Red Logan #12252 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Only in America 1) Only in America could politicians talk about the greed of the rich at a $35,000 a plate campaign fund raising event. 2) Only in America could people claim that the government still discriminates against black Americans when we have a black President, a black Attorney General, and roughly 18% of the federal workforce is black. 3) Only in America could we have had the two people most responsible for our tax code, Timothy Geithner, the head of the Treasury Department and Charles Rangel who once ran the Ways and Means Committee, BOTH turn out to be tax cheats who are in favor of higher taxes. 4) Only in America can we have terrorists kill people in the name of Allah and have the media primarily react by fretting that Muslims might be harmed by the backlash. 5) Only in America would we make people who want to legally become American citizens wait for years in their home countries and pay tens of thousands of dollars for the privilege while we discuss letting anyone who sneaks into the country illegally just become American citizens. 6) Only in America could the people who believe in balancing the budget and sticking by the country's Constitution be thought of as "extremists." 7) Only in America could you need to present a driver's license to cash a check or buy alcohol, but not to vote. 8) Only in America could people demand the government investigate whether oil companies are gouging the public because the price of gas went up when the return on equity invested in a major U.S. oil company (Marathon Oil) is less than half of a company making tennis shoes (Nike). 9) Only in America could the government collect more tax dollars from the people than any nation in recorded history, still spend a trillion dollars more than it has per year for total spending of $7 million PER MINUTE, and complain that it doesn't have nearly enough money. 10) Only in America could the rich people who pay 86% of all income taxes be accused of not paying their "fair share" by people who don't pay any income taxes at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 About 81 years ago Will Rogers comment to the effect that we'd were the only country in the world driving to the poor house in a Cadillac. Not much has changed except the scope of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foul Mouth Frank Shutz Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Of the above how much is directly the responsibility of media bias? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Of the above how much is directly the responsibility of media bias? Frank, I think you spelled "bias" wrong. It's "i n t e r f e r e n c e ". Just for future reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foul Mouth Frank Shutz Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Frank, I think you spelled "bias" wrong. It's "i n t e r f e r e n c e ". Just for future reference. More than four letters and I get confused. Would "lies" cover the same territory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 ..... an' all this time I thought an oxymoron was an idiot with a blowtorch .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Ok, ok, but where are the oxymorons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang, SASS #53480 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 ..... an' all this time I thought an oxymoron was an idiot with a blowtorch .... Yup . . that is whut they is . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Ok, ok, but where are the oxymorons? In de outhouse! I like all the examples but #5 is a doozy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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