American Carol

From The American Carol website:

The American spirit is celebrated in the outrageous and totally irreverent comedy An American Carol from David Zucker, the master of movie satire (Airplane!, The Naked Gun, Scary Movie 3 and 4).

In An American Carol, a cynical, Anti-American “Hollywood” filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by three spirits who take him on a hilarious journey in an attempt to show him the true meaning of America.

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Kobe Bryant on National Pride…NBC Apparently Embarrassed?

Update: MsUnderestimated has the clip, here.

NBC announcer Chris Collinsworth asked Kobe Bryant about what it felt like when he first got his U.S.A. uniform, and how he felt about representing the United States of America.

Here’s the transcript:

Collinsworth: Tell the story when you first got your USA uniform.

Kobe: Well I had goosebumps and I actually just looked at it for awhile. I just held it there and I laid it across my bed and I just stared at it for a few minutes; just because as a kid growing up this is the ultimate, ultimate in basketball.

Collinsworth: Where does the patriotism come from inside of you? Historically, what is it?

Kobe: Well, you know it’s just our country, it’s… we believe is the greatest country in the world. It has given us so many great opportunities, and it’s just a sense of pride that you have; that you say “You know what? Our country is the best!”

Collinsworth: Is that a ‘cool’ thing to say, in this day and age? That you love your country, and that you’re fighting for the red, white and blue ? It seems sort of like a day gone by (?)

Kobe: No, it’s a cool thing for me to say. I feel great about it, and I’m not ashamed to say it. I mean, this is a tremendous honor.

(hat-tip Kateri Jordan and Ms. Underestimated)

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We had this video available for viewing, this weekend, but it has virtually disappeared off the web. We finally received this response from YouTube, explaining why:

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B. Hussein Obama’s “Patriotism Speech”

A wise old man once told me that, "if you have to drive around town all day honking your horn, you must not be sure it works."  Translated for you non Southern folk, that means you and others have doubts about you, and you need to make sure they know "you" work by, "telling and showing them every chance you get."

Now I know all politicians and most anyone giving a speech uses teleprompters or the very least cue cards to keep track of their talking points.  Fine.  But to me, any thing more than a few cue cards with talking points is insincere gibberish.  And that goes for all politicians, not just the lie filled one you see in the picture above.

I don’t want to spend a lot of time on this because I’m not feeling very well as some of you may have noticed, by not hearing much from me the last few days.  But I had to try to share the point I made above  in hopes that at least one person see’s through this waste of humanity named Obama..

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What’s Been Said - What’s been Done

What can be said that hasn’t already been said?

Let’s attempt it here and now.

Our government is dysfunctional, warped and broken and if you can’t see it keep looking, its there.

The popular television series, "My Name Is Earl" is a good comparison when looking at every level of our government, except we would have to replace the quest to improve karma with the quest to stay in power, the characters remain the same. At least in their ability to utilize common sense.

We are herded like sheep to the voting booth, given two choices, both barely palatable, and for some reason we have become fooled into thinking that we must accept ONLY what is put before us.  Then most become fixated on who speaks better, who’s wife wears a nicer dress, who thinks America should be taken down a notch or who might make our enemies like us more.  This election year we have two very foul bowls of aromatic dung to choose from.

But are we confined to these two choices?  No, you can always write in your own choice.  Will enough of us do it to make a difference?  No, because you’ve been told that would be a waste of your vote.  But would it?

There are men and women in our beloved Republic far more qualified to lead our country, but they aren’t politicians.  I heard it said not so long ago that anyone seeking office is immediately not to be trusted.  I agree, you won’t find a single thought from a career politician on what’s best for America.  The only thoughts from our elected representatives are, how can I get votes, how can I stay in power and make a lot of money along the way.

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