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Starpulse reports that Angelina feels the leader of the free world gives Americans a bad name.
Angelina Jolie has hit out at President George W. Bush, accusing him of turning the world against America. Jolie, who spends much of her time traveling the world helping the poor as an ambassador for the United Nations, insists her work has become harder since Bush was re-elected – because no-one she meets can understand why Americans voted for him.
She says, “When I travel, people feel uncomfortable when I say I’m American. They think it’s suspicious that I want to do something positive for them. I think they wonder why the American people re-elected a President who is making foreign policy choices that are affecting other countries in a way that we should question.”
Considering the drubbing I took for being a “liberal queen” the last time I ventured a political opinion, I’m going to stay mum on this one. But Angie better not mind her mail being opened without her consent in the future. I’m just sayin’!
Kimberhaze | January 19, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Although, I totally agree with Angelina, shouldn’t she be flogged along side the Dixie Chicks for such thoughts? Yea, I know, Homeland Security is probably tapping my phones and looking thru my mail too….what is a girl to do!?!?!?!
Proud Republican | January 19, 2007 at 6:19 pm
I am so SICK and TIRED of hearing about Angela, reading about Angela, and everyone gushing about Angela! She is nothing but a tattoed, freaky homewrecker. She is GROSS, and I could care less about what these liberal, pansy actors think about our President, who thank goodness, is our President, otherwise, we may not have our freedom!!
ChristopherM | January 19, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Freedom? Are you talking about the freedom to keep our phones from being tapped without good reason decided by a judge? Or perhaps about the freedom granted by habeus corpus, currently suspended for SOME people? You’re not talking about freedom there, buddy…it’s only freedom when everyone is free. Our president wouldn’t know actual freedom if it slapped him on the back of the thighs with a hairbrush.
ZeldaF | January 19, 2007 at 6:29 pm
I voted for George W. both elections. However, I do NOT agree with many of the things happening now. Still, I would again vote for George before Gore or Kerry. I travel extensively for business, mostly western Europe. If Western Europe had their way, Bill Clinton would STILL be president! So I understand and agree what Angie is saying. People abroad do NOT understand this presidency, but neither do a lot of Americans. I agree that the comments made by The Dixie Chicks merit severe public flogging, and Alec Baldwin & Cher are more than welcome to go live in any other country in the world if it will cease their incessant yakking. I don’t really think that Angie said anything as poorly or as trashily as The Dixie Chicks. Statements made by the Dixie Chicks were just plain crude; I’ll never again purchase one of their cd’s or attend one of their concerts. Angie simply stated facts. And remember, she is traveling to countries where not many but the rich and elite are literate, let alone well educated. These people are living with suspicions of their own governments; they grow up and live govourned by the corrupt. Which is probably a function of their attitude towards the US as well. That said, I still Whorelina is a predatory bitch… Drop dead Beautiful, but a predatory bitch.
“When I travel, people feel uncomfortable when I say I’m American. They think it’s suspicious that I want to do something positive for them. I think they wonder why the American people re-elected a President who is making foreign policy choices that are affecting other countries in a way that we should question.”
Lola | January 19, 2007 at 6:42 pm
No need to panic. Angelina is stating a perspective held by some non-Americans and judging from what I hear from friends living outside the country, her comments are spot on.
That said, enough of the condemnation for Angelina. The reason the press brings her up all the time is that people get all riled up by the mention of her name for completely lame reasons thus helping magazine sales and celebrity blog hits. Perhaps if people quit reacting to her being mentioned, you wouldn’t hear so much about her. Geez. Despite her flaws (she never claimed to be perfect), she has a good heart and is trying to help make the world a better place. Hate and ridicule are better aimed at pointless people like Paris Hilton.
mike | January 19, 2007 at 6:49 pm
Woosh! Yet again we are set upon by idiots who’d never visit the site unless their Google News Alert informed them of a mention of the word “Dubya” or “George Bush” or whatever. Assclowns.
PartyPants | January 19, 2007 at 6:54 pm
Angelina Jolie, like most Americans, is clueless about what it takes to run a country. She thinks her looks and her Hollywood status entitle her to criticize at will. Personally, I don’t like her morals or her arrogance. People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
Sara | January 19, 2007 at 6:57 pm
To what foreign policy decisions is Ms. Jolie referring? Is she speaking with the corrupt third-world coutry leaders who would love more U.S. aid so they can further oppress their people?
