American Cliche #38 [32:01m]:
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This week, I’ve got three words on my mind: Vegas, baby, Vegas! That’s right, Kim and I are off for a long weekend in Sin City and I couldn’t be more excited. However, before we leave I wanted to make sure you got a new show.
Here it is:
- Vegas Trip
- Our House is For Sale
- My Cousin in the Hospital
- Listener Rants of the Week: Sean, Alaine, Kirby
- Man Sues Himself
- One Man’s Opinion
- Bumbling Arsonists
- Stripper Benefits
- Mighty Minute
- The $973.63 Tip
- Please Take the Survey on our Site
- Missing Joe – Martini
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March 21st, 2006 at 9:05 pm
Happy Birthday Scott, and good luck with the house.
March 22nd, 2006 at 12:06 pm
Hey Scott, it’s Jason’s fiance again. I’d like to respond to Kirby. As an Air Force Veteran I think can safely speak on this topic. Not everyone signs up have a bullet put through their head for their Commander in Chief. I signed up in a time where there was not a war going on, I just wanted to serve my country, PERIOD. I wasn’t necessarily saying, HEY PREZ, give me my rifle, and ship me off to a war that I know nothing about, and let me hide in the sand hoping I don’t die today. On the flip side, I knew before signing my life away that it WAS a possibility that I could be called away to do just that. Most of these MEN and WOMEN just want to serve their country just like their mothers, fathers, grandfathers, brothers, sisters, and so on did, they feel its their duty, just like others feel they HAVE to go to college to be something. Some people are born with a sense of pride that others aren’t. I’m not pointing fingers at anyone and saying “shame on you for not serving your country”, however I am saying, don’t point your finger and say “you signed up for this” or “you are getting what you deserve”. Who really asks for a bullet in the noggin or a missing leg? Regardless of the reason for the war or the Commander in Chief of the war, these men and women are being killed and being heros for all of us that are sitting at are desks and doing our day to day jobs, most of us forgetting that they are even over there. All Jason was saying is that, don’t forget about them. Everyone of them is someone kid. You wouldn’t forget about YOUR child if they were over there, regardless of whose decision it was for them to go. Support something, even if it’s just bringing them home safely, not in a pine box.
March 22nd, 2006 at 12:33 pm
Hi Melissa,
Thanks for taking the time to reply. I am curious to see what type of discussion we can have on this in this forum.
-Scott
March 22nd, 2006 at 6:09 pm
Hey Guys,
Kirby makes some valid points. Not the least of which is the little detail about President Bush sidestepping the draft. Yes, the men and women serving are not conscripts this is true but times have changed. Being the brother of a police officer I’m no stranger to the “You signed up for it” paradigm. However, when one of them gets shot and killed it doesn’t hurt any less. These people are still “signing up” for a very honored and coureageous line of duty. And as far as the Iraqi people, we are not sending people over to kill them. The US forces were put in place to remove the current regime and stop THEM from killing innocent people…which is what they did. When I wrote this segment I tried to keep personal politics out of it and focus on, what I thought, was most important. I actually even debated doing at all for this reason. I’m not trying to stir up anything…I just think that we sometimes need reminders of how good we have it.
—Jason
March 26th, 2006 at 11:19 am
Hey Scott I am 13 Years Old And Have Been Listening To American Cliche. I Have Had About 15 Of My Friends To Listen. They All Love Your Show When I Told Them About Your Car And The Damage They Say Holy Crap! Well Just Wanted To Say Your Show Is The Best Podcast Show I Have Heard.
March 26th, 2006 at 2:51 pm
thought that the man suing himself was hilarious
another quite comical suing situation… over here in england a women has sued the armed forces because her son was killed in iraq… i know it’s not actually funny but it is comicly ridiculous seen as her case is based on a claim that the army didn’t use enough money on his equipment…. how’s taking their money going to help then???
anyway brilliant programe, can’t wait until the next episode
March 28th, 2006 at 10:47 am
Boy I am having withdrawal symptons I hope theres a new episode soon LOL!
March 28th, 2006 at 3:01 pm
There will be a new episode this evening around 7:00 PM PT (10:00 PM ET). Sit tight!
Hope you all are having a good week.
-S
December 12th, 2006 at 11:39 am
I am tiring of the hype of Sin City. Both the movie and the city are pits of despair.