Why candidates don't tout humility on the stump.
Comment: Barrack Obama is one of the most aarogant candidates the republic has seen in its history. He has no experience but struts around like he has the market cornered on common sense.
Comment: I think everyone should read pacgems comment on 11/03 at 500. Instead of talking like we know the facts, why dont we educate ourselves on the facts. Then we could make intelligent decisions.
Comment: Bush - why don't we say "King George". Thats what he's acting out. Or you could say he's a cry baby - You don't give me what I want - "ill just veto it." In other words, if you give me carrots, I just won't eat them.
Comment: First of all, no one can sway you one way o the other without you allowing it. Your decisions are just that and you decide how to feel think and whatever we as a country need to take responsibility for our own actions and stop placing blame. Because in the end we vote, what is strange to me is the first part Bush's time in the white house people were complaining then and they voted him back in for the rest of the term so if Bush was so bad why did he get voted back in. We don't know all they deal with there in the White House so you don't necssarily know what Bush is doing or not. A lot of things that happen are our own faults not Bush's like Obeseity, Drugs, pregnancy, murder, homosexuality. Remember Bush is only 1 person. The war would've happened anyways, because it's obvious that Muslims/ Arabics hate Americans and we need to defnd our country and that is a responsibility to do so.. I am not a fan of war by the way but it needs to be done pulling out is a huge mistake because that will bring them here to make things worse.
Comment: It is not a regime, it is comprised of ELECTED Represenatives, If you want to fear somthing fear that we have reliquished our Reposibility to oversee these bodys inleu of satilite tv , and fast easy maels that ultimately make you sick. if you want to feel Terror, be terrorized by the fact that we have given the bulk of this resposiblity to indutsry and radical fringes,with morals and justifactions on a par with any jihadist .we seem to have raplaced WE THE PEOPLE, with me the person. when you belive that your rights outweigh your resposibilitys, you have failed your Country. P.S.you cannot be a Patriot who " Loved Their Country" the two statements condadict eachother
Comment: President Bush always has a way of saying the right thing, but his actions behind everyone's back never live up to his words, we should include some of our candidates in the Hollywood awards shows, for the actors they are, trying to sway people to their side and then failing to live up to their own expectations........I, for one, have lost my faith in our leaders right now, I feel tortured and terrorized by them.....and they say torture doesn't exist and is not used by our present regime, but I as an American citizen feel tortured by them, I can't help but feel it, and I don't see or feel anything different, I hope they prove me wrong, and reinstill my faith in my country I so very much loved and believed in.....I feel like the last true patriot who really loved what my country once stood for, but isn't now.......thank you for my opinion......Stephanie-skd500
Comment: I really do not know how to say what it is that I want to say. So, maybe I should also be a political candidate for president. I hate the war. When I was in basic training the Faulklands occured. By the time I got out of the military the 1st Bush regime was hitting the Middle East. Now I have a son almost old enough to be drafted should we keep getting our children killed, in the second Bush fiasco. I do not care about what other Nations policies are, so long as they do not hurt the United States. I am not talking about out producing us in cars or toys but actually causing dire harm. We need to clean our own laundry before we try to tell nearly 4 Billion other people how to live. With the insurance, homeownership, homeless, drug traffic, pedofileodicy nation that we must all contend with how the hell do we have gull to think we can guide others lives. You say the candidates are soft or do not want to appear that way. I say we have lost sight of what this Country was based on. I am so very angry at this moment that I want to make terrible threats and say the worst kind of things about my Government and Country. Though, I will not, because that will get US; see that word U.S. , you know "us": U.S. , us, together we stand, divided we fall. I do not care if my neighbor is a Jew, Italian, Mexican, German or Hillbilly from WV. If we cannot find a way to Unite and stand together and quit being guided by Greed and Fear, we are going to fall at least, and parish at worst. You want to really be a patriot? Then let the Moral Majority, and the DemaGods, and Republirants know that we are way passed on what guild holds the house. That how we as Free Americans can hold our heads high in a world that is willing to fly a plan into the Office Building YOU work in. Don't you get it. Our Government has made too many mistakes and cannot risk any admission of Guilty. We have Built Wars, Famine, Hatred, Paranioa and down right Deception and called them the Righteous way to Live. Though that one truth alone may cost us the most valuable prize of all, Our Freedom. Afraid, please continue to be as you vote in November for people who rely on Money, the devils hand to get elected. He who pays the most has my vote. Just be sure that the next time you Vote it is not with your Life.