And I don’t see why people would question her altruism (if it really is that) just because she is an American. Whether it is a disaster in Nebraska or Nepal, American relief organizations staffed by private Americans (usually volunteers)are always at the forefront of disaster relief. In addition, how many millions of dollars were donated by Americans for tsunami relief?
Sounds like Angelina is just making a generalized statement that could come out of the mouth of any Hollywood-type who feigns understanding of U.S. foreign policy.
As for the Dixie Chicks, people were upset because the remarks they made were on foreign soil. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw also criticized the President, but because they did so in the U.S., their was no movement to boycott their albums.
I don’t agree with everything the President does, but I think that people like Jolie dislike him more for his social views, more than his foreign policy. But because she so disagrees with him socially, even if he did do something she agreed with, she wouldn’t acknowledge it.
I hope the work she is doing is positive, but if she wants to criticize political body, maybe she should take a look at the organization for which she works. The U.N. isn’t exactly known for its humanitarian triumphs (Rwanda, anyone?)
S_M_G | January 19, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Well, as a European living in US I cried when Dubya was reelected. You know what people in Europe think of Americans because they reelected Dubya? They think anyone with a little brain in their head wouldn’t vote for a president who can’t speak, is actually a puppet and had screwed American Economy more than most presidents.
And yes if it were upto Europeans and most democrats here Clinton would still be the president.
I can’t even date a republican because I’d like to have the freedom of doing what I want with my body, my mind, my children etc. The “freedom” you think Dubya is giving you is nothing other then putting the fear in Americans so they’d vote for him.
Open your eyes. Try watching BBC or any other international news organization. Google news, CNN etc. always give one sided news. And don’t even get me started on FOX!
Angelina is a humanitarian. She puts her money where her mouth is.
Oh and by the way Bill Gates alone sent more money to Tsunami victims than Dubya.
nona | January 19, 2007 at 7:35 pm
i love it when the dim son cultists threaten and denounce people for expressing their opinions. ah, the whiff of freedom according to the bush wingnuts… ain’t it grand.
ever heard of the first amendment; the bill of rights; the constitution — you know, that celebrated piece of paper that your president wipes his ass with.
do any of you friggin clowns even read newspapers. do you understand that the standing of this country is the lowest it has ever been. this untreated alcoholic (who you just know is boozing again — look at the busted veins on his ugly face), willfully ignorant, pussbag has degraded the military, drastically increased economic instability, made this country less secure and is responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people from his oedipal-induced war.
read. inform yourselves. turn off rush limbaugh and sean hannity. (you do realize they lie to you — why, i bet you think saddam hussein was responsible for 9/11 too.) pathetic fools.
S_M_G | January 19, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Oh and I seriously doubt you would ever know about Rwanda if yhe movie wasn’t nominated for a bunch of awards!
UN is a peace force not world police.
Mario and Luigi | January 19, 2007 at 8:42 pm
Hey Zelda,
You’re magical legendary Republicanland wants you back.
Yours in rainbows and ethanol,
Mario and Luigi
Jinxy McDeath | January 19, 2007 at 9:28 pm
Angelina just stating facts. It’s gotten dangerous to be an American traveling abroad. I applied for another passport because I qualify to be a dual national, frankly I know I will be safer when I travel oversees again.
I can’t believe that god talking to freak was re elected. I don’t actually believe he was… Anyone who stands by the president is anti american.
ZeldaF | January 19, 2007 at 10:39 pm
S_M_G – I agree with you, Angelina is a humanitarian; her heart is in the right place in reference to her efforts. She is using her celebrity to help people, and those actions alone, should be recognized for what they are. She was simply exercisng her freedom of speech when she made those statements. And again, I agree with what she said. May we ask “why” are you living here in The USA, if you’re so unhappy with our government, and as a generalization, you think that Americans are so ill informed? You know you are free to go back to your motherland any time. I don’t mean to be rude, because you are a visitor to our country, but if things are so bad, and we are so ill informed, why are you still here? And, reality check: Bill Gates IS the richest man in the world, a billionaire many times over. I’m sure he did give more to the tsunami relief fund than GWB, or anyone else for that matter. Bill and Melinda Gates are incredibly generous, philanthropic people.
