Let Freedom Ring

Today I have something important to write about and that is this great country that I call home…the U S of A.

There are few things that I tend to be prideful about, and one of such things as AMURICAH. As a disclaimer and prerequisite to this blog, you should know that most of the things I say jokingly (kind of).

This 4th of July marks ‘Muricah’s 235th birthday as we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence when Thomas, John, and the rest of the Declaration gang forever changed the world. Trying to picture the party that took place afterwards seems almost impossible, but I bet there was some serious smack talk going on using phrases like “suck it monkeys!” and boasting about how we are the best country in the world….to which I would say, not much has changed.

I mean, “American Exceptionalism” is an actual term in the dictionary.

What other country do you know of that celebrates celebrities and athletes like we do? What other country has songs about putting a boot in your ass? What other country can you live in that parties for sweet freedom with beer and fireworks and the glorious combination of the colors red, white, and blue? What other country can republicans and those crazy left wing yellow dog democrats come together and sing “God bless the USA” for one day per year?? A place where Coloradoans, Texans, New Yorkers, and Floridians can all get together behind one similar interest??

DARE I SAY, there is NONE!

As we fly flags this weekend and watch fireworks at Mile High Stadium and play with sparklers and have bottle rocket wars and wish we were on a boat, let’s remember how blessed we are to live in the best country in the world. Let’s celebrate the fact that:

Americans get to worship and talk about God freely and openly.

Americans get to freedom of speech.

Americans get rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Americans get to carry guns. WHOOP.

Americans get fair trials.

Americans get to vote.

Americans get to whoop and holler and ignore the fact that we are in financial crisis and party anyways!

Americans get to smell and taste sweet democracy, where we see a peaceful transition of power every four years.

So today, lets declare freedom with our Founding Fathers and give a toast to the red white and blue, because despite its (many) flaws, it’s still the best country on God’s green earth.

This is America damnit, INDEPENDENCE FOREVER! Lets party like its 1776.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”