Comment: Forget humility. Bush the elder loved the pomp and circumstance of being president. He didn't care for the hard decisions and problems he faced while in office. Compared to Ronald Reagan, Bush WAS wimpy. He was like a big ship without a rudder. When it came time face Bill Clinton in the debates, he seemed disconnected and disinterested. His son is arrogant, lacks intelligence and comes off as goofy as his dad. And Hillary?? Let's not waste our time wondering whether Hillary is humble. The word that scares me is paranoi. Don't forget that when her husband was in the White House, it was Hillary who proffered that "...a vast, right-wing conspiracy" was out to get them. Do we want another paronoid president like Richard Nixon.
Comment: Well Nixon was reelected AFTER it was revealed he was a paranoid drunk, so who do you blame Nixon or the voters who reelected him.
As for the ???vast right wing conspiracy??? It is well documented. The republicans have a very efficient media disinformation system that includes the likes of Rush Limbaugh the Limbaugh wanna bee???s, Faux News, the religious right who campaigned in Their churches for G.W. You know those folks who deny the very existence of science calling it a theory.
We can easily see the effects of this even today in the 40% of Americans who still believe Iraq had something to do with 9/11.
The fact is anyone who read any major newspaper in the months leading up to the invasion of Iraq knew before that invasion this was not true, they had to know WMD???s were at least unlikely if not none existent, they had to know Al Qaida was not in Iraq.
They had to wonder who gassed the Kurdish village, there was considerable evidence it was Iran at least the weaponry used was Iranian, They had to know the administration would go to lengths to hide the truth, Ambassador Wilson???s only ???crime??? was to tell the truth and his family was attacked as a result to discredit him and the truth.
I could go on but the fact is far too many ???voters??? do not read the newspapers beyond the comics and then rant about the news media being in someone???s pocket. Of course we have to make a distinction between news media and opinion media.
And by the way I am not defending Hillary Clinton, she after all voted to allow the invasion of Iraq; apparently she doesn???t get past the comics either but that doesn???t make her paranoid.
It???s time for the voters to get humble and admit they have no clue what they are doing maybe then they will seek the truth before they vote instead of arrogantly heaping a lot of unfounded criticism on people in an effort to make it appear they are informed.
And I'm not directing this at you I'm simply adding a thought
Comment: I do believe humility is something that should be strongly stressed, I can clearly see that all the Democratic candidates are full of crap and are only in in for themselves and not our country. I would dissagree on the fact that people think Bush is arrogant and he's not trying to be he's standing up for what he believes in and I think America is afraid of that because of the simple fact that if their belief system is different than yours the you are basing your decision on the fact that you don't like them becausethey dissagree with you that's what's going on and that's a major issue. First decide if self is right and take a good look at self before you jump in and say someone is arrogant because it could be a false judgement which American citizens are good for. There are many candadites that are in it for the glory and nothing else. Not being president but jst to have the name.
Comment: First and foremost, I am tired of ignorance and arrogant. Truth of the matter is is that if the war was fought on the battlefield and not from behind a desk, we would have the bastards who did this to us in the first place. No one would say we're doing the wrong thing at home, our candidates wouldn't have a case against one another except for what we have to take care of here at home. I say bring every one of our troops home, tell every other country that you are on your own, but don't mess with us. Or, get this war away from a desk and let them do what they were trained to do, DEFEND OUR FREEDOM!!!
Comment: Fighting the wimp factor was only a factor as a result of H.W.'s own insecurity as a man, who was in a position of power, perhaps the most powerful in the world. Perhaps because he knew the true power came from his wife, the woman who owns the fact of being a woman is the powerful and has much humility because of the fact she does not lose her feminity of being woman. When man is able to be as a woman he can become a man, and not before. Power comes from within and outside of oneself, man has the most difficulty with this as a result of being powerless over woman, hence the extremists views on the female form and the need to cover it up in some religious dogma, which has always come from man. Fear is the factor in all of this, fear of woman and fear of fear itself, which is most likely where Rosevelt got it, especially knowing what we know of his wife...
Hillary Clinton is a great example, along with the speaker of the house, of what happens when woman gives up her natural power of woman, which happens when woman tries to be a man, whom they think has the power, it is like the catch 22 in a way, feminity comes with being a powerful woman, hence the fear some men have of a feminine woman. Bill Clinton is powerless over Hillary because he thinks she has power, which is where all the errors have come about, and why she stays with an idiot...
Arrogance comes only from ignorance, period.
