct 28 23:15:47 2004). What's the best thing? Refusing to take another direction, even if a wall is approaching you at deadly speed, or change direction when new information arrives (namely, that a has emerged on the horizon). Bush is the driver of sportscar without a steering wheel. He started off in one direction at high speed and is unable to change direction. Who'd you rather be driving with?
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From: sarah
(Fri Oct 29 01:33:28 2004)
I find it ironic that so many non-Americans are so quick to categorize all Americans as ignorant, uneducated and unworldly. It takes quite a bit of ignorance to label all 300 million people from one of the most prosperous countries in the world as such.
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From: Blake
(Fri Oct 29 01:35:01 2004)
i have the same view as johan. I think I would very much prefer someone who makes decision based on the latest information, rather than standing on a decision which was made upon old and now... false information.
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From: bill
(Fri Oct 29 01:49:03 2004)
If the government is giving money to the Haliburton war, how can the subsidize high-quality education. With the cost of the war in Iraq, how many schools could have been built. In the US, to have access to quality education you have to produce $$$$.
If you don't have dollars, no education.
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From: Phil
(Fri Oct 29 04:18:48 2004)
If you don't take account of the wind, you get blown into all sorts of problems. A good navigator will plot a course taking account of variables. The destination remains the same, the course changes to take account of conditions.
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From: Lee
(Fri Oct 29 04:20:17 2004)
Canadian woman's views are arrogant & judgemental, and most simplistic.Would that life were as she sees it. There was, and IS a tremendous peace movement in the U.S. When a dictator publicly states "Peaceniks? I don't have to listen to them. They're unpatriotic; not even American", and by-passes Congress and invades a country, what would Ms. Canada have us do??? Start a civil war on our lunch hour? It took Mexico 70 years to be able to throw the clowns out, and the replacement couldn't perform the miracle of ridding the country of the corruption that's endemic in that country; even if he'd wanted to. Wake up and smell the coffee. How dare you make such short shrift of 150 million people who can't sleep at night, for the nightmares about the horrors this administration has perpetrated.
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From: Lee
(Fri Oct 29 05:02:38 2004)
jeff, you're severely misinformed/ignorant for not checking out information before you yak. That John Edwards nonsense is pure lies. Haven't you heard of http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/flushot.asp ??? Check out hoaxes instead of parroting lies. You're part of the problem, instead of being part of the solution.
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From: Phil
(Fri Oct 29 05:09:00 2004)
I agree its so easy to stereotype with sweeping statements about the stupidity of the American people, that is wrong, lets hope that 150 Million intelligent people actually gets off their butts and vote! Many of us in the rest of the world are aware how much this election can effect us. But we can't vote. Bush has not done America any favours, he has alienated the many in the rest of the world against Americans. There was meant to be a war against terrorism, but we suddenly got distracted to fight and right his daddy's failures...all thats happened is a right wing christian "Crusade"....(Bush's poorly chosen words!), but I'm not sure what against now..Also It now seems that all the years between now and the last election have failed to give Americans the confidence that their votes will count, and yet again it's in Florida ( family territory!) where this is most noticed. I feel for those 10-15000 people who ballot papers are lost. What did this administration do to resolve the last elections issues? If we have the same problems this time, I hope 150,000 get off their butts and protest in the name of Democracy....Do we believe Rumsfelds new evidence about the loss of 380 tons of explosive, or ABC's pictures of the explosives with US troops present? Land of the Free? Heheheh..the, misinformed, controlled and regulated maybe...
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From: Ryan
(Fri Oct 29 06:57:50 2004)
John Kerry and John Edwards have proven over and over again that they will say and do anything to get elected. That includes when they fly by the seat of their pants and make accusations before they have all the facts. Go to
www.kerryoniraq.com
if you want to find out where Kerry stands on Iraq. If you figure it out - let me know.
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From: [email protected]
(Fri Oct 29 07:53:17 2004)
This ignoramus is absolutely a superb example of the problem with anit-amricanism.
1- The U.S. produces 85% of the planet's phd.s as well as most of the planets scientific, technological and cultural advances. So to say Americans are poorly educated is idiotic.
2- I have trouble understanding what she means by Americans refusing to take responsibility. Nazis, Marxism, Muslim Fanaticism certainly were not and are not U.S. creations, we simply are left hte responsibility for fixing them. The situation in Bosnia-Kosovo was in no way America's responsibilty or doing, yet, it was left to us to resolve.