Mario & Luigi – “You’re” is a contraction of YOU and ARE. As in You Are morons. “Your” indicates ownership. As in, “let’s hear something intelligent out of your mouth, instead of non sensical analogies”. I love you too, now run along and play together in your own little fairie land…. Where obviously…. you did not study your English lessons very well….
S_M_G | January 19, 2007 at 11:21 pm
Hi ZeldaF,
Well the government doesn’t really affect me. I am not a citizen and I go to grad school here so I don’t have the worries of losing my job because of the economy etc.
All my friends are American and I love them. I was just trying to give the point of view of people outside the US.
As soon as I graduate I’ll go back home but I’ll visit US at least once a year. I love America I just don’t like the way the government works. I hate that the money for research decreased tramendously(sp?) since Dubya took the office. I hate that I can’t buy alcohol on a sunday etc.
I just donn’t find people that voted for W very bright…
jacki | January 19, 2007 at 11:38 pm
kim kim kim,
what is this freedom you speak of? freedom from…?
and party pants: angelina doesn’t know how to run a country because she leads a different lifestyle or “lives in a glass house”. hmm, dubbayah wasn’t exactly born in the ghetto! give me a break.
Sara | January 20, 2007 at 12:16 am
I come to Socialite’s life because J. Harvey is funny and I don’t have to think about politics. I don’t even know why I put my two cents in, but I will add that I am not sure why S_M_G thinks our economy here is so bad just because some funding was cut. The economy in the U.S. is much stronger than the stagnant economies of France and Germany. They are beautiful countries, but socialistic tendencies have crippled their industries. We must be doing something right, or people wouldn’t keep coming here.
And when I spoke of American philanthropy, I meant the everyday Joe, the blue collar workers, who contributes a higher percentage of his income to charity than does the average middle class person.
Finally, how can the U.N. be so peace loving and humanitarian when it has member countries that have solid histories of oppression and corruption? And, yes, I do keep up to date on what they are doing. I don’t get my news from movies. I read and don’t bother watching T.V. because they are too busy getting ratings by covering the last mom who killed her children (or husband who killed his pregnant wife…..)
Any large body, whether government, NGO, the U.N., whatever, that has a near limitless budget is rife with corruption. I agree that Jolie and Pitt put their $$ where their mouths are, but the U.N. is not our savior and neither the U.S., nor our president, is evil incarnate!
lisard | January 20, 2007 at 12:41 am
-the point is not whether our economy is stronger than some particular other countries. The point it our country is weakened by Bush’s tax policies and out of control spending, particulary in Iraq. Yes, we have a strong economy but it is not made of teflon. That strong economy isn’t caused by Bush and, in fact, he isn’t helping.
-it isn’t ok that Bush has cut funding for research. Research funding is actually a pretty small part of the budget, but an important part because the US succeed when we are innovative. We innovate when we 1.) feel free enough 2.) are well educated enough 3.) have the funds to do so. BTW, the President is interfered with all three of these needs. Our educational system was broken long before came into office but requiring schools to test w/No Child Left Behind and then not providing the funding to support it cripples the schools. They have to test so they have to make budget cuts elsewhere.
No place is perfect, no government, no organization. But I hold my country, the USA, to a higher standard because it is mine and I care about it. And this last President has lead us astray in so many ways.
ZeldaF | January 20, 2007 at 1:20 am
Sara: I agree with you, AND also with Lisard, (except that I don’t believe the country has been led astray).
S_M_G said: “I just donn’t find people that voted for W very bright..” Well now, THAT remark and what you implied with it, just pissed me off.
My first response is “that’s such a gross generalization, which in itself, isn’t exactly bright”. In fact, it can be just plain dangerous. You must be very young, as obviously, you have a lot to learn.
From your syntax and relatively few spelling errors, I assume you are from Northern Ireland or the UK. Last I knew, other than beer and wine, you couldn’t buy hard alcohol on a sunday in any of those countries either. No different from The USA. I’m not sure to exactly which “research funding” you are referring, but if you say it’s decreased, “tramendously” I’ll take your word for it.