Comment: Perhaps a job advertisement for President of the United States might read; "Wanted, Captain for leaky raft stranded unknown distance up *** Creek without paddle or GPS." Humility, yes. But perhaps even more we need leaders who do not mind wading in a lot of ***.
Comment: 15% prefers humble as proper ethical modern democratique and diplomatic policies to 85 % to thinks arrogance is a sign or sexyness. let them market their target ..
Comment: in theory the stock boy doesnt get promoted to manager, but reality shows they do. the sales person that can t sale, is often sales manager. al gore lost because he was cheated and bought out! and what with arrogance? i like arrogant. i dont know why americans fl;atter themselves in thinking they are arrogant.
Comment: Personally, I don't mind if a politician is arrogant as long as he or she brings the goods to the table. I'm tired of Americans voting for candidates based off of what they hear them say all along their campaign trail. If people want some insight as to what a candidate might do if elected, all they need to do is review what they have accomplished in the past. If America would have done that in the first place, we would have President Gore and more than likely things would be a little better. Also, the idea that if a candidate uses big words and talks about things that some people don't understand is labled as elitist or a *** is completey backwards. There are lots of good ol' boys in this country that have no idea what a leader is saying unless he speaks like the current president....those people need to grow up and read a book. I suppose this whole current fiasco can be written off as an experiment: What if we elect someone who's track record shows that they would be a pretty bad leader. Should the dumb stockboy who always messes up and takes too many breaks be promoted to manager? I don't think so.
Comment: newsweek5000- you had some very good points. Why dont more Nations step up and take responsibility. I would be interested in continuing this discussion as a later date.
Comment: I Guess everyone is gone, or have run out of things to say
Comment: nrussell, I appreciate your last comment at 7:07. Its true. If we, as a people, dont wake up and start doing something about it- instead of being so passive and complacent- then America may not be around much longer. That may seem like a strong statement, but consider strong nations of the past. Many of them eroded from the inside out. Theres no reason for us to tear each other apart. But look in the mirror and say, Its up to me to make a difference. Enough passiveness, enough complaining. Lets educate ourselves on the facts and then do something about it. Otherwise, we may not have an America- A country where its residents have the freedom to complain and bicker, so loudly
Comment: I would like to say here that when it comes to running a country, its easy to be a hackler in the back of the crowd and try to tear down those that are in office. If Everyone has such a problem with where our country is at, Instead of doing the easy thing- complaining about it, why not try to DO something about it. America was made Great, and yes Im going to use the word great despite all the anti-american culture and anti-flag theory out there, not just because of its leaders- although that plays a huge part- but also because of its people. I dont think that anybody here in this discussion, republican or democrat, or the people that scream and criticize the loudest, could do a better job than any of our presidents...past and current. To Ipanema- while it is very true that our media can be pretty messed up sometimes its dangerous to believe that everyone is on an ??agenda of evil.???? You cant believe that everything is a conspiracy. To nrussell- I appreciate your comment on keeping America a Free nation, and that our canidates are to serve the american people and not their own self interest. America is Free, and I know that every single american that complains against our government, would like to keep it that way. To all - There is talk about America just looking out for itself, number 1. While that is valid and mandatory- we need to protect and perserve our country. Also consider history. Remember WWII when Hitler almost took over all of Europe and possibly much more, because of a bunch of passive men not acting on principle. Remember Pearl Harbor. No man is an island. And no Country is either.
Comment: what is wrong with u people? america is still great. and im not even american.. lighten up
Comment: One writer said he wouldn't want his president to be seen as a wimp. That says it all- preoccupation with appearances.
Humble means down- to- earth. In contact with reality, therefore willing to admit mistakes when reality becomes apparent.. Unafraid to change course in the face of compelling evidence- like we are broke.
operatingoperating on borrowed money
Comment: georg w.******* bush + money = war divide that by 8 years = one heck of a retirement .
Comment: YEP BUSH LIES THATS WHAT HE IS GOOD AT BUT THERE IS MORE HE IS ALSO GOOD AT SPENDING ALOT OF MONEY OVER SEAS. GREAT JOB BUSH GREAT JOB YOUR KILLING OUR COUNTRY HAVE FUN ON VACATION........ PS YOUR A IDIOT
Comment: You are an idiot smart guy, not a idiot.
Comment: discussion must be over.
