Which is...???

sorry I was in UK mode when I said 'us'

please tell me you are joking.

National Symbol

by Charles Evans Hughes

The flag is the symbol of our national unity, our national endeavor, our national aspiration.

The flag tells of the struggle for independence, of union preserved, of liberty and union one and inseparable, of the sacrifices of brave men and women to whom the ideals and honor of this nation have been dearer than life.

It means America first; it means an undivided allegiance.

It means America united, strong and efficient, equal to her tasks.

It means that you cannot be saved by the valor and devotion of your ancestors, that to each generation comes its patriotic duty; and that upon your willingness to sacrifice and endure as those before you have sacrificed and endured rests the national hope.

It speaks of equal rights, of the inspiration of free institutions exemplified and vindicated, of liberty under law intelligently conceived and impartially administrated.

There is not a thread in it but scorns self-indulgence, weakness, and rapacity.

It is eloquent of our community interests, outweighing all divergencies of opinion, and of our common destiny.

No, I know what it is...I'm just wondering how you're interpreting it...

I can't believe that you are actually surprised.

http://www.msxnet.org/humour/world-a...to-america.png

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Typical response from a jealous non-American...:1orglaugh

Jealous of what exactly?

If you think I want to live in the US you are sorely mistaken.

Jealous of what? Whatta ya think? Our great country, of course! Duh.

I never said you wanted to live here, but it is pretty great all things considered. :winkwink:

Obviously you've never been to Australia. :winkwink:

how about you tell me how you interpret it..since I lived here before it, when it was being negotiated and after it.

Sarah, that's totally not true. What's the Top Rated weekly news program in America? 60 Minutes. 60 Minutes is comprised of all admitted liberals. Who are the news anchors for the big 3 networks? Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather, all admit to be liberals. Peter Jennings is even Canadian (talk about conspiracy :cool-as-a kidding of course). Moreover, two-thirds of all media people identify themselves as liberal.

Fox is the exception. Fox definitely skus to the right, but the rest of the networks, gimme a break.

Read Bias, by Bernie Goldberg. He illustrates the undeniable liberal bias of the media.

BIAS
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...sbn=0895261901

From Our Editors
Is there a liberal bias in America's media? Conservatives have made the argument for years, but former CBS broadcast journalist Bernard Goldberg claims that the problem is so widespread that he was forced to blow the whistle on his own industry. Goldberg says that the problem goes much deeper than a simple "Democrats are good, Republicans are bad" mentality; indeed, it is so pervasive that it's considered a matter of course, affecting every decision made by supposedly "impartial" journalists.


From the Publisher


Think the media are biased? CONSERVATIVES HAVE BEEN crying foul for years, but now a veteran CBS reporter has come forward to expose how liberal bias pervades the mainstream media. Even if you've suspected your nightly news is slanted to the left, it's far worse than you think. Breaking ranks and naming names, Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist Bernard Goldberg reveals a corporate news culture in which the close-mindedness is breathtaking, journalistic integrity has been pawned to liberal opinion, and "entertainment" trumps hard news every time. In his three decades at CBS, Goldberg repeatedly voiced his concerns to network executives about the often one-sided nature of the news coverage. But no one listened to his complaints-or if they did listen, they did nothing about the problem. Finally, Goldberg had no choice but to blow the whistle on his own industry, to break the code of silence that pervades the news business. Bias is the result. As the author reveals, "liberal bias" doesn't mean simply being hard on Republicans and easy on Democrats. Real media bias is the result of how those in the media see the world-and their bias directly affects how we all see the world. In Bias you'll learn:

How on issues ranging from homelessness to AIDS, reporters have simply regurgitated the propaganda of pressure groups they favor, to the detriment of honest reporting

*The Peter Jennings test for classifying politicians-and how all the networks do it

*The network color bar-why so many "victims" on network news stories are blond-haired, blue-eyed, and middle class

*How one high-level CBS News executive told Goldberg that of course the networks tilt left-but in the next breath said he'd deny that statement if Goldberg ever went public

*One of the biggest stories of our time-and why you probably didn't hear about it on the evening news

*How political correctness in network newsrooms puts "sensitivity" ahead of facts

*The real Dan Rather-a man who regards criticism of liberal bias as treason.

