P.S. Jerry, if that's your 'short version', you might need to trot out your 'long version' to explain how you independently came up with this crap, and how you find that "fair chance and fair share" mean exactly 100% the opposite of what anyone who can read would think.

And...we all have "skin in the game".

The problem is that right wingers think "the game" means "money", and that's all America is about.

"The Game" is about being an American.

Fish on...

Todd

Time to pinch yourself again Todd. You need a parrot to talk to. Teach him to say "YES Todd" "Right On Bro" then talk to the bird like you talk down to people here...Maybe have the bird sit on your left shoulder??

I'll just teach him to sit on my shoulder and whisper "America sucks" in my ear, and then I'll be an angry Republican.

Fish on...

Todd

No no...teach the parrot to just squawk all day....blah blah blah blah...that'll save you lots of internet time...get out there and do your share.

Perhaps he was reffering to this -

The Democratic Party base is well into their 'support' of this proposed Legislation.

The Americans With No Abilities Act
Washington, DC November 2, 2011 - The Obama Administration is urging Congress and the Senate to pass sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Americans: The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA). President Obama says he will sign it as soon as it hits his desk.

The AWNAA is being hailed as a major legislative goal by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.

"Roughly 50 percent of Americans do not possess the competence and drive necessary to carve out a meaningful role for themselves in society," Said California Senator Barbara Boxer. "We can no longer stand by and allow People of Inability to be ridiculed and passed over. With this Legislation, employers will no longer be able to grant special favors to a small group of workers, simply because they have some idea of what they are doing. We are legalizing another protected class of Americans, 'Persons of Inability'."

In a Capitol Hill press conference, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D) pointed to the success of the U.S. Postal Service, which has a long-standing policy of providing opportunity without regard to performance. Private-sector industries with good records of nondiscrimination against "Persons of Inability" include retail sales (72%), the airline industry (68%), and home improvement 'warehouse' stores (65%). At the state government level, the Department of Motor Vehicles also has an excellent record of hiring "Persons of Inability" (a whopping 83%).

Under The Americans With No Abilities Act, more than 25 million 'middle man' positions will be created for "Persons of Inability", with important-sounding titles but little real responsibility, thus providing an illusory sense of purpose and performance.

Mandatory non-performance-based raises and promotions will be given so as to guarantee upward mobility for even the most inept employees. The legislation provides substantial tax breaks to corporations that promote a significant number of "Persons of Inability" into middle-management positions, and gives a tax credit to small and medium-sized businesses that agree to hire one clueless worker for every two talented hires.

Finally, the AWNAA contains tough new measures to make it more difficult to discriminate against "Persons of Inability", banning, for example, discriminatory interview questions such as, 'Do you have any skills or experience that relate to this job?'

'As a Non-abled person, I can't be expected to keep up with people who have something going for them,'said Ken Cox, who lost his position as a $70 an hour lug-nut twister at the GM plant in Flint, Michigan, due to his inability to remember 'righty tightie, lefty loosey.' 'This new law should be real good for people like me,' Cox added. With the passage of this bill, Cox and millions of other untalented citizens will finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Said Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL): 'As a Senator with no abilities, I believe the same privileges that elected officials enjoy ought to be extended to every American with no abilities. It is our duty as lawmakers to provide each and every American citizen, regardless of his or her inadequacy, with some sort of space to take up in this great nation and a good salary for doing so.'

How the hell did the right wing jackwagons hijack the flag as "their" symbol, when they clearly hate America?

I happen to think it's the greatest country in the world, and for the reasons I outlined in my above post...got a problem with American exceptionalism? Take it up with your pastor.

Fish on...

Todd

Never watch hannity or listen to limbaugh, sometimes I catch Krauthammer on O'Reilly. As far as sounding angry, I believe if you reread what I wrote and what you wrote one of us is certainly making statements that sound angry.

I wouldn't describe your statements as "angry". "Very confused" would be fair though.

God the decisions. Don't know whether to decide Odd is more full of chit or KK is more full of chit. Oh well, they are both full of unadulterated chit.

Obama's statement was made within the context of economics.
In that same context, if you think that you don't have a "fair chance" now then you are a whiner. Most likely, even if someone else agreed to offer you a portion of their "share" you'd watch the opportunity go by while you continue to bitch .
Economics, social issues, politics and LIFE are not necessarily fair. If you're willing to learn and work hard you will be rewarded with "chances" that will ultimately increase your "share".

This, I believe is the American Dream and yes, it does still exist. There are those involved in politics (and apparently here in Martin Luther King JR County) that do not believe in this principle.