Comment: Continued""We need to stand strong and insist from all our elected officials to do their jobs, that being to " serve the nation, and not their's and others personal agendas, at the expense of the American people, as we slowly become so poor we can't even suppot ourselves anymore, which what seems to be the next play in the game. It is so obvious to everyone now that the future is already written and controlled by those, whoever they are, who don't have Ameicans best interest in their plan. So I say we just get off our bu** , become apathetic, less complacent, and get with the program, and communicate with our " elected " officials, and begin making them and supporting them in an agenda that serves America and the people in a positive way, with a future of prosperity, and it is time for those who have given up, to get with the program, or get out of the way and let the people who want the best for America and the people, do what is necessary to make America the number one priority , and again, then when we are stronger and less dependent on all other nations and rulers, for their commodities, then we can, as we have always done , help the rest of the world help themselves, again. American's must now take care of America, and all these major corporations who have become so wealthy must keep that wealth here in this nation, and not sell out the American people who helped build their corporation into the properous business it is today. Keep the good jobs here, and let free enterprise become more of a priority again, and rebuild the American commerce, and then the American people can have a roof, food, health,again. There are so many who have a great big nest egg, and are very comfortable, and , as in human nature, can't see how many are doing without, right on the same block they live on, and have forgotten how easy it is to become homeless and hungry, and what it is like, and have closed their eyes and hardened their hearts, and believe that the opportunities are still out there just like they were when they themselves took theirs. hello, not so. The ship is sinking and only the American people and their proactive behavior can keep it from sinking. It isn't too late, unless we all continue on the same path, and just spend so much time pointing our fingers and blaming others, government, instead of looking in the mirror and seeing what's in their own herat and mind. And as for all the hate we seem to almost enjoy now, this too must change, as hate breeds more hate, and we could learn a lesson from the nations of today who dwell on hate. Wake upm smell the coffee, and let's all take back America, contact our leaders, and begin the system of either supporting the ones who have America in their best interst and a top priority, or not support the ones who have only personal agendas for themselves or for the ones who are pulling their strings.
Comment: I find it amazing that most all of us have an opinion at all, given the fact that, well, we really don't have the facts, about anything, other than what is spoonfed us through the news media, and we all know that there rae those who decide what the news media allows us to hear as well as what the news media is allowed to say. Then , to add to this, I also find it amazing so many government officials, who are always critizing someone in goverment, also have very few facts. We all mostly have a simple opinion based of few facts that who's yo say are even close to accuracy. I say we need a leader who just get's the job done, and job is to take care of the first and foremost priority, the American people, their children, financial prosperity, healthcare, all our most needed priorities, strengthen our nation, for the people, not big government in order to have power over the American citizens, but power to remain a free nation, and provide a future for our children's children's, children, Then the second priority would be to do what we can to help the rest of the nations to help themselves. If they have dictators and terrorist in their country, then they just need to shoot off their head and be done with with that problem and move onto the next. All people want and deserve human rights, of all nations, and all people of those nations need to get the big picture in their head that they must do their part, as Americans have done theirs. And when we do have a leader for America, we all need to offer support, and not stand by and watch billions of wasted dollars spent in doing everything possible to spend their entire term fighting off those in America who just don't agree with the elected official.
Comment: well said there nrussell we do need some one to get the job done and bush hasn't done it at all. that I just know not from the new not from media but just from the gas pump the health care, inflation, and my personal fav. the iraq war
Comment: Very well written. The MSM, including Nesweek, feed us chicken ***, exactly what the politicians' propaganda machines (either Repug or DemoRat) want us to believe. The MSM journalists are all in the pocket of corporate interests and big media companies. The best illustration of this, among thousand of other examples. is that the truth of George Bush going AWOL from the Alabama National Guard was immediately snuffed by a complaint MSM. Dan Rather got shafted for touching the radioactive issue. Another example, is the buddy-buddy relationship between all the MSM journalists and the White House as revealed by the annual National Press dinner in Washington. Let us not forget that all MSM were very mum and upset about what Colbert said a couple of years ago during this ass-kissing dinner. In fact, the so-called journalists always try to cover-up the truth by protecting their buddies, the depraved/lying politicians, at the detriment of truth and public interest, all to ensure acess to these same shameful, immoral and corrupt politicians.
Comment: America should not feel threatened, we should feel lucky, blessed and humble. We, however, need to stop meddling in other countries affairs (unless asked) and start cleaning up the problems here; illegal immigrants, hunger, lack of health insurance for all citizens, increased violence, rising disrespect for other lives and misguided people trying to take away prayer from people who believe in it. The politicians need to review what it means to serve the public, it does not mean self-serving, it means doing what is best for constituents and the country. Hillary is not the answer, but I do not know who it.
