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I didn't make the gifs, I know they aren't ideally timed. I did the best I could in compiling them as soon as I saw this speech so I could share it with y'all…so I am also sorry that the whole speech is not accounted for in this post. It is beautiful.
Watch the whole speech here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q49NOyJ8fNA
WhenInDoubtC4
This still makes me cry. It's so powerful
swatz
Well part of the reason many people say this is because of how far the USA came so fast. Unfortunately, we're starting to stagnate.
HereLiesSquidwardsHopesAndDreams
His rant about why he is a Republican is also performed really well.
DinoKebab
I have never seen this on imgur before!
margaretiscool
I see what you did there.
ColdFingerTops
Thanks :) This got me interested... I'm on the 4th episode right now and it's freaking amazing.
ordinarity
oh look, straw men.
DrunkShakespeare
I don't understand why these need to be gifs. My crappy internet can barely handle 1 gif, let alone 12 pointless ones.
pytnelizabeth
Exceptionalism wasn't/isn't something to be ashamed of...
ItsJDG
Sauce https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTjMqda19wk
PrfctDrk
NOOOO! Here's a longer version, much better I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q49NOyJ8fNA
kellius
just got the 500,000 view on this video haha http://imgur.com/Fhae5fc
VEpsilon
I'm guessing you meant to reply to @prfctdrk instead of @SilverQuiver because there isn't even 300,000 views on @SilverQuiver 's video yet
PrfctDrk
whats funny is, his comment was up before I posted mine lol, I think he saw the uncut version and thought SilverQuiver posted that
VEpsilon
*Loud inception sound plays*
TheChinamanIsNotTheIssue
We got no food. We got no jobs. Our pets' HEADS ARE FALLIN' OFF,
BrotherhoodOfTheTaco
i agree.
lonetarget
This needs to be top comment here lol
IWasInThePool
Killer boots, man!
dragonraven13
Yeah I called her up. She gave me a bunch of crap about me not listening to her or something. I don’t know I wasn’t really paying attention.
samthepea
Kick his ass, Sebass!!
TheFlyingHellfish
You, you sold our dead bird to a blind kid? Petey didn't even have a head!
Churts
Pretty bird, pretty bird.
ILoveSlidersTheTVShowNotTheNastyBurgers
Harry, I took care of it.
walterpeck
Unpopular Opinion Puffin: I think Aaron Sorkin is a hack and I hate the way he writes dialogue.
StooooooooooooooooooooooopHammerTime
Most of this show makes me cringe. MacKenzie's shrill scream is the way he pushes most the scenes forward and it is awful.
Winjajuice
OP is the url
watchingavengerswithgma
No one includes the end, BUT IT CAN BE
trapdoor
Instead of apologizing for doing a shitty job reposting, do it right instead.
theusa
If America is so bad, why do we receive the most immigrants per year out of every country with more than 4 times more than second place?
DukeofKMS
Cuz you are contantly yelling at everyone about how great your country is. With Hollywood as an amplifyer.
IamRonSwansonThatsRonRonBoBonBananaFanaFoFonFeeFiMoMonRon
WOW... How the hell haven't I heard of this show... It looks amazing
BurlRavenscroft
It starts that way but then strong, confident, capable women get thrown into the bouncy castle of relationships and become morons.
JakSkellington
The Newsroom is worth the watch just for the incredible rants.
Edog011
what episode is this
JakSkellington
The pilot, if I remember correctly. Actually, I'm pretty sure it's the first scene of the show.
GittOffMee
It's such a fantastic show. It sucks that this next season is the last. Too short lived.
WestCoastIsBestCoast
The rants are pretty much the only thing the series does well.
Icannevercomeupwithagoodorwittyusernamepleasehelp
Also the overall series is amazing.
SnorlaxTheFlash
Thanks.
MeanWinchester
I love it, and Jeff Daniels just works so perfectly. When is the next series back?
