LET'S DO BETTER....
Most of us are sick and tired of the negative stories, reports and news items about how far the United States has fallen since its glory days when it was the most admired country in the world. I remember that glory day…it was a Wednesday…uh…no, a Thursday…I think…well, it was some day during some week around 1962….give or take a century.
“Give me your tired, your poor, your hungry yearning to be free,” Debbie Boone said that one night when she raised her arm after drinking too many martinis – but the thought was that America was the greatest and most generous nation on the globe…and even downtown Cleveland. We were the envy of the world. What happened to us? Why does this dear country seem to goof up constantly and make so many foolish mistakes? Why can’t we return to those days of yesteryear when the Lone Ranger and Tonto had their illicit affair?
Here’s a news item that will depress the hell out of you. Just when you thought we were finally getting a handle on hurricanes and Supreme Court nominees who actually know something about the law – we get kicked in our national butts, yet again.
A new study was issued which rates corruption levels in 159 counties. For instance, Bangladesh and Chad are among the most corrupt countries in the world, rife with bribery and nepotism which condemns millions of people to poverty. That crosses them off my travel plans for Labor Day. According to this study, “Corruption isn’t a natural disaster (if it was FEMA would be delivering melted ice to those places) it is the cold, calculated theft of opportunity from the men, women and children who are least able to protect themselves,” said the group in charge of this study.
Before we puff out our implants, guess where American stands in the list of least corrupted countries? For those of you flag-wavers, get ready to be bummed out. Not in the top five. Not even in the top ten. The United States is the 17th least corrupt country in the world. 17th? They’ve got to be kidding? We should be first…we’re America. I’m disgusted and angry as hell. How can there be 17 more moral, less corrupt and honest countries than the U.S. of A? My testosterone has sunk faster than Mary Jo Kapechne. I’d rather be the most corrupt country than 17th. 17th is so pussy. Thank goodness they didn’t count Mayor Daley’s reign in Chicago.
Glance at the countries that are considered more honest than we are. Don’t they have their own Scooter Libby? Guess not. Ready? Iceland is considered the most uncorrupt country on earth. That’s like being considered the best fighter among the Amish. What the hell do they have to be corrupted about? Ice bergs?
Second place goes to Finland. Whoopee! Finland is one of the most boring places on earth. Its political leader is a reindeer named, Horace. Some of the other “namby-pamby” honest countries are: New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway and Austria. Boring!
Some of the most corrupt places are: Tajikistan, Republic of Congo, Somalia, Angola, Nigeria, Haiti…and Myanmar. Be honest, would you spend a dime in any of those sewers?
I think the United States of America should be ashamed. 17th place? Do you want to settle for mediocrity? We landed a man on the moon…I know we did because Tom Hanks did a documentary saying we did. Since we can’t obviously beat Iceland to hell with the least corrupt list. Let’s go for the gold…let’s put our resources together and become the worst, most corrupt country in the world. We have half a leg up with the Democrat and Republican parties carrying the ball.
We deserve better than someplace in the middle. It’s embarrassing and un-American.
“Give me your tired, your poor, your hungry yearning to be free,” Debbie Boone said that one night when she raised her arm after drinking too many martinis – but the thought was that America was the greatest and most generous nation on the globe…and even downtown Cleveland. We were the envy of the world. What happened to us? Why does this dear country seem to goof up constantly and make so many foolish mistakes? Why can’t we return to those days of yesteryear when the Lone Ranger and Tonto had their illicit affair?
Here’s a news item that will depress the hell out of you. Just when you thought we were finally getting a handle on hurricanes and Supreme Court nominees who actually know something about the law – we get kicked in our national butts, yet again.
A new study was issued which rates corruption levels in 159 counties. For instance, Bangladesh and Chad are among the most corrupt countries in the world, rife with bribery and nepotism which condemns millions of people to poverty. That crosses them off my travel plans for Labor Day. According to this study, “Corruption isn’t a natural disaster (if it was FEMA would be delivering melted ice to those places) it is the cold, calculated theft of opportunity from the men, women and children who are least able to protect themselves,” said the group in charge of this study.
Before we puff out our implants, guess where American stands in the list of least corrupted countries? For those of you flag-wavers, get ready to be bummed out. Not in the top five. Not even in the top ten. The United States is the 17th least corrupt country in the world. 17th? They’ve got to be kidding? We should be first…we’re America. I’m disgusted and angry as hell. How can there be 17 more moral, less corrupt and honest countries than the U.S. of A? My testosterone has sunk faster than Mary Jo Kapechne. I’d rather be the most corrupt country than 17th. 17th is so pussy. Thank goodness they didn’t count Mayor Daley’s reign in Chicago.
Glance at the countries that are considered more honest than we are. Don’t they have their own Scooter Libby? Guess not. Ready? Iceland is considered the most uncorrupt country on earth. That’s like being considered the best fighter among the Amish. What the hell do they have to be corrupted about? Ice bergs?
Second place goes to Finland. Whoopee! Finland is one of the most boring places on earth. Its political leader is a reindeer named, Horace. Some of the other “namby-pamby” honest countries are: New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway and Austria. Boring!
Some of the most corrupt places are: Tajikistan, Republic of Congo, Somalia, Angola, Nigeria, Haiti…and Myanmar. Be honest, would you spend a dime in any of those sewers?
I think the United States of America should be ashamed. 17th place? Do you want to settle for mediocrity? We landed a man on the moon…I know we did because Tom Hanks did a documentary saying we did. Since we can’t obviously beat Iceland to hell with the least corrupt list. Let’s go for the gold…let’s put our resources together and become the worst, most corrupt country in the world. We have half a leg up with the Democrat and Republican parties carrying the ball.
We deserve better than someplace in the middle. It’s embarrassing and un-American.
posted by THE RANTING OLD GEEZER at 3:00 PM
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