Comment: To answer the question below ( "Why does America feel threatened?"): read State of Fear by Michael Crichton. His theory is that politicians are ALWAYS looking for a way to keep the people feeling insecure and fearful. So we come up with imaginary problems like "Man-Made Global Warming." By the way, you speak of the economy. Do you understand that the Mommy's party supports economic ramifications to their pretend problems (i.e.- global warming)? Do you think these ramifications are GOOD for the economy? They are not. The leading elite running the pro-environment movement are not pro-environment at all; they are ANTI-capitalist. Al Gore wins the peace prize for lying ("the relationship between Co2 and temperture is complicated, but we can see that they are closely tied together" -- how many people watching that propaganda piece know that the ice core data Gore is referring to shows that Co2 increases 800 years AFTER temperature increases on this planet? NOT the other way around, as the elite would have you believe. How many know that the earth is at its COLDEST point in the last 8,000 years? That we can go up 20 degrees from here and still be well within the range of natural temperatures?). How many know that life and civilization on this planet THRIVE in warmer times, and the planet's natural warming cycle is a GOOD thing? How many know that 95% of global warming is caused by water vapor, which is by far the most effective greenhouse gas, and which has NOTHING to do with man-made production? How many know that if we enact the Kyoto Protocol, the real science says we MIGHT lower the temperature on this planet by less than one-HALF of a degree over the next 50 years? How many know that most of the scientists chase the government grants and funding, and the money to be made right now is in global warming "research"? I'm going to guess you didn't know that. And you won't believe it anyway, because the Mommy party doesn't deal in facts. In their view: there are no facts, there is no truth, just data to be manipulated. And most Americans can't think for themselves anymore, so they believe whatever the politicians and the media tell them to. Try doing a little independent research, which means getting way outside your normal channels. By the way, the weakness of the dollar is a result of over a decade of easy money policies by the Federal Reserve, going back to Clinton/Greenspan. We had a stock market bubble first -- we then transferred that money into a real estate bubble... and now we have to pay the piper. You can't make the dollar so cheap to borrow and consequently so abundant without lowering its value. Its the simple economics of supply and demand. The supply of American dollars is very high after the last decade of abuse, the demand for them is low, and their value drops. You can blame Bush, Clinton, and the Federal Reserve for our weak economy. It doesn't have anything to do with the war.
Comment: Speaking of arrogance! Try and impress with a grammar lecture. Fear God and the appropriate humility will follow. We've been guided by "in God we trust" since the beginning of our country when our forefathers decided that they had had enough arrogance and the sooner we get back to that principle the better. George W. Bush recognizes that principle and the love and sacrifice of a father, not just the hard hand, will get us to where we need to be in the future. Please forgive this humble soul for any grammatical deficiencies.
Comment: First, who the heck is Ron Paul? It does not matter who he is he is not going to be elected President of the United States. The next President will be either a Democrat or a Republican, so all you bleeding libertarians cast your votes for Ron Paul and then watch a blue or red candidate get elected. Second, the United States is not the "World Policeman" and the sooner we lean that the better off we will be. While it may be in our national interest to take some action (unilateral or with help from others) there is only so much the US can do. Europe must use its collective power to force renagades to move into the mainstream of world society. We also need to give the Russians an opportunity to step up to the plate and be counted as a member of the world. The area that I find arragont about the US is that we try to impose our ideas of democracy on everyone. Just like we have different cultures here in the US, the world is different from one place to the next.
Comment: I will tell you who ron paul is he said the same thing you said =we are not the world police he also said we need to worry about americans a focus are attintion on america. and my personal fav. start a withdrawl now from iraq just get it done bring them home
Comment: The last person does not know humility...they start off with a pompus, I'm educated you're not line. Next, they are stuck on talking points fed to them by NPR and The BBC - or maybe some third 'other'. I feel like I've read that comment about 1,000,000 times. It rings so hollow. The comment barely attends to the article but but the writer starts to rant about their own niave beliefs...and you know what, some of them are valid points, but it's buried so far is self-rightious, talking point language that it irritated me enough to write this comment. I end there,
As for the article I thought it short and opinionated - probably enlightening to some but incomplete for others...I mean, it's a one page article from Newsweek - what does jtrucchio expect? The world?
I hope you made it through the comment...my grammer might be 'horrific' and I probably added too many...