This woman is not only ignorant, she is a monumental hypocrite for as a Canadian, she is a citizen of the most extreme freeloaders in the industrialized world.
In short, this is exactly why the U.S. should proceed unilaterally and even consider leaving organizations such as the U.N. and NATO.
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From: ben
(Fri Oct 29 08:31:34 2004)
Phil: no, just...no. You are an idiot. I am sure that you didn't want the US to go into Iraq because the UN was against it right? Then you make a statement about Bust having to fight a war to right his daddies errors. Perhaps you can look back and remember that George Bush senior did not go into Iraq because it was against the wishes of the UN. Oh wow...and americans are uneducated...get a clue.
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From: richar d
(Fri Oct 29 10:24:18 2004)
blame? horray for bush
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From: tylara
(Fri Oct 29 10:35:44 2004)
Very concise! speak your truth
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From: denise
(Fri Oct 29 12:39:24 2004)
I agree with what Lee said. Is she suggesting we revolt or something to that effect? It's not just about who we elect. If I'm not mistaken we didn't elect Donald Rumsfeld. We don't elect members of the CIA. We don't elect members of the Pentagon. Are they not also responsible for what is done around the world in our name? How does she suggest we correct that problem? Also, I want to know why it is that people who are in favor of the Bush Administration, and all that they've done, constantly resort to name calling? Lastly, obercat, your arrogance and ignorance is an example of the problem that contributes to anti-americanism.
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From: Lee
(Fri Oct 29 14:43:20 2004)
Denise, you're a breath of fresh air. Quite correct. Rumsfeld and the rest of that neocon bunch are only the beginning; a horrible beginning, but just the beginning. bush will most likely have to appoint 4 Supreme Court Justices in the next 4 years, if we're cursed with his presence again. If we think the Patriot Act took away some Constitutionally-protected rights, a neocon Supreme Court would be the Supreme nightmare.
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From: jim
(Fri Oct 29 15:16:58 2004)
I'm proud to be an American citizen, but am ashamed of the ignorance of and indifference to global affairs that Americans as a whole exhibit and of the greedy corporate sprawl that American capitalism seems to have produced. When I visit another country, I want to learn about its cultures, its history, its languages, its people's way of life; instead, I see McDonald's fast food joints (and I'm not lovin' it). Bush has shown flagrant disregard for nurturing international relations. Contrary to his apparent idea of himself, he's NOT a "good steward of the environment," whether it's American soil (think Alaskan pipeline, think shrinking nat'l parks and reservation land) or the world at large (think Kyoto Treaty, just for starters). His concerns seem to be only for himself, his family, his friends (read "business associates"), oil, and the almighty dollar. In any other situation, I'm not sure that I'd be John Kerry's biggest fan, but I promise to vote for him because one thing is certain in my mind: BUSH HAS GOT TO GO. So far, Bush has been flushing America right down the toilet, leaving much of the world swirling, too. Please, let's not have another four years of this mess! I'm hopeful that it's not too late for change. Basically, I agree with the young woman in the video; but I also know that affecting change at this level is not an easy task.
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From: jim
(Fri Oct 29 15:37:37 2004)
P.S. Although as an American it might be scary to see all the world expressing opinions about our president (& his administration) and aiming to have some sort of impact in our presidential election, ultimately I think it's wonderful. A good sort of "peer pressure," if you will, to remind Americans that all of us are connected, we all feel the repercussions of each others' actions, and when it's all going down the tubes, perhaps it's time for a rethink.
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From: Colleen
(Fri Oct 29 16:55:54 2004)
I'm voting Democrat in Utah. Are you educated enough to know what my point is?
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From: cthulu
(Fri Oct 29 16:55:58 2004)
PHIL: "A good navigator will plot a course taking account of variables." And if this "navigator" is after tea, but finds that his destination has no tea, does the navigator continue to the same destination anyway, and then make war because the people at his destination never had tea to begin with? You also pointed out that a good navigator plots his course TAKING ACCOUNT OF THE VARIABLES.
