It would be nice to know in advance

Am I unpatriotic if I think that Lee Greenwood’s song is lousy?


Short answer "yes," long answer "no" with a "but..."


So it's that time of year again! We take a day off of work to eat ridiculous amounts of unhealthy foods (never ask what Hot Dogs are made of), sit around watching parades of emergency and military vehicles drive down a street, drink a little bit, and celebrate the day by shooting explosives into the air. Everything that makes us Americans!


I think you're exaggerating for dramatic effect a little.


Maybe I am...but it's 4th of July...Independence Day...and I'd like every member of the Most Intelligent Readership In The World to celebrate America in a slightly different way that's actually MORE patriotic than singing "Yankee Doodle". Ride a bike. Plant a tree. Buy an American-Made product (Hint, don't go to Wal-Mart if you intend to pull this one off)...especially a larger ticket item like a car or a refrigerator. And for the love of all things good and plenty, turn off the radio when friggin' Lee Greenwood comes on...and he will.


What's wrong with "God Bless The U.S.A.?


It's a crappy song! The problem is that little patriotic gestures are considered more American than anything that can truly help America. So pretending a song is good simply because it's "Patriotic" (Also see Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Red, White, and Blue") and condemning people as un-American for not liking it is the way things end up being...because it's easier. And after all, isn't THAT the real American Way?


I'll wave a flag for you.


No need...I already have one. It was made in America.


Special Note: Jeremy Is In The Office will be out of the Office tomorrow, returning on monday. Have a safe and explosive Independence Day, everyone!