Fair enough question, qualm.

No, I don't believe in American exceptionalism, nor do I support most of our foreign policy, nor do I think American lives are more valuable than anyone else's.

Quite simply, I was proud to play a small part in defending my home. Virtually every nation on Earth has a military, even the most peaceful ones. Why? If for no other reason, national defense. Now I know the U.S. hasn't used its military in self-defense since World War II. Still, if the United States completely disbanded its military by tomorrow morning, how long would it take for another nation to attack us? Once they determined it wasn't a trick, it would probably take all of 5 seconds. The same thing would happen to any other prosperous nation if they did the same thing. Hell, even the poor nations are at risk. We all know that.

I am proud to have defended my country, my home. The house I live in right now is nice, but it has its problems. I have some weeds in the yard, I need to replace the refrigerator and dishwasher soon, I've got a cracked window in the garage that I need to replace, and a tree that I think is dying so it will need to be cut down some time in the next few years. However, even with all its flaws I'm still happy here, and I wouldn't want someone to take it away from me.

That's the same way I feel about America. It's got a lot of things wrong with it, but I believe they still can be fixed. Also, I have a lot of people here I love, a lot of people I like, a lot of people I don't like, and a LOT of other people whom I don't even know at all. Yet I want to protect them all from those who would bring harm to my country, my home. And I am proud of that.

The finalization of Russell Crowe's Australian citizenship was delayed on Wednesday, because officials couldn't finish the paperwork in time. After Crowe was born in New Zealand capital, Wellington, his parents moved to Australia when he was a young child, and he has lived there ever since. The Oscar winner was set to become an official Aussie at a ceremony at Canberra's Parliament House on live television on Wednesday, until it was cancelled at the last minute. A spokeswoman for broadcasters Ten says, "The producers did look into it as part of the telecast but the Government wasn't able to facilitate the process in time. He's keen but they couldn't do it in time. There are obviously certain protocols that need to be adhered to."
http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-01-27#celeb5

Private healthcare is insane. QM and the others who drank this piss from the corrupt assholes who runs the US, and gets buttfucked by the medical industry (as well as the cigarette industry, the oil industry, and every other industry) on a daily basis: Wake up people, its all fucking LIES. lies and scare tactics, thats what you are being fed. You will NOT drown in taxes with "socialized medicine" you wont wait in endless lines, and no, people will not say "screw my health, others will pay for it", anymore than they set their houses on fire just to see the fire-brigade come running.

I live in a country where all healthcare is free, ie: paid for by public means, and fuck all if I'd trade it for your system. I've never been admitted to a hospital in my adult life, but my share of taxes that go to save other peoples lives, I'll pay with a smiling face, infact, the safety of healthcare is pretty much the best reason I can think of to pay taxes at all.

Is our system perfect? hell no, probably never will be,but nobody has to sell their house or live on the street as a result of getting cancer. To me, thats proof enough that there is atleast a little fairness in the madness.

Yeah! This was our house anthem in a shared house I lived in some years back. Thanks for the memories hehe.

Prayer. It works. I wake up in the morning and pray for food. BAM! It's on my plate. I get a bill in the mail and pray for someone to pay it. BAM! It's paid. I want a roof over my head, so I pray for a home. BAM! I have a nice house to live in.

Micheal J. Foxx just hasn't prayed hard enough. Jesus is shaking him so hard to make him understand, but he just isn't getting it.

P.S. The best hookers have parkinsons.