You can’t even “date” a Republican??? Our freedom of speech, our freedom to do with our minds, bodies & children was earned not only with the blood of brave “Democrats”, but with the blood of brave”Republicans” as well. It’s not just one political party dying for the freedoms of the other. Go ahead and limit yourself with some ridiculous criteria such as not being able to date a Republican; you may just bypass the love of your life. And, your opportunity to marry an American and live in this country.
My second response…….. You are a grad student, attending a school here, because it must have a benefit or advantage that the schools in your home country don’t have. You are a guest in this country. and I truly hope you feel welcome and comfortable, and yet you are making some rather critical statements about your host country and it’s people. I attended university in a European country too, and I wouldn’t dream of criticising the government while there. If you’re not paying taxes or not voting, you have NO right to bitch. Even now, when I travel for business, which is very often, I wouldn’t dream of going into a country and criticise the government to it’s subjects. . It’s just not a good thing to criticise a gracious host. And I’m sure The USA is gracious, or you and tens of thousands of others would not continue arriving on our shores to attend our schools and LIVE in our society. And please don’t stop arriving to attend our schools.. Hopefully the interaction between citizens of the world will help all of us to understand each other better and live together.
My last response is, if you’re a grad student, you REALLY should know how to spell “don’t” and “tremendously”.
superninja | January 20, 2007 at 2:17 am
Bush was reelected, but if everyone hates Americans because of Bush, they’re morons. (Did they see the competition, btw?) If they’re going to criticise Bush, and there is plenty of room for criticism, make a point and not more airhead generalizations for your celebrity echo chamber. Yuck.
superninja | January 20, 2007 at 2:24 am
It’s also funny that she says Bush is making her job harder. Heaven forbid Bush not turn over the saving of the world to the Angelina Jolie and the UN from which all of the corruption has magically departed.
jane_smith | January 20, 2007 at 5:48 am
S_M_G:
“I hate that I can’t buy alcohol on a sunday etc.
I just donn’t find people that voted for W very bright…”
State laws determine whether or not you can buy alcohol on Sunday, not the president.
The second line there just makes you appear to not be very bright. Many people voted to re-elect Bush because he was the lesser of the two evils that we had the choose from in that election.
Jinxy McDeath:
“Anyone who stands by the president is anti american.”
I have to say that you are utterly wrong in this statement. One of the most patriotic things an American can do is serve in the US Armed Forces. My husband and I are both more proud to serve under Comander in Chief Bush than we ever have been to serve before. We finally have a president that is not afraid to take action to protect the lives of his county’s citizens. I do not agree with everything the man does/says, but you have to give him credit for having his heart in the right place when it comes to the American people.
You appear to be quite anti-American since you won’t even use your American passport to travel. If you are so ashamed to be from our country maybe you should reconsider your citizenship here.
Everyone: I currently reside in Germany and have had many legnthy conversations with my neighbors and friends about what exactly they think about us and our decision to re-elect Bush. Most of them are older (45+) and none have ever said they felt that we are stupid for that decision. Many of them said that they assumed we did it because we needed someone who would do what it takes to protect Americans at home and abroad. They said that they would see things in the news over here while Clinton was in office that proved that he was not willing to take measures to stop/prevent terrorism, possibly because he was afraid of what it would do to his popularity. So, they prove that not ALL people outside of America think we are idiots or made the wrong decision.
gailmariecat | January 20, 2007 at 10:16 am
“I hate that I can’t buy alcohol on a Sunday etc.”
Well that says it all. What kind of President allows such atrocities in his own country? People should be protesting in the streets. I wonder if the ACLU knows about this.
Sara | January 20, 2007 at 10:24 am
I agree that this president and congress have made poor choices when it has come to spending. It is hard to believe they even cut research since govt. spending has increased faster under this administration more than any other. I also agree about the state of our schools, but no amount of funding from the federal government is going to improve them. The education system functions best with local control and when the community is involved. As for funding for research, it isn’t the government’s job to fund innovation; in fact, it usually does a pretty poor job of it. It is the small businesses and entrepreneuers who fuel this economy. If the research is valid and important, it will find funding.
