Only in America...

[lspencer534]

1) Only in America could politicians talk about the greed of the rich
at a $35,000 a plate campaign fund raising event.

2) Only in America could people claim that the government still
discriminates against black Americans when we have a black President,
a black Attorney General, and roughly 18% of the federal workforce is
black. 12% of the population is black.

3) Only in America could we have had the two people most responsible
for our tax code, Timothy Geithner, the head of the Treasury
Department and Charles Rangel who once ran the Ways and Means
Committee, BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher
taxes.

4) Only in America can we have terrorists kill people in the name of
Allah and have the media primarily react by fretting that Muslims
might be harmed by the backlash.

5) Only in America would we make people who want to legally become
American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens
of thousands of dollars for the privilege while we discuss letting
anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just become American
citizens.

6) Only in America could the people who believe in balancing the
budget and sticking by the country's Constitution be thought of as
"extremists."

7) Only in America could you need to present a driver's license to
cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.

8) Only in America could people demand the government investigate
whether oil companies are gouging the public because the price of gas
went up when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. oil company
(Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes
(Nike).

9) Only in America could the government collect more tax dollars from
the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a trillion
dollars more than it has per year for total spending of $7 million PER
MINUTE, and complain that it doesn't have nearly enough money.

10) Only in America could the rich people who pay 86% of all income
taxes be accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't
pay any income taxes at all.

[Blademaker]

Well said.

[CBonsall]

:sadangel:

[SubZero]

yup

[Sea Six]

If there were only a place where Thomas could gripe about thread placement while posting in that very same thread, on-topic, multiple times.
























:dance:

[Chris Fowler]

racist... (just covering, in case Joecooool doesn't show up.)

[MEC5LADY]

The more I read the more mad and sad I got.:(

[onedef92]

"What happened to you, man? You used to be beautiful."

[jaxgator]

It just sickens me. We need to regroup and start the whole damn thing over.

[Joecooool]

1) Only in America could politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000 a plate campaign fund raising event.Romney is charging that much a plate?

2) Only in America could people claim that the government still
discriminates against black Americans when we have a black President,
a black Attorney General, and roughly 18% of the federal workforce is
black. 12% of the population is black.I can't recall anyone claiming that the government discriminates, but one would be a complete fool to think that all businesses and people in general no longer discriminate. Of the Fortune 500, only six have a Black CEO.

3) Only in America could we have had the two people most responsible
for our tax code, Timothy Geithner, the head of the Treasury
Department and Charles Rangel who once ran the Ways and Means
Committee, BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher
taxes.Dont forget John Rowland, Catalina Villalpando, Jack Abramoff and Randy “Duke” Cunningham.

4) Only in America can we have terrorists kill people in the name of
Allah and have the media primarily react by fretting that Muslims
might be harmed by the backlash.Well, the "primarily" part is bullshit. But as it often evident, conservatives do need to be reminded that less than .001% of Muslims were ever affiliated with al Qaeda. The dolts clamoring to shut down the Mosque in NYC show why the subject needed to be discussed. I loved the irony of those people crying over how they are no longer allowed to say "Merry Christmas" or display the ten commandments on public buildings were the same ones screaming at the top of their lungs to close the Mosque down. :lol:

5) Only in America would we make people who want to legally become
American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens
of thousands of dollars for the privilege while we discuss letting
anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just become American
citizens.I'm pretty shocked that this conservative drivel would attack Ronald Reagan. He's like the patron saint.

6) Only in America could the people who believe in balancing the
budget and sticking by the country's Constitution be thought of as
"extremists."No one considers them "extremists".

7) Only in America could you need to present a driver's license to
cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote.More than half the states have some kind of ID requirement to vote. Many legally eligible voters can't get a drivers license.

8) Only in America could people demand the government investigate
whether oil companies are gouging the public because the price of gas
went up when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. oil company
(Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes
(Nike).Hmmmm. I think we have found the source of the article. No one singles out Marathon Oil, they wanted the oil companies looked at as a whole. The author here used Marathon (the only oil company that had an "off" year and that was because it was in the process of spinning off its refining and gas station segments) as an example while ignoring the others that had record profits. Using the term "return on equity" instead of "profits"is also a flag, Nike for example profited 2.3 Billion. Exxon Mobil profited 41 Billion. Finally, no one has to buy Nike shoes, all of us have to pay for fuel.

9) Only in America could the government collect more tax dollars from
the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a trillion
dollars more than it has per year for total spending of $7 million PER
MINUTE, and complain that it doesn't have nearly enough money.Yea, thanks Bush for getting us into to wars and a trillion dollar stimulus while lowering taxes!

10) Only in America could the rich people who pay 86% of all income
taxes be accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't
pay any income taxes at all.Only in America would the common man be fooled by the wealthy to support their cause. The "rich" pay 86% because the top 10% have 84% of the wealth!

[mph1972]

The more I read the more mad and sad I got.:(

:iagree:

[onedef92]

Few would argue we've turned a corner in this country. And not a good one, I'm afraid...

[Yamma]

yup...

[lspencer534]

Romney is charging that much a plate?
I can't recall anyone claiming that the government discriminates, but one would be a complete fool to think that all businesses and people in general no longer discriminate. Of the Fortune 500, only six have a Black CEO. Dont forget John Rowland, Catalina Villalpando, Jack Abramoff and Randy “Duke” Cunningham.

Well, the "primarily" part is bullshit. But as it often evident, conservatives do need to be reminded that less than .001% of Muslims were ever affiliated with al Qaeda. The dolts clamoring to shut down the Mosque in NYC show why the subject needed to be discussed. I loved the irony of those people crying over how they are no longer allowed to say "Merry Christmas" or display the ten commandments on public buildings were the same ones screaming at the top of their lungs to close the Mosque down. :lol:

I'm pretty shocked that this conservative drivel would attack Ronald Reagan. He's like the patron saint.
No one considers them "extremists".

More than half the states have some kind of ID requirement to vote. Many legally eligible voters can't get a drivers license.

Hmmmm. I think we have found the source of the article. No one singles out Marathon Oil, they wanted the oil companies looked at as a whole. The author here used Marathon (the only oil company that had an "off" year and that was because it was in the process of spinning off its refining and gas station segments) as an example while ignoring the others that had record profits. Using the term "return on equity" instead of "profits"is also a flag, Nike for example profited 2.3 Billion. Exxon Mobil profited 41 Billion. Finally, no one has to buy Nike shoes, all of us have to pay for fuel.

Yea, thanks Bush for getting us into to wars and a trillion dollar stimulus while lowering taxes!

Only in America would the common man be fooled by the wealthy to support their cause. The "rich" pay 86% because the top 10% have 84% of the wealth!

And the poll says:

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[Mike Mercury]

racist... (just covering, in case Joecooool doesn't show up.)

:rofl:

[Mike Mercury]

Romney is charging that much a plate?


RIF

"Only in America could politicians talk about the greed of the rich
at a $35,000 a plate campaign fund raising event."

JC; being cultish (aka: support your side regardless of how silly it looks to others) is sooooooo 20th century.