RYAN: Kerry & Edwards will say and do anything to get elected? I've heard that repeated on AM radio every day for months; it gets old. Both Kerry and Bush have twisted facts and bent or stretched the truth. But take a look at the unbiased synopses at http://www.factcheck.org. Notice who put a spin on the facts to what extent, and who just plain made sh*t up -- er, invented new "facts." And your last point... well, let's see: Kerry voted to give Bush the authority to invade Iraq if there was proof of "WMD" (which Bush's administration assured us there was) and if Sadam Hussein was indeed connected to Al Quaida (which, again, Bush's administration alleged there was). Note that Kerry never said the invasion was the best option or that it was "right" or any such thing. His vote was to allow the President to take whatever action the President saw fit. Kerry is vehemently against sending US troops to war unless it's the last resort. He expressed similar views about Viet Nam after he experienced it firsthand. Note that it's a proven fact that Kerry DID go to Viet Nam and saw at least some action. Where was Bush, "protecting the homeland?" What is Kerry's stance, you ask? In general, he doesn't favor sending young men and women to uncertain fate unless all other options are exhausted. He implies that he would have preferred to let the U.N. and the IAEA do their respective jobs, and would have considered alternative action only if those entities were obstructed from doing their jobs (i.e., not cut them short and go ahead with an invasion anyway). Kerry says he would have aimed for international support (instead of kicking everyone out, charging in solo, and then garnering whatever support he could late in the game). Now -- as well as during Viet Nam -- Kerry supports the men and women in the armed forces, but disagrees with the reasons for the war their caught up in. Given a chance, he'll finish what Bush started, but will avoid making such hasty, greedy, unilateral decisions that Bush's administration has made its name on. So... what's not clear?
OBERCAT: 1) Pay closer attention to spelling and typos, your claim to being well educated would be more believable. 2) 85% of the world's Ph.Ds. Maybe our educational system isn't as difficult and rigid as elsewhere in the world? 3) Idiotic to say that Americans are poorly educated? How many languages do you know? Do you know what & where the Hadrian Wall is? What did your textbooks teach you were the reasons the U.S. finally got involved in WWII? 4) Canadians are freeloaders? Wow, that's no ignorant, sweeping generalization, is it? (BTW, I'm hoping you're no fan of Rush, Neil Young, or the Cowboy Junkies.)
And anyway, she sure is a cute Canadian girl. (American sexist pig, what can i say?) :-)
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From: Brian from Boston
(Fri Oct 29 17:12:03 2004)
I didnt read all the statements but her 1st statement about the US education is a bit farse considering we have the best colleges in the world. She needs an education. Do you have a pc? use a mouse, fly a plane, drive a car, talk on the phone? Oh Im sorry, I forgot these things CAME from the uneducated people in the US.. Check yourself and your facts b4 you critisize the US citizens..
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From: Phil
(Fri Oct 29 19:34:38 2004)
Ben, I phrased it badly, I was trying to understand why Junior desired to go into Iraq, I can only assume he felt like his Pop had failed, I have seen the documentaries about the War, I know why it stopped. Baby Bush also used the words crusade against terrorism, then suddenly went into Iraq. I wonder when he knew that there was no TEA in Iraq. (I was in support of the UN WMD analysis that was going on at the time) I think I was one of many that didn't believe he had any weapons of MD. That is why so many protested in the UK in the largest demonstrations the country has seen in known history.
Chulu - You make a good point, you took my analogy further. Personally I believe Iraq was a distraction to the main problem which was Terrorism. It is amazing now, after all the re-assessment of the Intelligence that we now hear the truth about what was known "at the time". In the UK, we had documents "sexed up" to make the need more appealing.
As far as education, US students work VERY hard, I know this from time on campus, what I have never understood is the grading system, nor do I like the computer read tick box system of examination.
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From: Anna (england)
(Sat Oct 30 02:13:19 2004)
Brian from Boston ....She needs an education. Do you have a pc? use a mouse, fly a plane, drive a car, talk on the phone? Oh Im sorry, I forgot these things CAME from the uneducated people in the US.. Check yourself and your facts b4 you critisize the US citizens..