I agree that we should hold our government to a higher standard, and our society. Just as an example, I live in the Midwest where we have had some terrible ice storms this past week and we are set to get snow this weekend. It has been great to see neighbors helping neighbors. I would rather see that than have FEMA come in and throw money at the problem. My point is, yes, it is important to keep our government in check, but we should hold ourselves as citizens accountable also. I have been impressed with the last several posts. No degrading remarks or personal attack; just civilized discourse.
nikki | January 20, 2007 at 10:50 am
Who the hell cares what Europe thinks about the United State’s decision to elect and re-elect George Bush? There is a reason why our country is among the most powerful. Who are they to doubt our politics?
Nikki | January 20, 2007 at 10:54 am
Are you sure you’re going to grad school, S_M_G? And if so, please tell me which one, so I can avoid spending time and money just to come off as illiterate as you do.
m | January 20, 2007 at 11:11 am
And Angelina should be judging ANYONE’S decision making because??? She has always be one to make such astoundingly sound decisions…..like when she practically made out with her brother, or the entire Billy Bob debaucle, and wrecking marriages and relationships. She certainly sets an example all Americans can be proud of.
sasha | January 20, 2007 at 11:22 am
Devilina is an anorexic freakshow with the United Nations as her family. What’s she gonna adopt next? An Iranian baby?
She’s the freak who frenched her brother and wore the creepy BillyBob Thorton’s blood around her neck.
I DON’T CARE WHAT SHE THINKS ABOUT ME, MY COUNTRY, MY PRESIDENT, OR MY GOD, FOR GOD’S SAKE.
P.S. I like Harvey
Sandy | January 20, 2007 at 11:29 am
Who let the trolls out? Who? Who?
The village of Liberal Hell called. They want their idiots back…
lisard | January 20, 2007 at 11:35 am
“As for funding for research, it isn’t the government’s job to fund innovation; in fact, it usually does a pretty poor job of it. It is the small businesses and entrepreneuers who fuel this economy. If the research is valid and important, it will find funding.”
Unfortunately not true. It is very important for the government to fund innovation. True that some important innovation is funded by companies. Drugs, human genome (partially) are two good examples. But generally companies can only fund research that they think will make a profit over next couple of years. Government funding allows the US to 1.) research important ideas that require more time to develop 2.) to do higher risk research that keeps us ahead of others and 2.) to address the many many important things that companies will not ever research because there is not profit there. This includes all medical research that is not about developing new drugs, devices or other profitable dohickies. Over our history, many important innovations have been funded by government such as many vaccines including polio vaccine, basic quantum computing research that lead to the development of computers, and much of the research into power/energy (though this is less true today than previously.) Currently we are funding LESS than other developed countries, which is very unusual historically and really bad.
Jane McDonald | January 20, 2007 at 11:50 am
Bush was never elected in the first place! Everyone should calm down. He is a crook and everyone knows it. BTW Where are the weapons of mass destruction? This country has never started a war. He needs to go. Period!
S_M_G | January 20, 2007 at 11:53 am
Well, I am 30 years old. I knew I spelled tremendously wrong that’s why I wrote (sp?) next to it. And donn’t is obviously a typing error, you should be able to see that if you are that smart.
I’m about to get my Ph.D. in one of the top 10 schools. Even if you wanted you probably couldn’t attend it Nikki.
I stand by everything I said and am done with this topic.
Bye now…
S_M_G | January 20, 2007 at 11:55 am
Oh and how do I know the research fund was cut? I’m doing my Ph.D. in biochemistry and work with DNA.
Stormy70 | January 20, 2007 at 12:05 pm
First, Angelina needs to address the UN’s raping of children and women in the Congo and Haiti in exchange for food. Then I may listen to any word that comes out of this spoiled woman’s mouth. Until then, this home wrecker can STFU.
As for the rest of the world, who is the first country you all look to for help? It is not Europe.
The US spent more on Tsunami relief than Bill Gates. What navy and helicopters did he provide.
A Ph.D is not that hard to do in most of today’s educational environment, what with grade inflation and all. Fund your own research, instead of expecting me to fund it.
rd | January 20, 2007 at 12:45 pm
Things are OK except for the war in IRAQ. Iraq is obviously about oil so anyone that uses oil products should really just STFU unless they can create fission.