Comment: First, who the heck is Ron Paul? It does not matter who he is he is not going to be elected President of the United States. The next President will be either a Democrat or a Republican, so all you bleeding libertarians cast your votes for Ron Paul and then watch a blue or red candidate get elected. Second, the United States is not the "World Policeman" and the sooner we lean that the better off we will be. While it may be in our national interest to take some action (unilateral or with help from others) there is only so much the US can do. Europe must use its collective power to force renagades to move into the mainstream of world society. We also need to give the Russians an opportunity to step up to the plate and be counted as a member of the world. The area that I find arragont about the US is that we try to impose our ideas of democracy on everyone. Just like we have different cultures here in the US, the world is different from one place to the next.
Comment: Why is it that America feels threatened right now? Is it because 6 years ago there was a terrorist attack? Is it because we went into a country unprepared and are now stuck in a war that we can't, or won't get out of? What are we afraid of? This so called fear that we are living in is nothing more than a political fabrication - a diversion - to take people's eyes off of the real issues that our nation is facing. How is our economy doing? Well, the Canadian dollar and soon to be the Australian dollar (speculation) are stronger in the market than the US dollar. You used the analogy of the mommy/father parties. I would think that what this country needs right now is the comfort and compassion of a mother - not the hard hand of the father. Obviously the hard hand of George W. Bush has done nothing progressive for this country. He has put us back decades and damaged our international reputation to a nearly irreparable state. Is this how we want to continue?
If we look at history it is always when an empire gets arrogant and cocky that it meets its demise. "No one can take us on! We are the only superpower in this world!" I got news for you - we need to change our tone and watch who we step on because before we know it we will be falling on our face and no one will be there to pick us up.
Comment: First off, the grammar in the opening paragraph of this article is horrific. I could barely read past it. Once I pushed through the grammatical nightmare I was shocked and appalled at what I was reading. Why is it that America feels threatened right now? Is it because 6 years ago there was a terrorist attack? Is it because we went into a country unprepared and are now stuck in a war that we can't, or won't get out of? What are we afraid of? This so called fear that we are living in is nothing more than a political fabrication - a diversion - to take people's eyes off of the real issues that our nation is facing. How is our economy doing? Well, the Canadian dollar and soon to be the Australian dollar (speculation) are stronger in the market than the US dollar. You used the analogy of the mommy/father parties. I would think that what this country needs right now is the comfort and compassion of a mother - not the hard hand of the father. Obviously the hard hand of George W. Bush has done nothing progressive for this country. He has put us back decades and damaged our international reputation to a nearly irreparable state. Is this how we want to continue?
If we look at history it is always when an empire gets arrogant and cocky that it meets its demise. "No one can take us on! We are the only superpower in this world!" I got news for you - we need to change our tone and watch who we step on because before we know it we will be falling on our face and no one will be there to pick us up.
Comment: Yes, politicians are arrogant especially people like Clinton, Obama, Giuliani, Romney, and Huckabee, but there is an exception to the rule. Ron Paul is a sincere and humble statesman. Ron Paul does not claim to know how you should live your life; he claims you should have the liberty to live as you choose. Ron Paul is the most knowledgeable candidate for president. Vote Ron Paul for President.
Comment: Yes, politicians are arrogant especially people like Clinton, Obama, Giuliani, Romney, etc.; but Ron Paul is the exception to the rule . Ron Paul is a sincere and humble leader who is knowledgeable of history. Ron Paul doesn't claim to know how to run your lives, but he does know that it is your choice to live your own life. Liberty is the platform of Ron Paul. Slavery and increased taxation are the basis of the platform of the aforesaid arrogant politicians. Vote Ron Paul for President.
Comment: America does not only need to be humble. It needs to bring to justice war criminals.
Comment: i didnt like this article. first off, im not Amercian. why does an Amercian citizen or politician CARE what a foreigner thinks? i dont even find americans arrogant. the real word is they have a tendency to put theri foot in theri mouth. in other words.. they pronounce themselves too fast.FRance is an arrogant nation, more so their people. i think any men from any culturral background that can see themselves equal with any other human being, wheter their sex , religion , or race is a ignorant man, but if he publices that others are weaker because of those factors, he then sounds arrogant. i think arrogance reflects insecurities. I do not Beleive that Amercia has shown insecurity in the face of adversity. thats all that matters right now. but if we stepo back , there was never aneed to educate or help nations in the middle east. that is where humility should have come to play.
Comment: Answer? Vote against all DemoPublicans, aka RepubliDems. We need a second party - the Libertarian Party.. Ron Paul is humble. He knows our Constitution respects both our own citizens and those of other nations. Govenment meddling shows lack of respect for the rights of all humans. Even extreme meddlers like Hillary deserve respect as long as her meddling does not interfere with the rights of others.