fyi, the telephone you're so keen to say CAME from america was actually invented by Alexander Graham Bell, who was a scot (incidentally, the t.v. was also invented by a scot- John Logie Baird). As for planes, the first powered flight WAS by the Wright Brothers but aviation had been going on for over 100 years in Europe and the jet engine was invented in 1936 by Frank Whittle (British) and Hans Von Ohain (German. ooh, and while you're at it the first transatlantic non-stop flight was british, oh and concorde was a franco-british invention, and penicillin was a british development. And this one will really piss you off- ever heard of Tim Berners-Lee? he's British, and he invented the internet. Germans first split the atom. The first space expedition was russian (sputnik, anyone?) But how could I possibly know this as I haven't been to an American college (best in the world, apparently)
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From: Brian from Boston
(Sat Oct 30 04:44:37 2004)
Anna- Well your right Alexander Bell was a scot LIVING in America and was brought to the world from an american citizen. The only actual Americans are Indians which I am part. I am also german and dutch. Yep aviation was going on for 100 yrs but the Wright brothers got it up in the air unlike the europeans. By the way the internet it is a HUGE debate on who invented it. The US, French and many other governments used it for communication in their military. SO no that doesnt piss me off. Its nonsence. I should have mentioned fiber optics, cell phones, satellites want a few more?.
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From: Joe, UK
(Sat Oct 30 06:07:01 2004)
Brian - Yes, Bell did move to America, but was educated in the UK initially. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web, not technically the internet, which was an international affair, but the bit you get to use is Berners-Lee's alone. Fibre optics were developed at Southampton, UK, and if you'd have read Anna's post, you'd know that the first satellite was Russian - Sputnik. Mobile phones were indeed American - the patent filed by Martin Cooper of Bell (!) Labs. The point is not one great pissing contest about whose nation is the bestest in the whole wide universe - I'm pretty sure the academics involved don't care about what country their research came from as long as the material itself is sound. The point is preaching 'Check yourself and your facts' without expecting the same of yourself, which is frankly irritating.
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From: unconventional american
(Sat Oct 30 10:50:20 2004)
From: Unconventional American (Tue Sep 21 09:42:48 2004)
America is in a difficult position, whereby we are damned if we intervene, and cursed if we chose to remain on the sidelines. Unfortunately, most of the world would prefer that we just shut up and send money and toops to wherever the UN wants. The fundemental purpose of a nation is to serve its own self interests, and I have yet to see a single nation that does otherwise. Still, the rest of the world expects America to be selfless. There are far too many American soldiers buried around the world from WWI through Kosovo for anyone to imply that America owes the world a debt. It's been paid manyfold in blood and tears. The UN watched the massacres in Yugoslavia and America and NATO stopped it. Koffi Annon could have single handedly stopped the Rwandan massacre before it even started, and yet he accuses Europe of racial genocide through inaction. People ignorant of the facts should refrain from voicing opinions as fact. Better to be silent and though a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
From: Unconventional American (Tue Sep 21 11:34:21 2004)
On the off-chance that someone actualy reads this, I know the previous post sounded smug, but Europe and the world need to understand that we Americans are largely a country of people who (minus the descendants of slaves) came here of our own free will, who voted with our feet and left Europe (and the rest of the world) behind, rejecting her notions and monarchies and conceits. We are a people, who by definition, saw the world differently than most Europeans and tried to get away from them. As John Belushi once said "We are Americans. Than means our forfathers were kicked out of every decent country in the world". We are going to see things differently than the UN. In many ways, the UN symbalizes everything our grandparents tried to get away from. It's ironic that the ambassadors from some of the worst dictatorships in the world get to practice democracy and vote in the general assemby and security council to stop the spread of democracy. America is the new kid on the block, and like many teenagers, we make our share of mistakes, but more often than not we rise to the occasion and do the right thing. More often than not, Europeans talk and talk and talk, until it's too late. The European "policy" of appeasement has never worked. There are no data points to support it, yet it is the only foreign policy they ever practice. The Dutch are the only continentals worth a damn. They resisted the Germans longer than any other county (minus England) and were the only ones who officialy tried to protect the Jews. The only effective fighting unit the French can assemble is made entirely of foreign criminals. Oh, and they sell weapons and reactors to everybody. Between them and China, they've armed more dictators than I can count. Spain capitulated to the islamists (not even worth a capitol "I") but al quaeda still intends to reconquer Moorish lands. The list of sins goes on and on. Sure, we didn't sign the Kyoto accords, but we're already one of the cleanest countries out there. We've had environmental polution controls on our cars since the early 1960's. Europe just took lead out of gasoline a few years ago. France kept doing above-ground nuclear bomb testing decades after the other powers stopped. We're the big kid on the block, and we throw our weight around. I understand how that can bother folks from 2nd-rate countries who are only still speaking their native tongue because we arranged it so that they didn't have to learn German or Russian, and I understand that they want to feel strong after decades of our protection, but more often then not, were the nice "big kid" on the street who keeps the more dangerous big kids away. I've taken a few cheap shots here, for humor's sake and to be provocative, but after all the times we've helped the world, you'd think they could cut us a little slack and help us in our time of need.
