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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
Honestly there's nothing malicious in my intent. Just poking a little fun is all. If you wanna poke a little fun at us for living in igloos or eating blubber, be my guest. I have much love for America, but I love Canada too and pretty constantly make fun of aspects of this country as well. But if it annoys you that I do so, I shall attempt to refrain from the pot shots wherever possible (though sometimes it'll be too easy to pass up)
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I know it is not mallicious or aimed at anyone in particular. It just gets old. Especially the sarcastic one liners like "God bless America" or "Land of the Free indeed!". You're not the only one who does it. There is PLENTY that I can't stand about my country. I certainly won't refrain from sharing my opinion on those issues either.
I don't have any desire to poke fun at Canadians. First of all, my wife is 1/4 Inupiaq (Alaskan Eskimo) so I'm not big on blubber and igloo jokes. Secondly, my wife moved to Canada when she was 6 months old and spent the next 17 years there. She is Canadian, though not a citizen. Thirdly, being from NW Montana and having made many trips across the border, I love Canada!
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
I wish there were more positive stories about America, but as well all know those don't get reported. The newsmedia mantra is "If it bleeds, it leads"; obviously negative and polarizing stories get more play (ratings and reads) than stories of positivity. That usually is why they squeeze them in at the end of the broadcast, after 29 minutes of negativity.
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No argument there. Don Henley wrote a great song about that 30 years ago and it has only gotten worse.
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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
And Chick-Fil-A sucks when you have Popeyes available to eat from as well. Mmmm Popeyes.
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Amen to that, though Popeyes could use a good chicken sandwich alternative to the Po' Boy which is nothing more than strips on a bun. I'm no Chik-Fil-A fan.