Snowsuitup
Pretty sure it's later this year?
Icannevercomeupwithagoodorwittyusernamepleasehelp
July. They are filming right now. Rumor is its the last season.
jrau18
Not a rumor. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/aaron-sorkins-newsroom-renewed-third-669973
incognit0burrito
:(
zsteinberg
This show was so terrible. All anyone did was scream with the most awkward dialogue. I love Jeff Daniels but I shouldn't have won the Emmy 1
Shoujo
Why did you win the Emmy then?! You bastard!
ThatSociallyAwkwardGuy
We must not have been watching the same show.
zsteinberg
over Bryan Cranston 2.
fakederrickk
+1 for mentioning Belgium, yes we are free :)
DukeofKMS
suprise anschluss!
Whateverthehellyouwant
I like all of it but what does believing in angels, something spiritual, have to do with the success of a country?
MyNameIsWhatMyNameIsWhoMyNameIsHeManIHaveThePOWEROfGraySkull
thank you
badapparu
So when is the latest version of Aaron Sorkin's Opinions getting canceled?
ThethiefthekingandI
Wouldn't 178th in infant mortality be a positive?
Ukonakka
Kind of, but not really anything to brag about in the context of beeing number one among the countries.
Bearthing
/3 preventative care. Prenatal care is immense there. Other issue is what is reported. USA amongst others label any sign of life as alive
Bearthing
/1 It's not horrid but there are better. It's deaths/1000 under 1 year old. If you go on CIA World Fact Book right now you'll find Cuba
walterpeck
You have it backwards, but it doesn't matter. We calculate infant mortality differently, so it makes us look worse.
bobbi21
Yeah, it's not a very reliable stat. Can just go with maternal mortality though which is similar, more accurate, and still sucks for the US
HollyRex
Out of 196, it's good, but it also puts us behind 18 other countries...not even top 10 material. :/
shoquastican
There are roughly 194 countries in the world, that puts America out of the top 5% and only just in the top 10%
Bearthing
/2 has a better position that the USA. Some countries with citizens that can't afford premium care as a whole focus their systems heavily on
Bearthing
/4 no matter size or time. Argument is higher rate of preterm births in US because of poor health, obesity, poor prenatal care. I'm done.
NewCreatures
No….you would think. But no.
imadogperson
It's nowhere near the best
ThethiefthekingandI
True dat. I just looked it up and that would put the US about in the middle of the countries considered. So not that good.
wuttwuttinthebutt
Oh, look, hating America. Edgier than bismuth.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
nope. simple facts.
AKUUUUUUUUUUUU
You're one of those people who decry every issue, brand every movement as useless, the quietly sulk in your room, aren't you?
wuttwuttinthebutt
No, but you seem like one of those people to make baseless assumptions.
DontLoseYourWay
struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged wars on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors. We put out (2)
azerhjk
Not hating it, loving it so much than he's sad for its decline and want to work at its rise. "First step in solving any problem..."
retrospooty
Read the last pic the post... If you dont acknowledge an issue, you cant fix it. Its not hating, its just facts.
DontLoseYourWay
acted like men. We aspired to intelligence, we didn't belittle it, it didn't make us feel inferior. We didn't identify ourselves by who (5)
DontLoseYourWay
were informed. By great men, men who were revered. We have to accept the simple fact that America is not the greatest country in the (7)
DontLoseYourWay
the universe, cured diseases, and we cultivated the world's greatest artists and the world's greatest economy. We reached for the stars (4)
DontLoseYourWay
Hey dude we used to be the best country in the world. We stood up for what was right. We fought for moral reasons. We passed laws (1)
wuttwuttinthebutt
Thanks for repeating the content back at me?
DontLoseYourWay
world anymore. That's all I have to say about that (8)
bobbi21
Thank you for writing out the entire quote. This show was great.
