Dana
PS. btw Monique, I consider myself from the US or why would I even care?
>WTF? I have to be from another country to make a joke about the joke of
>a president we have?
>
>What, I can't be an American and be part of the loyal opposition? Can't
>be a patriot if I disagree?
>
>Well, here's the scoop then:
>I was born in Ft.Carson Army Hospital, Ft. Carson CO, which in case
>you're wondering would automatically make me an American, no matter
>where my parents were from, but as it happens both parents are third
>generation American.
>
>I've done my time living in various parts of the country and the world
>(including on the East German border during the height of the Cold War
>-- you could see the "red menace" from our building). Following Dad
>around as he was an Army officer (11th ACR -- two tours in Vietnam, two
>Bronze stars)
>
>So no, i'm not foreign born, I am now and will forever be an American, I
>am proud of my country's history (warts and all), and wouldn't trade
>places with any other nationality. I was raised in a conservative
>household by conservative Catholic parents. I have a brother who has
>served in Iraq (during the initial phases of the war - a Tanker, just
>like Dad) and his wife of just over one year is a JAG officer and
>currently stationed in Iraq.
>
><cf_sniff/>
>Uhoh ... rant
>
><cf_rant>
>I could be what you might call a poster child for the right wing. I was
>certainly raised to be. But I guess my parents taught me too early,
>before conservatives got "compassionate." So I didn't turn out
>conservative. I thought I'd give Bush Jr. a chance, seemed only fair. I
>did and he tossed that chance out the window. He lied and I for one
>refuse to be lied to anymore. I refuse to sit down and take it. I refuse
>to let the bastard that is currently in office take the lives of my
>children and your children and throw them away on some hair-brained
>crusade (and let's not kid ourselves, that _is_ what this is). I will not.
>
>I refuse.
>
>And now let me be absolutely clear here...
>
>I weep when I think of the damage that this administration has done to
>our reputation in the world.
>I weep that our young men and women are dying because the browneye in
>the oval office is too uptight to get a BJ from an intern and maybe blow
>off some steam once in a while.
></cf_rant>
>
>I'm angry and I vote.
>
>
>
>
>Monique Boea wrote:
>
>> don't tell me you're not from the US either
>
>--
>
>will
>
>
>"If my life weren't funny, it would just be true;
>and that would just be unacceptable."
>-- Carrie Fisher
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