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Sun Jul-12-09 01:51 AM
Response to Reply #25 |
| 59. Few of us did, we grew up in a nation that still had a chance to realize our potential. |
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What we have become is shameful and where we are headed is terrifying.
The Greyhounds are focused on escape, while there is still time.
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| -Happy to be an American? Yes or No? |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-11-09 02:16 PM |
#0 |
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You can only be proud of things you accomplish , not things that happen |
UndertheOcean |
Jul-11-09 02:17 PM |
#1 |
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I disagree. I'm proud of my parents, but I didn't have anything to |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-11-09 02:20 PM |
#2 |
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But you are proud of their accomplishments or qualities |
mitchum |
Jul-11-09 02:22 PM |
#8 |
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I'm proud to be called their son, and yes, it has much to do with |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-11-09 02:24 PM |
#12 |
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I disagree with you . Pride is a useless emotion anyway. |
UndertheOcean |
Jul-11-09 02:23 PM |
#10 |
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Excellent reply |
mitchum |
Jul-11-09 02:21 PM |
#4 |
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I love my country. |
CaliforniaPeggy |
Jul-11-09 02:20 PM |
#3 |
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Amen to that. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-11-09 02:33 PM |
#23 |
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Link? |
Greyhound |
Jul-12-09 01:41 AM |
#55 |
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one word |
sweettater |
Jul-11-09 02:21 PM |
#5 |
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I'm more proud to be a Cleveland Browns fan. |
rucky |
Jul-11-09 02:21 PM |
#6 |
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To those who think it sucks: What would YOU do to make it less sucky? |
Deja Q |
Jul-11-09 02:22 PM |
#7 |
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Switch to all socialist systems |
Onceuponalife |
Jul-11-09 02:24 PM |
#13 |
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How do you propose to change the system? |
Deja Q |
Jul-11-09 02:26 PM |
#15 |
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That's obviously never going to happen. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-11-09 02:27 PM |
#16 |
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Why not? How can you be so sure? |
krabigirl |
Jul-12-09 05:04 PM |
#98 |
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Decent healthcare system, put restrictions on trade agreements, tax the |
JanMichael |
Jul-11-09 02:33 PM |
#24 |
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+1 |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jul-11-09 03:02 PM |
#27 |
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To boil it down to one thing, it would have to be a law enacting publicly funded elections. |
Selatius |
Jul-11-09 03:46 PM |
#30 |
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Get religion the hell out of our government, period. |
krabigirl |
Jul-12-09 05:03 PM |
#96 |
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As long as we still have black kids getting thrown out |
Onceuponalife |
Jul-11-09 02:22 PM |
#9 |
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A great deal, if one opens one's eyes. n/t |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-11-09 02:25 PM |
#14 |
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Please enlighten us. n/t |
Greyhound |
Jul-12-09 01:44 AM |
#56 |
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Really? You need to be told why people love America? |
conturnedpro09 |
Jul-12-09 09:10 PM |
#109 |
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Yeah, because that totally encapsulates America. |
proteus_lives |
Jul-12-09 09:44 PM |
#114 |
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Indifferent. |
Tierra_y_Libertad |
Jul-11-09 02:24 PM |
#11 |
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No, sex without a condom is the most foolish of passions. |
Deja Q |
Jul-11-09 02:27 PM |
#17 |
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"Patriotism is the most foolish of passions and the passion of fools." Schopenhaur |
UndertheOcean |
Jul-11-09 02:28 PM |
#18 |
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And the last refuge of a scoundrel |
Tan Gent |
Jul-11-09 03:49 PM |
#31 |
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Oui! |
RUMMYisFROSTED |
Jul-11-09 02:30 PM |
#19 |
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C'est bon! |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-11-09 02:31 PM |
#21 |
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Ask after the public option passes. n/t |
FormerDittoHead |
Jul-11-09 02:31 PM |
#20 |
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Perhaps I will, but I'm asking now. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-11-09 02:32 PM |
#22 |
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and you can wait for my answer until then. n/t |
FormerDittoHead |
Jul-11-09 07:35 PM |
#38 |
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So as of today you don't like the country. I'll mark you down for "no" then. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-11-09 08:14 PM |
#40 |
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Yes, add that to the poll. Have it again after we get the public option, and you can change it. |
FormerDittoHead |
Jul-11-09 09:30 PM |
#42 |
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I don't like being part of a country that pursues wars of aggression, |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Jul-11-09 02:40 PM |
