Big-City Values » Rant http://www.bigcityvalues.com A Community-Organized Site Devoted to the Great Ideals of Big Cities Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:35:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Truly American? Debate Dogs a Triumph in the Marathon – NYTimes.com http://www.bigcityvalues.com/2009/11/truly-american-debate-dogs-a-triumph-in-the-marathon-nytimes-com/ http://www.bigcityvalues.com/2009/11/truly-american-debate-dogs-a-triumph-in-the-marathon-nytimes-com/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:35:16 +0000 admin http://www.bigcityvalues.com/?p=183 The ignorance surrounding the essence of this country is truly memorizing. This is just despicable.

Source: www.nytimes.com

An online dispute erupted over the heritage of Meb Keflezighi, the first American to win the New York City Marathon in 27 years.

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This just makes me crazy. If you’re liberal, if you think rich people should pay their fair share of taxes, if you live in a city, you are a fake American. A faker is someone who calls herself a “regular hockey mom” and then goes on $75,000 shopping trips at Neiman Marcus. A faker is someone who pretends to identify with “Joe the Plumber (also a fake)” and can’t remember how many houses he owns. How can we trust people who use hate, fear, distrust and an us against them mentality to win an election to unify the country?

There is no fake America. Your political beliefs and values do not change magically your nationality.

In the words of Barack Obama “ENOUGH!”

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