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Getting feedback sometimes, from external, objective sources, is kinda like shockingly being told you have bad breath.

At first you are amazed and dumbstruck, and then you just don't want to hear it, and are liable to turn angry about it.

Many Americans do NOT like to be told they eat too much, know way too little about the world beyond their borders, or are gullible (just look at the televangelists on Sundays or infomericals late at night and you know something is out of whack.)

Then, a majority of American voters went and put this fellow Obama in office, or salivate over Michael Jackson's death even during the risk of North Korean missiles falling on Kalakaua Avenue in downtown Honolulu.

Anybody beside me see a problem with America in some regards?

“Getting feedback sometimes, from external, objective sources, is kinda like shockingly being told you have bad breath.”

AmericanInTokyo, I don’t mean to be rude, but you have bad breath.

Some of the most arrogant and ignorant individuals I have ever know or have met have been people whom have either traveled abroad or have lived abroad. Some of the most genuinely caring, charitable, and easy going individuals I have ever had the pleasure of meeting or knowing are country folk whom have never left America.

To suggest that we’re not open to criticism is absurd. I’d like to see you visit Iran, or Saudi Arabia and shout to everyone in the streets that you are a Christian American. Visit Niger and tell the locals that their country sucks.

You’re in Japan? And we all know how the Japanese are open to foreigners becoming Japanese citizens, provided you denounce citizenship from another country.

Incidentally, I question whether a majority of Americans elected O. If you can include dead people as voters and ACORN, I guess he won fair and square.

I understand what you're saying and I respect your point.

I learned to resent webb when he practically campaigned for zero and the democrats last year. If he wasn't paraphrasing democrat talking points, he seemed to be actively generating some of his own. It was almost like he was cheering on our destruction.

While he may accidentally notice and point out some of our country's legitimate problems, he completely missed the boat regarding the inexperienced, racist moron that was foisted on us in the name of "hope and change".

I think he's living proof of bbc's leftist bias and I'm surprised that cnn/abc/nyt/msnbc/cbs/etc didn't try to sign him on with a huge pay raise.

“Then, a majority of American voters went and put this fellow Obama in office, or salivate over Michael Jackson’s death even during the risk of North Korean missiles falling on Kalakaua Avenue in downtown Honolulu.”

If you’re going to use Obama (or M Jackson) as the litmus test for idiocy, well the europeans have us beat - they were slubbering over both of them more than we ever have.

I do think that we are way too obese, and the main stream culture is getting more crass and vulgar by the day. The litmus test for this is any commercial and especially the beer ads.