No, didn't mean you had not accomplished anything in life. Wasn't intending for it be ugly even, just was making the assumption that you had not gone to war for the country. I was speaking in terms of military activity only. I have done absolutely nothing either on that front.

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Why wouldn't he say he is proud of his excellent service? Proud of his bronze star? Making the UT roster? You know, things he actually accomplished?

I am going to assume you watched this award ceremony. The dude was lost for words the whole time, was nervous, and was crying. He clearly didn't know what to say next and most of us in this forum would have shite in our pants had we been expected to speak at that ceremony last night. So, yes what he said sounded silly, but saying what he said was racist or anything else is riduiculous (not saying you said it was racist either).

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Posted by ZereauxSum

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Posted on 12/7/12 at 10:10 am to PurpleAndGold86

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I am going to assume you watched this award ceremony.

I watched his entire story, but I didn't catch all of the speech after he was awarded. I missed the part where he said he was proud to be an American.

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The dude was lost for words the whole time, was nervous, and was crying. He clearly didn't know what to say next and most of us in this forum would have shite in our pants had we been expected to speak at that ceremony last night.

Speaking as perhaps the worst public speaker in every class I've ever taken, his speech was probably an oratory masterpiece compared to what I would have done.

But, it's a public venue and he should be open to critique like anyone else. I agree that people are digging WAY to much to try to be offended by what he said, and my post wasn't really a jab at him. It was directed at this general idea that we have to be proud of things like ethnicity, country of origin, etc.

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