#25 |
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Few of us did, we grew up in a nation that still had a chance to realize our potential. |
Greyhound |
Jul-12-09 01:51 AM |
#59 |
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What's stopping you now? |
proteus_lives |
Jul-12-09 09:48 PM |
#115 |
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End the endless wars, and give us Single Payer Universal Health Care |
truedelphi |
Jul-11-09 02:48 PM |
#26 |
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I totally agree |
krabigirl |
Jul-12-09 05:05 PM |
#99 |
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I have more opportunity and security here than many other possible birth sites |
stray cat |
Jul-11-09 03:43 PM |
#28 |
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You speak of the African continent and the problems that exist there, do you know |
Greyhound |
Jul-12-09 01:56 AM |
#60 |
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Probably because of something our government or corporations did there or some European power did. |
Selatius |
Jul-12-09 04:54 PM |
#93 |
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This is like asking me if I'm happy to be born the skin color I am. nt |
Selatius |
Jul-11-09 03:44 PM |
#29 |
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Not really, since you can always change your address. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-11-09 08:07 PM |
#39 |
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Unless you have a job lined up elsewhere in advance |
LooseWilly |
Jul-12-09 01:49 AM |
#58 |
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That still doesn't change the fact that you were born on US soil. |
Selatius |
Jul-12-09 04:49 PM |
#92 |
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I am what I am. |
Blue_In_AK |
Jul-11-09 03:52 PM |
#32 |
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happy, not proud. there is a difference. would have paused on the proud. |
seabeyond |
Jul-11-09 03:52 PM |
#33 |
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Other: my nationality is not related to happiness or unhappiness. |
LWolf |
Jul-11-09 03:55 PM |
#34 |
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all things considered, i'd rather be norwegian, swedish, or french. |
dysfunctional press |
Jul-11-09 04:03 PM |
#35 |
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+1 |
Joe the Liberal |
Jul-11-09 04:12 PM |
#37 |
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I am Norwegian. 100% by descent. Unfortunately not a citizen |
Hardrada |
Jul-11-09 09:33 PM |
#43 |
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i'm 75%...both of my paternal grandparents were born there. |
dysfunctional press |
Jul-12-09 10:33 AM |
#91 |
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Exactly. There are many better progressive options than the US |
Xenotime |
Jul-12-09 05:19 PM |
#103 |
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the problem is that they aren't options we can choose. |
dysfunctional press |
Jul-12-09 09:24 PM |
#112 |
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Then.... |
proteus_lives |
Jul-12-09 09:51 PM |
#117 |
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if i could, i definitely would... |
dysfunctional press |
Jul-13-09 08:18 AM |
#121 |
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Yes. |
Maru Kitteh |
Jul-11-09 04:05 PM |
#36 |
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Why? |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-12-09 01:21 AM |
#47 |
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Yes, I count myself fortunate. |
InvisibleTouch |
Jul-11-09 08:29 PM |
#41 |
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That sounds about right to me. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-12-09 01:23 AM |
#48 |
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Happy to be an American? Yes and no |
uppityperson |
Jul-11-09 09:34 PM |
#44 |
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USAnian? I've not heard that word before. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-12-09 01:25 AM |
#49 |
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"American", to me, is too broad a term since there is a S and N America and United States of America |
uppityperson |
Jul-12-09 01:40 AM |
#54 |
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uh, NONE of those other countries have "America" in their name AFAIK. |
ContinentalOp |
Jul-12-09 09:03 PM |
#108 |
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Eye roll indeed |
uppityperson |
Jul-12-09 09:34 PM |
#113 |
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It has good sides and bad sides. |
BlooInBloo |
Jul-11-09 09:35 PM |
#45 |
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Yes, every place does. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-12-09 01:27 AM |
#50 |
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Yes. I have it pretty good here. |
MrSlayer |
Jul-11-09 09:36 PM |
#46 |
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Yup. We're doing FAR better than most of the world. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-12-09 01:28 AM |
#51 |
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What do you mean by "have (having) it pretty good here"? |
Greyhound |
Jul-12-09 02:10 AM |
#62 |
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I do no such thing. |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-12-09 02:22 AM |
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The only people who don't think standard of living |
pipoman |
Jul-12-09 05:35 AM |
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Quality of life and acquisition of objects are two very different things. |
Greyhound |
Jul-12-09 05:56 AM |
#76 |
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I mean that my life doesn't suck. |