Pip | January 20, 2007 at 1:03 pm
She’s right – people in some countries she travels in will be suspicious of her being American. The advice is often to say you’re Canadian. America’s agressive foreign policy upsets a lot of the rest of the world. Angelina has been very careful about choosing her words – saying it makes her work harder and other people suspicious, not commenting directly herself on Bush as a person or other policies. Whatever you think of George Bush or American foreign policy, this is 100% true. People are more suspicious of America, Americans and their motives nowadays.
PhD Bandit | January 20, 2007 at 1:49 pm
I don’t need an actor to tell me how to vote. Just because she flies around the world in private jets and contributing to global warming doesn’t make her more worldly.
That freaky, ex-goth, adultress, father-hating, tattoo covered, skinny skeleton, brother kissing, biological mother of a “blob”, blood vial wearing biatch needs to – just shut up and act.
lisard | January 20, 2007 at 2:17 pm
“A Ph.D is not that hard to do in most of today’s educational environment, what with grade inflation and all.”
Really?
1/3 of people in PhD’s are from abroad, what with the problems with our educational system and all. And grades are not even close to the key issue for acceptance into a first rate PhD program. MCATs, research experience, publications, recommendations, and ability to think are far more important.
“Fund your own research, instead of expecting me to fund it.”
The US last year spent 0.4% of our tax dollars on funding ALL of our research projects through NASA, NIH, NIMH, DOD, NSF etc. The US MAKES substantial money on this investment because this research creates patentsthat businesses can then grow around. Businesses CAN’T do this early work because it is too high-risk and takes too much time.
Here are some government funded projects that made money indirectly because businesses could later take them over
-The understanding of the structure and properties of DNA opened up totally new opportunities to address health issues and provided the basis for the vibrant new biotechnology industry.
-Polymer and photochemical research led to the creation of photoresists that are key to the success of the microelectronics industry, which accounts for well over a quarter of a million jobs in the U. S. today.
-The atomic clock, which was based on research in atomic physics and was stimulated by needs in astronomy, provided a foundation for the development of the Global Positioning System to satisfy a critical defense need. More recently, it is creating a large commercial marketplace for everything from ships to backpackers.
te | January 20, 2007 at 2:44 pm
our president is a dumb peice of shit who cannot recite a speech for the life of him. i’m still wondering why americans aren’t furious with him. i guess i’ll hold my breath til hes out. can someone assassinate him already? jesus.
thats it, no more bickering people. these are just opinions!
NDMNTX | January 20, 2007 at 2:54 pm
There have been some very valid points made in the comments left here, and unfortunately some really stupid typical lefty blathering with no connection to common sense which is so widespread among the uninformed left worldwide. Watching TV news and reading newspapers does not keep one informed of current issues. It keeps one abreast of what the one-sided mainstream media wants to you hear.
The main reason Bush was re-elected was because the most important thing to US citizens is protection against fanatical terrorists. The other choice for president is totally clueless. This is easily determined if one does some homework on what Kerry supposedly stands for (which changes constantly). It is also an awful shame that the best the left in America could come up with was John Kerry. By no means has Bush made decisions I always agree with. He’s human, has made mistakes and he admits to them. The fact that people think the current president is stupid only tells us how ignorant the person saying it is. Yes, he’s not an elegant speaker. Yes, he has goofy facial expressions sometimes. We all do. But George Bush is a genuine individual. Ask any of the staff, secret service and armed forces that have served around him. Then go ahead and ask those same groups of people the same questions about the Clintons and see what differing responses you get.
Islamic fanatics want to take over the world and force sharia law upon everyone on the planet. They will stop at nothing in their quest for world dominance. This activity centers in the arab countries in the middle east. The current administration has taken the war on terror to their doorstep. Would any of you rather conduct the war against the terrorists here in the US?
The Iraq war is not about oil. The US has not taken any oil profits at all from Iraq.
I visit this blog for the humor in the posts by our wonderful bloggers at ASL. On the other hand, I daily keep up with news and information from around the world on the web. To be aware is to be alive. Don’t go through life with your head in the sand.
NDMNTX | January 20, 2007 at 2:58 pm
te just made my point about the clueless crass left. Instead of bothering to learn what the real issues are, they just rant and through insults with no understanding of the background or basis for their bitching. Way to go te, you must make the left proud of it’s minions.