Comment: i didnt like this article. first off, im not Amercian. why does an Amercian citizen or politician CARE what a foreigner thinks? i dont even find americans arrogant. the real word is they have a tendency to put theri foot in theri mouth. in other words.. they pronounce themselves too fast.FRance is an arrogant nation, more so their people. i think any men from any culturral background that can see themselves equal with any other human being, wheter their sex , religion , or race is a ignorant man, but if he publices that others are weaker because of those factors, he then sounds arrogant. i think arrogance reflects insecurities. I do not Beleive that Amercia has shown insecurity in the face of adversity. thats all that matters right now. but if we stepo back , there was never aneed to educate or help nations in the middle east. that is where humility should have come to play.
Comment: It is interestingly pointed out that the Democrats are referred to as the "Mommy Party". For what it's worth, the title is absolutely true. Let mommy pay your bills and clean up your messes and whipe your nose. Plus, it proves the point when mentioned that Hillary has been "hammering Obama" for getting "gooey-eyed". Just like a "mommy" to get bitchy with other mommies.
But yes, Americans in general are arrogant and perhaps rightfully so. What other countries do we see picking up the pieces for other countries when they land on their bums? Perhaps our
Lady Liberty can answer that question.
I find nothing wrong with a person of eminant power playing the part. He is after all the President of the United States. I don't think I would want my president to be viewed as a wimp. Peredators feed on wimps.
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Comment: America does not only need to be humble. It needs to bring to justice war criminals.
Comment: nitram, clearspeak that's his point. You need to understand literary nuance a bit more, and not kneejerk react. What he was saying is that although GW seemed to preach the value of humility, he clearly did not heed his own words, which lead to his downfall in the world stage. Please read page two of the article.
Comment: I understand the complaints of our president's lack of humility and seeming contradiction in the "uniter" label he ran on. But wasn't his reputation in Texas as governor just that.....a uniter. I believe he did a good job of getting things done because people agreed to work together. I read somewhere that he stated the unwillingness of the two parties to work together at the national level had been one of his greatest disappointments when he had been in office a few years. So sometimes the tendency to "go it your own way" may be, at least in part, a result of the other party pulling another way all the time just to pull the other way and not always on principle. It isn't as if either party has been a "uniter", but ol' George is standing in the way. Both sides want to be right even when they are wrong and they won't budge. Anyway, for the future I do hope for strength and conviction with an amazing amount of approachableness and humility.
Comment: GW understands the value of humility? Your kidding right? He has done exactly the opposite of what he said in 2000. "We do it this way;: so should you" should be Dick Cheney and the neo Cons slogan.
Comment: GW understands the value of humility? Your kidding right? He has done exactly the opposite of what he said in 2000. "We do it this way;: so should you" should be Dick Cheney and the neo Cons slogan.
Comment: Isn't it too bad that the world values brashness and arrogance, when the Son of God said that the meek (humble) shall inherit the earth? It shows you where the world's values really are--opposed to timeless wisdom--doesn't it?
Comment: In the 60s America was regarded as a friend and saviour to many countries in the world except of course the comnunist. I am one of the many peolple (may be millions) that received free oatmeals in a school donated by America. America was the helping hand in every sense- political, finance, defence/security, health, food , science and education. But when did it all start that people began to hate America? And why?
Comment: Are you kidding me? Hillary sucks
Comment: That's awesome when someone in the midst of a political rant mispells "competent" (see: Davian10). While most Americans seem to think they have lots to complain about, usually they don't. Moreover, most of them are no better than our politicians. I guess that's why we have so many lousy politicians - because the average American is a loser.
Comment: Hey, don't missunderestimate him, he's trying to do more better, like Dubya.
Comment: Good article, Mr. Evans.... I had fogotten, to be honest, of Bush's campaign statement about the "Ugly American..." To bad Bush didn't become president, instead of Cheney...!!! TOO BAD FOR THE WORLD, AND ESPECIALLY THE U.S.A...!!!! HOPEFULLY HILLARY WILL REPAIR THE DAMAGE THESE MORONS HAVE DONE...!!!!
Comment: Mr. Evans, it appears you have not done your research. There is one candidate who is anything but arrogant - Ron Paul. Congressman Paul is the epitome of the honest strength you claim is missing in the current crop of candidates.
Ron Paul has said, "???Politicians don???t amount to much, but ideas do." He regularly credits his supporters for the tremendous success he has had recently. He uses "we" far more often than "I" when speaking of his campaign.
