tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post4895547948843041685..comments2022-11-17T10:40:16.220-04:00Comments on The National Affairs Desk: I am afraid of AmericansJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08899045484063901487noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-65671614267647863122009-10-01T15:03:06.468-03:002009-10-01T15:03:06.468-03:00Great Job Joseph - I knew those walks would shake ...Great Job Joseph - I knew those walks would shake somethin loose. As an American, I'd like to say I'm kinda sick of the hulabaloo too - yeah, ok, we've done some good stuff - but look around..theres a whole lotta stuff not to brag about. Time to look in the mirror y'all, got some work to do. <br />And others should wonder why we think we're 'all that and a bag o' chips's....cause we're NOT.. we have a lot to learn. Need to sit down shut-up and take lessons from others.<br />Sorry it took so long to read this post - yesterday was a long trip down red-tape lane... which is just one more example of what we (US govt) don't do well.Shadymuttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559708707927601008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-45989015176060564732009-10-01T13:23:07.272-03:002009-10-01T13:23:07.272-03:00You are lucky I love you. Just kiddin Joe, I agree...You are lucky I love you. Just kiddin Joe, I agree with you...on most points. Sometimes, I am ashamed of this country too...and a little scared.Amynicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15261585384965123314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-36447397545614335752009-10-01T11:27:24.583-03:002009-10-01T11:27:24.583-03:00And once again Rasmenia sums the whole damned thin...And once again Rasmenia sums the whole damned thing up for me. And who better to do that then an American writer in Paris? Henri Miller would be proud. <br /><br />I will be sitting at my keyboard typing away as the shit goes down. Fingers crossed, when the dust settles, that we will all be better off. God Bless America, Vive La France, Oh Canada, go team!Joseph Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870159895970048114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-31392689133845899812009-10-01T10:02:04.851-03:002009-10-01T10:02:04.851-03:00I'm not afraid of Americans, but definitely fo...I'm not afraid of Americans, but definitely found them annoying enough to jump ship & flee the country.<br /><br />So, here I sit, on another continent, thousands of miles away from my native country of the U.S.<br /><br />Do I miss it? Sure, sometimes. But can I ever go home again now? Nope.<br /><br />I could put my body there, sure. But the problem now is that I've been able to take a step back & view America from a distance. I've spent the past few years listening to the perspectives of those who have never been there, have briefly been there & who long to go there.<br /><br />I've been asked questions - questions from many people, some from here in Western Europe... others from Asia, South America, Eastern Europe & Africa.<br /><br />They ask me if we all have guns, if I eat a lot of beef, what American guys are really like... what I think of George Bush... they ask me what it's like to come from a free country.<br /><br />The questions that they've asked me run the gamut: hilarious, accusatory, ridiculous & intrigued. I answer them honestly & usually add, "Hey... I don't understand those people, either."<br /><br />Even though they are MY people.<br /><br />There's a reason why the U.S. is referred to as "Les Enfants". We're still a new country & are very much the brats of the world.<br /><br />Of course, there have been bratty empires before ours & will be another one after America gets knocked down a few pegs.<br /><br />I particularly like your description of a "wilting super power", because of it's profound & simple accuracy. It's a crumbling empire, imploding in on itself because its inhabitants can't stop bickering & get their shit together.<br /><br />So, grab your camera. Get some paper & pen & take some notes. Sit back & watch it unfold, because it's not everyday one gets to witness Rome burning.Rasmeniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14013666740285633677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-54195037584122221832009-10-01T01:15:04.036-03:002009-10-01T01:15:04.036-03:00Never! Without them I am deemed useless. I swear t...Never! Without them I am deemed useless. I swear to only use them for good. Enough, goddamn it, I must sleep. We have descended too deep, we are now way, way off topic. Good night dear friends.Joseph Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870159895970048114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-69522783571893841422009-10-01T01:12:59.900-03:002009-10-01T01:12:59.900-03:0040 COMMENTS!! WHEW, JOE!! Alright good fucking nig...40 COMMENTS!! WHEW, JOE!! Alright good fucking night..this city slicker's gotta hit the sheets. <br /><br />Signing out from the Chicago Office...<br /><br />and everyone be sure to check out our newswire daily:<br />thenationalaffairsdesklive.blogspot.comMatt Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256200000918730586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-45095020553818027632009-10-01T01:10:33.848-03:002009-10-01T01:10:33.848-03:00BREAK...BREAK...Matt Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256200000918730586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-47719245185238043662009-10-01T01:09:58.140-03:002009-10-01T01:09:58.140-03:00MustMustMatt Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256200000918730586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-15452122368413058782009-10-01T01:09:34.145-03:002009-10-01T01:09:34.145-03:00I especially like "we want a voice at the tab...I especially like "we want a voice at the table". Your sunglasses man, they have powers.Callanhttp://callantham.