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From: laura
(Sat Oct 30 13:20:43 2004)
jeff- I am educated on the facts. Sounds like you're the one who needs to be educated. Anyone who is for Bush has wool pulled over their eyes. One of these days your going to realize how terrible these people are that are running our country and then you're going to feel like an ass. I have made one mistake in my previous comments and that was when I stated that Bush was "elected" which he clearly was not. Not by popular vote, or by the electoral college. The reason he became president is because he cheated his way there. And yes that is a fact. Do some research about what actually happened in Florida. Open your eyes, you might be surprised at what you see in the world once you do.
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From: Brian from Boston
(Sat Oct 30 21:20:23 2004)
Holy cow- unconventional american. Thats quite a statement. I TOTALLY agree, were F'ed if we do F'ed if we dont. The US and the UK front the most cash for any and all international affairs but yet we stick our noses in other people affairs? But yet the US is to glame... By the way whom ever said the US wasnt the first to have a sattelite is very wrong. If you did some research you would know France and China are trying to figure them out right now and they are calling it a monoply bcause we dont sell the technology, just like the stealth technology we came up with in the early 70's (b4 I was born) and didnt release in until the early 90's.... We can track heat from a tire track in the dirt or on any part of the earth within 4hrs after in left its destination. Maybe Russia or should I say the former Soviet was the first to go to space. No argument, the Russians are very smart people. They wouldnt be part of the ISS if we didnt help fund their launch. Anyways this person in the video hasnt got a clue.. HEY?
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From: Suzcky
(Sun Oct 31 17:10:33 2004)
Ok everyone give an applause to Brian from Boston, who learns us - poorly educated cause not educated in the US - people how it really is: the US invented everything...!!! Even if they were not really american, they still lived in the US!! Wow Americans are truly great... we should be very thankful for all those great inventions and discoveries and don't forget McDonalds!!!
Let's not forget that the most important discovery; the microscopical world was discovered by a dutchman!!! Yeah we the dutchpeople are so wonderful, we handed out thousands of jews in WWII and had a great policy of terror in Indonesia! But we invented the bacteria and the microscope!!!! So who cares, right?
It's not about your inventions and discoveries and Phd's, who cares??? We care about the world and people who are being killed for nothing, you can't win a war on terrorism if you invade countries and kill innocent people. It will only accelerate more hatred towards the U.S. You guys only sound like you're trying to cover up the facts with your lessons about 'America's greatest', shut up and look around you! Is this what you want for the future??
Hypocrits
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From: Suzcky
(Sun Oct 31 17:17:42 2004)
Something more: I've heard this great story that was told by an Indian: there were two dogs, one was white and the other one was black. They were constantly fighting and trying to win from eachother. And ultimately one did. A man who listened to the story and liked the character of the white dog better asked: which dog won? The Indian said: The one I fed... Think about it.
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From: hello
(Mon Nov 1 06:51:49 2004)
Every German over 10 years old knows 500% more about American politics and the American military than probably 92% of all Americans.... as we sit and watch other shows... game shows... reality shows... whatever, and too often get fed one sided views when we do try to find out about news.
You can also lay the blame at the feet of academia, which has, for the most part, invested valuable classroom time in blaming America first for every ill in the world. Additionally, alleged teachers of American History have failed our children miserably in not teaching the tenets of our Constitution as well as the biographical information of our esteemed forefathers.
This, incidentally, is not something that can be fixed by throwing more money down the spinning whirlpool which we know as public education . . . A good start would be the eradication of tenure, followed by implementation of vouchers. Let's be honest folks, you enjoy the benefits of our system of capitalism when you shop for the best value in refrigerators, why shouldn't parents have the same consideration when it comes to their child's education? Too many sacred cows, I conjecture.
Incidentally, "capitalism" is not a dirty word. I suspect that decades of allowing socialists to teach to the contrary in our universities has led many to mistakenly believe so.
Our chance to restore American respect and leadership in the world.
