10 things to celebrate Why I'm an anti-anti-American

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | June 29th 2003 | Dinesh D'Souza

[nyconse]

It could be anyone who decides they want to be embrace America and all she offers.

[nyconse]

I thought you had to post excerpts-sorry if you were inconvenienced/won't happen again.

[hellinahandcart]

The settlement agreement also covers news sources *owned* by the Washington Post or LA Times. On the FR main page, scroll down and look for a box that says "Important Legal Notice". There is a link that will take you to a list of the sources that have to be excerpted.

But I've found that these are the ones that come up most often, for posting purposes:

LA TIMES
Washington Post
newsday.com
ChicagoTribune
Newsweek
MSNBC
Baltimore Sun
Hartford Courant
CT Times Mirror
Orlando Sun-Sentinel
WPIX
blackvoices.com

Shorter list, easier to memorize.

Btw, the New York Times is NOT on the list, screw 'em. Post everything in full whenever possible.

[SandRat]

Please pass on to your mother in law that she has it right. Below are my words of thanks for teaching others the right way to be proud of their heritage and being an American

May the sun gently kiss your face, the road rise up to meet you and the wind always be at your back. May you be in the hands of the almighty 4 hours before ole scratch even knows you are gone.

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

I didn't realize all of those were on the list. You can see how I can get the Washington Post and NYT confused, it's the same crap.

[nyconse]

Thank you for the information. I appreciate it. LOL

[nyconse]

Amen! I think she knows. Both my husbands parents are in heaven ( I have no doubt) walking the streets of gold hand in hand. Of course the old man ( a term of great affection) may be playing poker and telling St. Peter outrageous stories. LOL

[sandlady]

-- America has gone further than any other society in establishing equality of rights. There is nothing distinctively American about slavery or bigotry. Slavery has existed in virtually every culture, and xenophobia, prejudice and discrimination are worldwide phenomena. Western civilization is the only civilization to mount a principled campaign against slavery; no country expended more treasure and blood to get rid of slavery than the United States. While racism remains a problem, this country has made strenuous efforts to eradicate discrimination, even to the extent of enacting policies that give legal preference in university admissions, jobs, and government contracts to members of minority groups. Such policies remain controversial, but the point is that it is extremely unlikely that a racist society would have permitted such policies in the first place. And surely African Americans like Jesse Jackson are vastly better off living in America than they would be if they were to live in, say, Ethiopia or Somalia.

This is a perfect point. I intended to highlight the best statements and ended up highlighting nearly the whole thing! LOL

[1rudeboy]

Thanks.

[nyconse]

I thought this was a terrific article. I am going to read some of this author's books. I copied it. I want my kids to read it.

[cherry_bomb88]

Can we close our borders now and kick all the illegals out???

[steplock]

	What's So Great About America Category : Non-Fiction Author : Dinesh D'Souza ISBN : 0142003018
	Description : Look again at the title of this book: it's not a question, but a statement. "America is the greatest, freest, and most decent society in existence. American life as it is lived today [is] the best life that our world has to offer."

[Uncle Hal]

The question in my mind is how did this article get in the ultra liberal rag,The SF Chronicle? When I saw it I could not beleive it. The Chronicle is virtually a house organ for the Dems and is generally down on anything pro American.

[nothingnew]

America provides an amazingly good life for the ordinary guy. Rich people live well everywhere. But what distinguishes America is that it provides an impressively high standard of living for the "common man."

Excellent point. These 3 sentences sum up why so many hate US, IMHO.

FMCDH

[Fiddlstix]

I am new to posting. I thought you were supposed to post this way.

You did good for a newbie to posting
Good article too

[liberallarry]

The question in my mind is how did this article get in the ultra liberal rag,The SF Chronicle?

A lesson there, surely.

Things change. Stereotypes aren't always true. One never has perfect understanding...and rarely even good understanding of reality.

[jla]

Conversely, when one is born in this country, one is not always an American. One is an American resident....or a liberal.

[SandRat]

playing poker and telling St. Peter outrageous stories. LOL

Never met an Irishman couldn't do both very well at the same time. May you continue to have happy memories in the days to come.

[Brian Allen]

Thank you.

[Jonx6]

4th of July bump