So, I don't watch the guy. Mostly because he makes me mad. (I'm so articulate today, aren't I?)
But I recently read an article in Time magazine where they quoted him as having said
"Let me tell you something. I believe that if it were up to you or me, just regular schmoes in America, the Freedom Tower would have been done years ago. And it wouldn't have been the Freedom Tower; it would have been the Freedom Towers — because we would've built both of these towers back the way they were before! Except we would've built them stronger! We would've built them in a way that they would've resisted attack. And you know what? My guess is they would've been 25 stories taller, with a big, fat 'Come and Try That Again' sign on top. We would've built it with our bare hands if we had to, because that's what Americans do. When we fail, when we face a crisis, we pull ourselves up and make things better. I believe the only reason we haven't built it isn't because of Americans. It's because we're being held back. And who is holding us back? Politicians. Special-interest groups. Political correctness. You name it — everybody but you."
All I have to say about that is this:
I think it may have been true of the Americans of 150 years ago for sure, probably of those from 100 years back....maybe even 50. But it's not true of us now. We're waaaaaaaayyyyyy too lazy and conceited and self-satisfied to describe ourselves that way now.
You can watch his video on it here.
I'm wondering why he didn't address this rant to the Bush White House??
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I remember when we were told, after 9/11, to go shopping in order to bolster our economy (while it was necessary in a way), I think that lots more could've been said to make America better. I think it plays right into what you're saying about the selfishness that exists.
Oh, and the reason why I think Beck didn't direct his rant at the Bush White House is a lot of the same selfishness, just a different angle.
Anyway, who elects these officials that he rants on? Who donates to these special interest groups? Us.
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