If by this you mean that we need to remove from office a womanizer who brought shame to our Presidency by soiling the Office with illicit deeds, and attempted to draw attention away from his misdeeds by dropping bombs on aspirin factories . . . well . . . We failed to impeach Bill Clinton, but we did "restore American respect and leadership in the world." by electing George W. Bush in 2000.
Does the world respect our President? Just ask Saddam Hussein or Libya's Khadafy, to name but two.
As for the German and French leaders, I'll reserve my comments for when the investigation into money for oil transgressions under the auspices of the laughable UN become known. Of course, it might be a long wait, since the media wing of the Democratic Party -- read CBS, NBC, ABC, New York Times, et al -- has done a remarkable job of hiding the illicit activities of the "esteemed" leaders of the European Union.
Thank God that Prime Minister Blair has the moral clarity and courage to stand with US President Bush!
Here's a thought: Years from now, when all of the politically correct teachers are espousing their politically correct diatribes about how nations failed to step in to stop a vicious dictator from killing and maiming thousands of his own citizens, and still thousands more from neighboring countries, will they point out that France and Germany stood by and let us do the dirty work in Iraq?
Remember, the US economy will do whatever it is going to do regardless of who the president is, so our votes should not be based on saving taxes nor the Economy.
I could not disagree more! Space doesn't permit a full response, but consider this:
I presume your Presidential candidate of choice in 1992 was Bill Clinton. His campaign motto was, "It's the economy, stupid."
Speaking for myself, I want a leader who understands that the American economy works best when government takes less from its workers and entrepreneurs.
while keeping the interests of all citizens of the world in mind when making global-reaching decisions.....
News Flash: We're electing the President of the United States, not the president of the world.
Get out and vote!
. . . for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney
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From: Ben
(Wed Nov 3 18:29:07 2004)
I will agree with hello. But I would like to add. I do not wish any ill will towards anyone simply because they are not american. I am also not so arrogant to believe that the only good things in the world come from America. I would like to reiterate hello's point...we are electing the leader of the US, not the world. Is Bush the best candidate for the job? Absolutely not. Is he the best candidate in this election? Absolutely Not. Is he better than Kerry? Absolutely. I wish that America could return to it's constitution the way the founding fathers of this nation intended, but it will never happen. Our government grows and grows and the world hates us more and more, but I can't say that I really care all too much what the world thinks. No one country is perfect, and anybody that thinks the US is the most evil country, even at this present time, is fooling themselves. We do give billions in foreign aid (which I wish we wouldn't do) and we also send our troops into numerous foreign countries (which I also wish we wouldn't do). But for people all over the world to start saying things like Bush SR. was a failure, and we are only in this war for oil is idiotic at worst and a tired old Democratic Party talking point at best. Just think about it. If your country were attacked...who would your nation's leaders come to first?? you guessed it...The United States. I try to be objective as possible and hope that everybody else does the same.
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From: Chris
(Sun Nov 14 22:41:51 2004)
I started to read these entries and couldn't wait anymore. A lot of people here has a lot of intelligent things to say. Everyone except of course the video girl. WHAT A MORON!!! It's easy to spout off stupid things like that- but how STUPID!!! Yes- we are 3 million people who are obviously never going to agree unanimously to ANYTHING! I mean look at Ben- he thinks that Bush is a bed choice for President but Kerry wasn't- I will never agreee with that. But I respect his opinion. But I think video girl thinks I should go hunt him down, maybe? I really don't think that she is speaking for too many Canadians. (Oh but, she must be busy trying to stifle francophones in Quebec, oui?)
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From: [email protected]
(Tue Nov 16 08:10:33 2004)
Please know that some us worked very hard to try to stop this nigtmare!
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From: Ben
(Tue Nov 16 16:23:40 2004)
Actually Chris I said that Bush wasn't the best choice for president...only that he was better than Kerry. Just to clear that up.
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From: Crystal
(Sun Nov 28 03:15:50 2004)
Everyone hates us, but when they need help or money, who do they come to? guess! if everyone could wipe there own ass for a change, maybe they wouldn't have to deal with us "awfull and stupid americans"
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From: hey, i was just born here
(Wed Dec 1 09:58:37 2004)
im not very proud to be american, im just too terribly intimidated by corporations scrotum grasping contol over me to speak out until i get assassinated by the cia. to hastily generalize american corporations it seems to me they will pollute and exhaust any and all resources that will produce something capable of returning a 30% profit.
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