MrSlayer |
Jul-12-09 08:31 PM |
#106 |
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Yeah, I am. |
ChimpersMcSmirkers |
Jul-12-09 01:33 AM |
#52 |
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You got it. n/t |
Common Sense Party |
Jul-12-09 01:37 AM |
#53 |
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I'm not sure about your label of "homogeneous" for France... |
LooseWilly |
Jul-12-09 01:57 AM |
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Um, you do know that there are many cultures living in France, right? |
krabigirl |
Jul-12-09 05:06 PM |
#100 |
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Slam-Dunk post! |
proteus_lives |
Jul-12-09 09:54 PM |
#118 |
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Yes |
tammywammy |
Jul-12-09 01:46 AM |
#57 |
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No. The US is a "Democratic" country, which means that it is a reflection of the people. |
LooseWilly |
Jul-12-09 02:14 AM |
#63 |
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"no", because it's a pain in the ass |
harmonicon |
Jul-12-09 02:41 AM |
#65 |
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I am proud our country has such clout that it can screw you no matter where you go ! |
nolabels |
Jul-12-09 04:40 AM |
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Had no choice in the matter. It's where my parents chose to fuck. |
Fuzz |
Jul-12-09 02:53 AM |
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I'll defer to that Greatest of Americans, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. |
TexasObserver |
Jul-12-09 02:58 AM |
#67 |
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I love that song! |
proteus_lives |
Jul-12-09 09:49 PM |
#116 |
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Where's the "Hell, Yes!" option? |
Morning Dew |
Jul-12-09 03:48 AM |
#68 |
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Proud to be an American... |
Cid_B |
Jul-12-09 04:06 AM |
#69 |
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Yep, |
pipoman |
Jul-12-09 05:12 AM |
#71 |
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I like Duke Ellington and the Great Bear Dunes and lots of other |
saltpoint |
Jul-12-09 05:14 AM |
#72 |
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I'll admit I didn't answer the poll |
tavalon |
Jul-12-09 05:15 AM |
#73 |
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... |
pipoman |
Jul-12-09 05:39 AM |
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A picture is worth a thousand words, eh? |
tavalon |
Jul-12-09 06:13 AM |
#77 |
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Not meant to be |
pipoman |
Jul-12-09 06:17 AM |
#78 |
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I wonder that too sometimes |
tavalon |
Jul-12-09 06:19 AM |
#79 |
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Happy to be a Vermonter and I couldn't be a Vermonter without being an American. |
cali |
Jul-12-09 06:22 AM |
#80 |
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That is the conundrum |
depakid |
Jul-12-09 05:01 PM |
#94 |
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Not Really |
WVRICK13 |
Jul-12-09 07:49 AM |
#81 |
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*claps* I totally agree. |
krabigirl |
Jul-12-09 05:09 PM |
#102 |
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I'm more grateful than anything else |
graywarrior |
Jul-12-09 08:01 AM |
#82 |
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I am now. |
Jennicut |
Jul-12-09 08:03 AM |
#83 |
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No |
ipaint |
Jul-12-09 08:16 AM |
#84 |
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Sure. |
H2O Man |
Jul-12-09 08:22 AM |
#85 |
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Yes, very much so |
Ohio Joe |
Jul-12-09 08:58 AM |
#86 |
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I'm proud of the American ideals, the American dream . . . |
OneBlueSky |
Jul-12-09 09:40 AM |
#87 |
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Overall, yes |
realisticphish |
Jul-12-09 09:49 AM |
#88 |
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'Happy not to be' should be an option. |
GeorgeGist |
Jul-12-09 09:56 AM |
#89 |
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Happy to live here but not proud of us at this time. We have |
yy4me |
Jul-12-09 10:07 AM |
#90 |
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I love what this country ws founded upon, but no, the Reich Wing has destroyed that. |
krabigirl |
Jul-12-09 05:03 PM |
#95 |
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Thrilled about how lucky I am |
cboy4 |
Jul-12-09 05:03 PM |
#97 |
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Happier to be from Brooklyn |
Brooklyns_Finest |
Jul-12-09 05:07 PM |
#101 |
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Yep. |
Iggo |
Jul-12-09 05:26 PM |
#104 |
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Very happy to be an American |
madville |
Jul-12-09 05:27 PM |
#105 |
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Couldn't have said it better myself! |
conturnedpro09 |
Jul-12-09 09:17 PM |
#111 |
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Culturally? YES! Geographically? YES! Economically? HELL NO! |
ContinentalOp |
Jul-12-09 08:58 PM |
#107 |
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Super Happy. Super Proud. |
conturnedpro09 |
Jul-12-09 09:16 PM |
#110 |
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Sure, NOW I do. |
union_maid |
Jul-12-09 09:57 PM |
#119 |
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I'll up that to "You're damn right I'm happy to be an American." |
proteus_lives |
Jul-12-09 11:07 PM |
#120 |
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If I had my druthers, I'druther be Norwegian or Swedish, because of their |
raccoon |
Jul-13-09 08:22 AM |
#122 |
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