Sara | January 20, 2007 at 3:09 pm
lisard,
I admit that I am not knowledgeable of all government funding and research. I know there are some things that the private sector won’t fund and many great things have come from government research and testing. I just think that we have a very bloated and obese government and there is a lot of wastefulness. Yes, funding for certain research is necessary, but I am sure our govt. is also funding a lot of trivial/pork barrel research as well. Thanks for the information though. It is nice to see a list of good things that have been created.
kikichanelconspiracy | January 20, 2007 at 3:38 pm
Wow. That would have been so ballsy and edgy if she’d said three years ago. What a stupid slag. Nobody asked her for her opinion.
kikichanelconspiracy | January 20, 2007 at 3:47 pm
Sarah – kudos on an excellent, well-thought out, rational post.
I think like a lot of people, I don’t think this country is perfect, I’m not a Bush fan, and I think the government has made a lot of staggering mistakes over the years, but I still love this country.
ZeldaF | January 20, 2007 at 4:05 pm
NDMNTX – YOU SAID IT EXACTLY!!!! I COULD ABSOLUTELY NOT AGREE WITH YOU MORE!!! YOUR FIRST POST AND ESPECIALLY YOUR SECOND POST.
To Pip – Dear, that’s the whole point. We’re AMERICAN. And yes, we all realize that Canadians, Mexicans, and all Central and South Americans are Americans too. It’s the rest of the world that refers to the citizens of the USA as “American”. So I’m sorry to all of our good neighbors to the north and to the south, but let’s just not go to that argument.
The point is, I’m damned proud to be “American”, and from the previous posts, I’m not alone. Whether we agree or disagree, which is our hard earned right, we still have that freedom. My personal belief is that when I’m out there traveling to different countries, it’s my opportunity to show other nationalities just how good, caring, and well informed Americans truly are. And there have been many, many conversations I’ve had in which other nationalities reflect that “as people” they like Americans. They just don’t necessarily understand or agree with our President. If we all claimed to be Canadian – only the Canadians would be out making good impressions on the rest of the world.
Most importantly, for centuries people have fought and died for our right to call ourselves “American”. Not Canadian because we may be nervous of how we’re treated abroad, but American. To do otherwise would be just shameful.
This site receives hits from all over the world, and with that forum, I’d like to say to anyone in our Armed Forces who happens to be reading this, a very sincere Thank You. This FREE AMERICAN, for one, appreciates your services.
Mia | January 20, 2007 at 5:39 pm
It’s a scary, scary world when you live in the “land of the free” yet have to preface statements with disclaimers about how people have come down on you in the past for having an opinion that opposes the official administration.
NDMNTX | January 20, 2007 at 8:50 pm
No Mia. Pay a little attention to some of the sites on the web that expose islamist terrorism. They hate the US. They will stop at nothing to destroy and conquer the US. They don’t understand the freedoms we enjoy because they think women are 2nd class citizens and don’t even mention being gay. You are beheaded for being gay. Liberals that criticize the actions of a conservative administration kill me. Let’s just appease the terrorists until they set the next bomb off and then we’ll talk some more. Terrorists never negotiate. They just kill because they don’t understand anything but killing. We live in the greatest country in the world while Europe is being overthrown with Islamic extremists because the politically correct refuse to stand up and do anything about it. The Muslims that are infiltrating Europe will not stop at appeasement. If the clueless only knew. There are numerous terrorist cells functioning already in the US. These “civil liberties” that we supposedly don’t have any more attempts at winning the war on terror. If you don’t have anything to hind, don’t bitch. The alternative is much worse. Try living under Sharia law for a while and see if the increased security precautions don’t make sense. But of course Mia, you’ve never even studied anything resembling the war on terror so you don’t have a clue to what it entails.
Fabiola | January 20, 2007 at 9:14 pm
Teddy Roosevelt said:
Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he efficiently serves the country. It is unpatriotic not to oppose him to the exact extent that by inefficiently or otherwise he fails in his duty to stand by the country. In either event, it is unpatriotic not to tell the truth, whether about the president or anyone else.
D.R. | January 20, 2007 at 9:22 pm
George Bush wouldn’t know the truth if it threw up on him!
amle | January 21, 2007 at 2:50 am
last year angelina said in an interview she would not take sides when ask about our government. she said she needed to be able to work with everyone to do her job.
I really think this is just another sign she is now wacked out on drugs or something. she is losing it.
shut up bitch!!