If you ever suspected the network news was shortchanging the truth, Goldberg will not only prove you right, he'll give you a glimpse of just how it's done, and how fairness, balance, and integrity have disappeared from network television.

well, I shouldn't be I know but remember, I am American and I went to Amercian schools yet somehow I managed to learn geography and a bit about international politics. I was in the honours history and geography classes (not a brag, I sucked at other things) so I sometimes am suprised at what others weren't taught.

jermey...regardless of what side you are on in the states you will swear there is a media biast. It is not balanced anyway you look at it..too much opinion in American news..either way.

My interpretation is what the hell does if have to dpo w/ what we were talkin' about?

well it is an example of international diplomacy..which yeah has not all that much to do with the chick turning her back to the flag but then that was lost ages ago.

Exactly! Unbalanced & slanting left...

Gee that's funny. When ya brought that up I thought I mentioned something about Clinton trade polocies...

well I will go for some channels slanting left and some slanting right. As someone who went to journalism school and is married to a journalist it ticks me off that there is any slant at all. News should be fact and not opinion . Yes, I am an idealist.

Nice smack in the face of your own, sarah. Please stay in London...

I agree w/ you...but MOST media is slanted very left. It's a known fact.

Been there. A nice place to visit...:thumbsup

you asked me what Clinton ever did to make me feel safer...I told you..you blew it off, I mentioned Americans funding terrorism in the UK, you told me that was because of Clinton's trade polcies..I told you that NORAID (I can help with that one too if you need it) was around way before Clinton...then I asked you if you knew what the Good Friday Agreement is..you apparently didn't. They are all connected.

I said I went to Americans schools and I turned out okay..so how that that a smack? I was treating it more as proof that American schools do teach things. So, yes it does suprise me when people don't know basic geography. So, again, how is that a smack?

Okay, I'm in the states right now, but 1) I've lived overseas extensively. I've lived in Spain, London, Amsterdam, and spent many summers in other parts of Europe. 2) My Dad lives in of all places France

I don't understand what you mean "...too much opinion in American news..either way" Having lived overseas and to this day continuing to get the majority of my news from overseas news sources, I know for a fact that there significant bias in the European press, just a different bias. The European bias is much more anti-American, anti-Israel, than the American press is anti-European, b/c by and large the American press is comprised of people that share the European worldview.

:1orglaugh or not eating at all with their AK47 and hatred for westerners to keep them warm at night.

Please - check this out.

I personally think it explains the "Flag" as well as I've ever heard.

http://home.att.net/~poofcatt/july.html


Some people in America still fell that way.....

:)

Awwwwww.... isn't that special! :1orglaugh

so, read all the news you can get on both sides, as you see it, and make up your own mind ;) We have never been in a better age to do that.

Oh, come on.......I wouldn't say that's a smack in the face....fact is, in general we Americans rank poorly in geography. Shit, I still can't identify any state between the west coast and east coast :glugglug where the hell is Kansas anyway??

I didn't blow off what ya said about Clinton makin' ypou feel safer. Scroll back up, darlin'. I also said Clinton put fuel on the fire w/ his idiodic trade polocies. The good friday agreement has nothing to do w/ what we were talkin' about at all. :1orglaugh What are you smokin'? And can I have some? :1orglaugh

Joe, you ignorant slut. We haven't used that map in over 10 years!!!

Really? I can name all 50 states & their locations w/o a problem. And most countries in the world as well...

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Sorry, I must have missed the revised version! :1orglaugh

me too cause I had an awesome teacher for history and geogrpahy in school. I had her a couple years in a row because of the honours thing. In junior year she gave us a blank map of the world and we couldn't pass the class until we could fill it in without one single mistake. There was another map with major landmarks and things such as rivers, lakes, mountain ranges..we were allowed two wrong on that. Most of it has stayed with me. Best assigment we ever had..was hard but it has helped me so much.

Very....

very fucking special.

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I had a similar test back in HS too. I was surprised that almost the whole class couldn't even name all 50 states. So iguess whoever said that we're bad in gepography were right.

But for people who are not from America prob'ly are only seeing TV shows where we're making fun of the dumbasses in this country & are taking it to heart thinking that's how we all are. They rarely put intelligent, well spoken people on TV as entertainment here.

Yeah? Well, then smart guy. find Canuckistan on a map, would you?


For the record, not only can I name all 50 states and their locations, plus most of the countries in the world, I've been to 42 of the 50 states, and over 60 countries...so I know my geography alright. Now, my Engrish on the other hand....I speak more gooder than anyone I knows.