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To: tejek who wrote (451724)	1/27/2009 9:04:49 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1576613

>>> ..1)why are righties particularly susceptible to this kind of stuff? "Righties" are no more susceptible to "this kind of stuff" than Lefties are to absurd arguments about the cost of Sarah Palin's campaign attire, about how waterboarding and embarrassing prisoners is torture, about how every misconduct by a soldier was authorized at the highest level, about how Obama didn't spend any more than Bush on the Inauguration, etc. You said yourself that the writing appealed to you, I'm sure it does to many others as well. >>> Secondly, why is it so important to you guys that the world see Americans as its saviors and the very best there is? I'm sure most people have pride in their countries, regardless of where they live. Do you not think the Brits or the French think THEIR countries are the best? I'd best most do. Nothing wrong with that. What's different about America is that not only do ALL true Americans think their country is the best on Earth, a lot of people from around the world see it that way as well. Frankly, in most parts of the world today (ME excluded) -- even those in which Bush's actions were unpopular -- America continues to be thought of as the absolute bastion of freedom. And when it comes down to it, the rest of the world is counting on us to bail their asses out of a sling. Anyone who lives here and doesn't see America as the best country on the face of the Earth really doesn't deserve to be here IMO.

To: tejek who wrote (451724)	1/27/2009 9:20:49 PM
From: Steve Dietrich	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576613

A good rule of thumb is that every mass email is a fraud of one kind or another. This one is no exception: lighthousepatriotjournal.wordpress.com Myth Blaster Verdict: According to Snopes, this essay was not written by an Australian, dentist or otherwise. It was written by Peter Ferrara, associate professor of law at the George Mason University School of Law in Northern Virginia. It was published by National Review on September 25th, 2001, twenty-four days after the attack by terrorists and what is now referred to as “9/11”. As it has been passed around, additional comments and text has been added – even the title being changed. The original title: “What is an American?” People are naturally less skeptical of things that confirm their biases than of those that confront them. SD