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-87890851890044064532009-10-01T01:06:36.246-03:002009-10-01T01:06:36.246-03:00TO THE NAD!! Here ye Hereye...Good nite Sir David!...TO THE NAD!! Here ye Hereye...Good nite Sir David!Matt Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256200000918730586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-47900919514707754292009-10-01T01:05:08.590-03:002009-10-01T01:05:08.590-03:00The author of this whole mess is headed to bed. Fi...The author of this whole mess is headed to bed. Fight amongst yourselves, but keep it down, I have babies that are sleeping. Good night. PEACE!Joseph Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870159895970048114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-43223354143327200992009-10-01T01:02:53.357-03:002009-10-01T01:02:53.357-03:00It doesn't get any lower then this, so blow yo...It doesn't get any lower then this, so blow your vocal cords to shreds!<br /><br />Primal Scream Therapy! G'nite Brother Matt, Brother Joe. tomorrow is a new day. To the NAD!TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-23119464935973279112009-10-01T00:58:17.037-03:002009-10-01T00:58:17.037-03:00Scream all you fucking want...no one will hear you...Scream all you fucking want...no one will hear you...you are in the basement of a comments section at the National Affairs Desk, inall its glory!Matt Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256200000918730586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-59754388763327637602009-10-01T00:52:18.167-03:002009-10-01T00:52:18.167-03:00Hmmm no Canadians, no herd. Who would be there to ...Hmmm no Canadians, no herd. Who would be there to listen to all your noise? and goddamn it, quit your arguing, indoor voices, INDOOR voices!Joseph Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870159895970048114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-15275898577375168772009-10-01T00:48:07.999-03:002009-10-01T00:48:07.999-03:00If only we loud Americans (which is a term I hate ...If only we loud Americans (which is a term I hate because everyone in both North and South America are technically Americans, but what else could we be called, Statesians?) could get rid of all the too quiet Canadians down here, then we would really be something to fear. <br /><br />By the way, there is no American herd. Just try and find five Americans who agree on everything.ainebegoniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09103676483727391194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-68431834003966951722009-10-01T00:44:48.771-03:002009-10-01T00:44:48.771-03:00DING DING DING! We have reached a new record in te...DING DING DING! We have reached a new record in terms of comments. Way to go. USA! USA! USA! <br /><br />Nat, I agree to a certain extent. Yes Dubya and the mad fuckers that were running Washington in the 8 years before Obama was elected made a horrible mess. They should be arrested, they should be viewed in the history books with the same disdain as Hitler, Stalin and Nixon. But all is not lot. As murky as it looks right now, I think America is about to experience a renaissance. The wheel of progress will roll on.<br /><br />As for Canadian politics. Ugh, the situation there is as ugly and as mundane as usual.Joseph Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870159895970048114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-82157146606297040962009-10-01T00:34:32.589-03:002009-10-01T00:34:32.589-03:00I am officially comment # 31!I am officially comment # 31!TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-73428649449413584472009-10-01T00:27:29.266-03:002009-10-01T00:27:29.266-03:00Thanks for those thoughts Tasha. Believe it or no...Thanks for those thoughts Tasha. Believe it or not, Canada is going through the same decline in moral fiber and nationalism...oh great! I've gone belt-way! Need soap and water...TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-3735650443567553002009-10-01T00:24:50.261-03:002009-10-01T00:24:50.261-03:00...at least we have KETCHUP flavored chips!! And B......at least we have KETCHUP flavored chips!! And Butter Tarts! And ...uh...Celine Dion..TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-16737002865067807062009-10-01T00:19:34.803-03:002009-10-01T00:19:34.803-03:00I'm not really Val.. I'm someone else.. fo...I'm not really Val.. I'm someone else.. for real... I can't believe you would write such filth!!! YOU STINKING CANADIAN COMMIE!!! America is going to steal your root beer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-16640248083562405012009-10-01T00:16:40.046-03:002009-10-01T00:16:40.046-03:00America used to be different when I was little, le...America used to be different when I was little, less chaotic. When I was born, America was not yet in the middle of Desert Storm. Once Clinton was in office, America almost seemed like Utopia. America is full of history, but it seems like now, the days of not being in a recession and having accessible health care and not being in a war is history. <br /><br />In a way, I feel like W. raped us of a bright future. Schools are now downhill. Money can't stay in America anymore and America is no longer "land of the free, home of the brave."<br /><br />I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm afraid of Americans, and so is the majority of other Americans.Natasha Holleruphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14541075417071572409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-48044432365943958232009-09-30T23:56:59.056-03:002009-09-30T23:56:59.056-03:00Well, I'm comment number # 26.Well, I'm comment number # 26.TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-57029941520383015152009-09-30T23:35:43.800-03:002009-09-30T23:35:43.800-03:00That it was, I just went back in time and checked....That it was, I just went back in time and checked. Maybe I have been cheating all along? Muhahahaha!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899045484063901487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-9705628415374908772009-09-30T23:32:00.409-03:002009-09-30T23:32:00.409-03:00It was 30 on Joe's piece, "On style"...It was 30 on Joe's piece, "On style" if my memory serves....Matt Byronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04256200000918730586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7462211970946499736.post-24934009636725742462009-09-30T23:20:54.151-03:002009-09-30T23:20:54.151-03:00I think it's 30 comments. I could be wrong..
...I think it's 30 comments. I could be wrong..<br /><br />For the record; Clint Eastwood is a great American!<br /><br />"get off my laaa-wn!"TheWritersDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11906707226438261959noreply@blogger.com