America is not the greatest country anymore - "The Newsroom"

This is a clip from the first episode of the HBO drama "The Newsroom".
http://www.hbo.com/the-newsroom/

A great and true speech, a truth many Americans do not want to admit to, being patriotized from early childhood on. Not only a good start for the show, with a great performance from Jeff Daniels, but also something to reflect upon.


Check out this article to understand how others may see the USA and what might be the things you may miss to recognize, being to close to it all: http://postmasculine.com/america

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[FrankN Shank]

"You know why people don't like Liberals? 'cause they lose."

No, sorry there Jeffy boy, the PROBLEM is that liberals get to live in an alternate universe form REALITY.  America votes for a SCHMUCK like Obama while he openly craps all over the Constitution that he professes to be a "teacher" of. Obama pushes a "Healthcare Reform" package that EMPOWERS the insurance industry to keep strangling our health care system. Wake the frikk UP PEOPLE!!

[OperationBaboon]

If reality is what most of us perceive, it is not the liberals that are off. The votes make that very clear. Has nothing to do with "Liberals". The reason he flames them is because the character is a republican and conservative himself and not their spokesman. And your occasional CAPS injection make you look like you got writers tourettes, or just a little nuts.

[manictiger]

Anyone who leans too far in either direction is probably drunk.

[ShockL0ver]

No truer words spoken as this.

[matteyes1]

You know, uhh... the United States waited until about two years after both WWs had started before joining in. Hell, WWII started years before 1939 for a lot of nations, we just call it 1939 (or I guess 1942 for Americans) because we are myopic. Do you know how many Canadians and Brits died liberating France? Do you know who liberated the Netherlands in WWII? And helped North and South Vietnam make peace? No, the USA LOST that war. They surrendered and fled.

[adorngeo]

Any country in Scandanavia would be a good start!

[looknfortruth]

i wish i lived in your bubble,must be bliss living in total and utter ignorance.

[PvtCrutch]

It doesn't matter what the left does or doesn't do. Just because they don't scream Jesus everywhere or believe that global warming is a sham doesn't mean they're deserving of holding any sort of power within this nation. Both parties are wrong on numerous issues and both bow down to their corporate masters. Not to mention that they are both built on unfulfilled promises and outright lies (and yes the left does lies). Neither was any better than the other. They both suck.

[Aeghamedic]

The difference is that the politicians on the left will obfuscate truth. The politicians on the right will literally lie and say the opposite of what's actually true. And this isn't even when it comes to their own policies. They lie about cold, hard facts.

They will literally look a person in the eyes and say that the constitution was based on religious principles and then exploit the religiosity of Americans.

The left doesn't do that.

[PvtCrutch]

They do actually. Both parties lie and exploit their base for votes. They're both shit and neither party deserves to have any sort of power within the United States. Our nations founding fathers are rolling in their graves at the travesty that the American political system has become.

[joe esposito]

EXACTLY, hopefully his impeachment actually happens but then we'll be stuck with Biden. GOD SAVE US.

[joe esposito]

This video literally gave me chills, it's true. We aren't as great as we used to be BUT if we aren't the greatest country anymore then tell me what is.... Exactly. I also find ppl to be very arrogant who say they're either republican or democrat, WHO CARES. Vote for the pres that you think will be beneficial to the country. I thought after Bush we could use a liberal and now I see oBAMA IS DOING A TERRIBLE JOB. Not opinion, fact, sorry other liberals. Btw im independant.

[amanda0100101001]

This is one of those videos where comments should totally be disabled.