Ron Paul:
has never voted to raise congressional pay.
has never taken a government-paid junket.
has refused his congressional pension plan (worth millions) on principle.
for over 30 years he has voted for human freedom and liberty, never flip-flopping.
lobbyists don???t even bother knocking on his door, because they know he isn???t for sale.
is the top choice of US Military personnel. The troops have raised more money for him than any other candidate.
If that isn't humble strenght, then the phrase has no meaning.
Comment: It's not the media. But I can see you got your catch phrases from the media, and freely use them.
President Bush ran with the understanding from all political parties, that he was a "uniter". What we got was an imposter, a bumbling "decider". Hopefully, Bush will not be able to do much more damage to the country before the next election.
I am independent, so I do not care which party wins. But please America, elect a compitent president next round. Make sure the votes are counted correctly.
If you are too arrogant America, like these postings below, you get incompitent, arrogant leadership.
Comment: Almost forgot to congratulate foote ideas on his Monica mimicking. Looking forward to both your comments when you can think for yourselves.
Comment: A Rush puppet are we, Paladin? I prefer original opinions by original thinkers, Didiot.
Comment: Evan, you were doing fine till the gratuitous shot at the President at the end...thereby giving example to the arrogance of the "drive-by Media".
Comment: Evan, you were doing fine until your gratuitous shot at the President at the end...thereby giving example of the arrogance of the "driveby" Media.
Comment: I agree it is the media. They thenselves are in for a rude awakening when all their predictions about he 2008 elections are proven wrong by the "silent majority". Because we have had enough of then and goverment and are about to mke a drastic change in history
Comment: I think candidates will admit to more realistic self-appraisal when the media stop acting like immature 7th graders. The media has a real role here. It has turned its teeth from its mandate of examining policy and checking factual and fundamental dishonesty and to the sort of snide, nasty and immature scapegoating that pleases the Republicans they pander to and titillates the discontented public.
Comment: The jihadists are angry?Is it because the US has been subsidizing the Palestinian Genocide to the tune of 4 to 6 BBBillions dollars per year since circa 1948? Is it because the US invaded Iraq in 1990 under false pretenses and is still there? Can say that I blame them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment: This is where the leadership comes to play. We have seen Bush Administration's macho foreign policy did absolutely harmed the image of this country. Does this mean that we have to give up our values and ideals in order to further its own political agenda? We don't think so. The writer of this article may have missed the point that America always kept its stand in the world stage strong until the thigs that has been happening fr the last six years.
No candidate should succum to use its political agenda by potraying themselves as a hawkish leader or for that matter be shown themselves as a weaker leader. We do not want that. What we want is that whoever has the conviction and moral authority to lead a nation such as ours will not need to be subjected as weak or arrogant. Ronald Reagan who brought the people of this country as a nation that united them in good times or hard times. We were all Americans in that regard and stood with his leadership and fought for the biggest enemy that of Communist Soviet Union and won.
Bill Clinton through his intellectual leadership which brought this countri's stature as an economic giant around the world and yet envied by the world as a country of moral values and strength. I believe we could once again work for such leadership that will be envied by the world as it did in the past. Therefore, it does not matter if your leadeship is up to the per , no one leader will be subjected as an arrogant leader who will be vehemently attacked by. So, again leadership is the answer to all the assertion made in this article.
Comment: I wonder what it is you are smoking or indulging in when you talk about Clinton and intellectual leadership? Absolutely no morals or values were ever demonstrated by that man or his spouse. I guess if you want someone who represents a party who believes they know how to spend your money and fix your life better than you yourself do he/she is the one for you. You can also say goodbye to individual freedoms if Hillary becomes the next president or for that matter anyone in the democratic party and I say nay to that any day. Elect someone who wants less government not more and you will solve the perception that so many worry about in the national arena about hating america. I for one could care less which country or countries hate us it is irrelevent to our day to day existence. Don't be a lemming be a leader that believes in personal freedoms and responsibility. Strength and virtue is an individual trait not a political one and no party has integrity. Vote Ron Paul and you will finally have a country to be proud of again.
Comment: When Oklahoma City happened, there were very quick (undertandable) thoughts raised by the public and the media that it was overseas terror. Clinton, in a tense national moment, took the path of restraint. That helped his credibiity abroad.
In the Balkans, he followed the US tradition of the WW! and WWII of letting the Europeans sort out their affairs, and stepping in later and decisively as a welcome party.
A big contrast from George Bush's leadership.
Comment: There is one candidate who actually does seem to have a firm grasp on many of the themes that you have addressed. Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul. He will be on the Tonite Show with Jay Leno tonite and will probably say many of the same things that you have said in this article.
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