| Now, I don't know about you but I'm getting tired of | | | | the work that President Bush did there. Oh, but you |
| people telling me that everyone around the world | | | | didn't hear about that did you? No, you didn't. But it's |
| hates America. I have traveled extensively, and I very | | | | true. So I said to her; |
| rarely encounter anyone who looks down on me for | | | | "If you are speaking about the people in Venezuela not |
| being an American. Rather, what I have found is that | | | | making liking Americans you are wrong, the people of |
| people are fascinated with America, its ideal, its | | | | Venezuela love America even though Hugo Chavez |
| freedom, its liberty, and its strong sense of democracy. | | | | took over the media recently, and complains that |
| People around the world know that the United States | | | | anything bad that's happening in Venezuela is because |
| of America is a great country. | | | | of the United States." |
| Often, we hear various politicians tell us that we need | | | | It seems these days that groups like Hezbollah are |
| to improve America's image around the world. And to | | | | nothing more than a giant PR firm and they use Al |
| do that we need to change our ways. I completely and | | | | Jazeera to blast their hate for the West all over the |
| 100% totally disagree. We don't need to change the | | | | Middle East. Iranian television was recently cut off from |
| way America works, it works just fine. Capitalism has | | | | satellite because the other Arab nations were sick and |
| proven that it works better than socialism, communism, | | | | tired of all the negative nonsense, and stated that they |
| or any combination thereof. Running a free-market | | | | were polluting the airwaves. Iran during the last election |
| system pushes people up, those other national | | | | used microwaves to prevent TV communications |
| strategies often tend to push people down. | | | | before the elections. |
| Personally, I am proud to be an American, and I am not | | | | Although China is not against the US or making |
| concerned at all if someone thinks that I might be | | | | mean-spirited statements about our country over their |
| arrogant for thinking like that. In fact, as I travel around | | | | media, they do own much of the media and a sensor it |
| the world like-minded people want to know more | | | | pretty closely. In fact, I would say that there is more |
| about America, they'd like to come here, and they look | | | | negative comments about the United States on our |
| up to me for being an American. In those nations | | | | television sets from CNN, MSBC, NBC, and CBS trying |
| where people are questioning the viability of capitalism, | | | | to convey that capitalism is bad or doesn't work. Of |
| or do not believe America is great, there is a simple | | | | course, it wasn't long ago we had to listen to all their |
| reason for it, but it has nothing to do with anything | | | | propaganda to get Obama elected. What we have is |
| we've done. | | | | a media that is challenging America's brand name. |
| Many nation-states own their own media, and they | | | | So if anyone thinks the United States is not a great |
| play anti-American propaganda. They are basically | | | | country, it's because they have been listening to the |
| polluting the minds of their people against United States, | | | | wrong media, the wrong political party, or they live in |
| where most of the people don't know any Americans, | | | | the wrong country listening to state-sponsored media |
| and have never traveled here. So they have no idea | | | | and anti-American baloney. This is a great country, and |
| what to think only what they see on their TV sets, | | | | we are all fortunate to live here. We need not |
| which is purported poppycock in my opinion. | | | | apologize to anyone for our freedom, liberty, capitalism, |
| Not long ago someone from Canada tried to tell me | | | | or anything else. I want you to think about that before |
| that people around the world didn't like Americans. | | | | any of you send another mass e-mail about what you |
| Obviously, she's never been to Africa. The United | | | | "think" is wrong with my country. |
| States approval rating in Africa is 92%, thanks to all | | | | |