“I can say — not as a patriotic bromide, but with the full knowledge of the necessary metaphysical, epistemological, ethical, political and esthetic roots — that the United States of America is the greatest, the noblest and, in its original founding principles, the only moral country in the history of the world.”
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A Quick Interview with Mike:
If you could have anything in the world:
The ball George Bush threw out in Game 3 of the 2001 World Series in Yankee Stadium.
What are your political views:
I’m a registered Independent because the Republican Party means absolutely nothing anymore. I speak for myself, not for any party (John McCain a conservative? Feel disenfranchised much?). If I had to label myself, I’m a free market capitalist, socially moderate, American Exceptionalist. Chew on that for a while.
People you’d like to meet:
Kendra and the smart one. I’m joking. Kind of. Shepard Smith.
Who is the Greatest American:
George Washington for handing over power when he could have been king. Abraham Lincoln for doing what was necessary to keep the Union together. The people who settled West for embodying the American spirit. Martin Luther King, Jr for articulating what so many could not express. Milton Friedman for having so much patience when debating with idiots.
If you could interview one person, who would it be:
Ty Pennington and the crew from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Also Ayn Rand and Milton Friedman.
Favorite Things:
The Brass section, fly-overs, breakfast, Wal-Mart parking lot on a Friday night, Piper Palin, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Independence Day, Pops Orchestras, roller coasters, West Side Story, Walt Disney World, football on Thanksgiving, The Lincoln Memorial, Christmas Eve Eve, Christmas Eve, Christmas, bagels and lox with cream cheese, the grocery store, country music sometimes, Carrie Underwood, bunting, Greek Revival and Southern Architecture, giant American flags at car dealers, Game 7 of the World Series, patriotic marches, the 2nd wave of a standing ovation thanking our soldiers, American landscape paintings, James from Humboldt, post-September 11 spirit, West Tennessee BBQ, the wave at a baseball game, my Mom’s spaghetti sauce, ice cream with the fake cherry things, Olympic Medal ceremonies, John Williams, “What a Wonderful World”, Firemen and women, Policemen and women, the men and women in the military. Our Veterans.
