Blogdaughter Tammi of Tammi's World got asked that question and gave a good answer. Comments are closed over there, so I'll answer over here.

Well, growing up, I never noticed anything about this country that particularly sucked, so I always thought America was pretty cool. The question of NOT liking my country never crossed my mind.

The notion that America was actually GREAT and thus worthy of a deep and abiding love... probably somewhere in 1988 when I was 21, and in my 3rd of 6 years in the Navy. I was just about to embark upon my first real visit to a foreign nation: The Philippines.

At a "cultural briefing" before setting us loose on the town, they explained about a quaint Philippine law: unjest vexation.

They explained it thusly: if you're in a bar, and you piss off a local so bad that he breaks his camera over your head, he's not guilty of assault. YOU are guilty of "unjust vexation" and have to buy him a new camera.

Which was the most fucked-up thing I'd ever heard of, and led me to conclude that America truly rocks.

What's YOUR story?

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[hat tip: Rick of Brutally Honest]

It's bad enough you're wearing a festive shade of teal for a visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Veterans Day, but...

The wide belt... worn tit-high... over an OPEN coat?

Would somebody PLEASE pummel this woman senseless with a copy of "Dress For Success"?

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Interesting ad. Not sure I'd watch it at work. On the other hand, it might be safe for little kids:

[YouTube direct link]

Via I Hate My Cubicle!!!

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11 more videos of schoolkids singing about Obama.

Some... not so bad.

I get it - first black president, it's a big deal. If the message you take from it is "I can do anything", that's ok.

Yes, I can be my own person.
Yes, I can be a policeman
Yes, I can have a good future
Yes, I can be the first person in my family to go to college
Yes, I can do good in school
Yes, I can become the first Mexican President

Others...

Cult of personality. They're praising the man as a messiah, not as a human being.

We believe in Barack Obama
He loves you and he loves your mama
We believe in Barack Obama, yeah
With all the change heÂ’s building
Gonna bring hope to the children
We believe in Barack Obama, yeah

Take a look if you're curious.

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To those who served before, with, and after me - thank you.

To those who were civilians from 1985 to 1991 - thank you for being the kind of Americans worth serving.

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