DontLoseYourWay
we voted for in the last election and we didn't scare so easily. We were able to do these things, and be all these things, because we (6)
DontLoseYourWay
money where our mouths were. And we never beat our chest. We built great things, made ungodly technological advances, explored (3)
kntpxx
This is what people from other countries think when we see Americans preaching "America no. 1"
PeterPanLives
This is what some American's think when we see other American's beating their chests.
marwanepallas
Also because the world is not a fucking competition. There's no trophy at the end. Telling speeches just to flatter pride leads nowhere.
oliver234
Some of us Americans think that too.
azerhjk
Yes we do
mck60
I have a lot of respect for the USA for saving Europe in 2 World Wars but I hope ordinary Americans can see the truth in this statement
ozftw
I don't know why you're being downvoted so much, bit of disagreement with the details but the sentiment is fine
ozftw
USA helped in Europe. Europe couldn't have been won without the USA, but it couldn't have been won without Russia (even with USA).
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ozftw
I'm well aware of what Europe is. Russia fielded (and lost) many more soldiers in Europe than USA did. Italy was an axis power too.
mck60
Fair enough remember USAs main enemy was Japan but their main effort was put into defeating Germany, Russia would have struggled without USA
ozftw
Absolutely, Russia and the rest of Europe would've suffered more hardship without the USA. I just disagree with USA 'winning' Europe
bobbi21
Had a canadian history teacher who insisted canada "won" WWII. We did contribute a good deal to be fair but the nationalism was evident
DishonoredUser
The US should have never gotten involved with the first world war.
mck60
That is your opinion and you are entitled to it, but I don't agree, I feel it was a natural progression towards their present status
DishonoredUser
Erm, there was nothing to save in World War I. World War I was caused by MAIN - militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism.
Jesusberry
This brings me back to my Euro history course man
DishonoredUser
Just did the AP exam for that class, actually :)
Jesusberry
I hope you did well!
mck60
Fair enough But with the Ludendorff Offensive, we and I mean France Britain and Ireland could all have been German if not for the Us Army
AerysIITargaryen
Irish people speaking German would be no different to Irish people speaking English. Neither is our native language.
mck60
I totally agree
DukeofKMS
Verdammt! :) No, no... worked out fine... at least for my generation.
imadogperson
I can only understand you think the USA saved Europe if you never studied anything about any WW.
DukeofKMS
In the WW2 the yanks saved western europe from speaking russian. An Russia save europe from speaking german.
ozftw
It seems to be a cultural thing in the US. They made a huge contribution, no doubt, but the "Back to back WW champions" attitude is silly
imadogperson
It's the effect of propaganda from 70 years ago. People still believe what was said to won elections at the time.
mck60
On the contrary I am not some kid, I have read extensive histories of both world wars , you are entitled to your opinion but don't judge me
imadogperson
I judge facts. Saying the US saved Europe is ridiculous and basically mindwash.
mck60
When you start calling someone names you lose the argument
imadogperson
No, you lose an argument when you're wrong and the other person is right. So you lost ever since my first post.
mustbefunatparties
I'm mostly impressed that he has all these stats memorized.
HereLiesSquidwardsHopesAndDreams
That's kind of his thing on the show, he can memorize statistics really well.
ThatSociallyAwkwardGuy
It's almost like he's an actor paid specifically to memorize them. Yeah, I'm also fun at parties.
TheAwesomeCrazyMoth
also the director made him cards to use, he refused. Also, he did it in one take and was the first thing filmed for the season
mustbefunatparties
We should have our own party, with lame board games and discussions about the economy!
ThatSociallyAwkwardGuy
I'm an economics major! This party is gonna be baller.
azerhjk
Evilwing
seeing this made me watch the series
Sargonas
that's why it's the opening scene. That's the idea. ;)
kari0n
I thought it was going to be some "West wing" crap. But the speech and his acting pulled it off.
megodk
Same here
aoifard
So worth trawling the Internet for links, it's so good!
Ixadias
Oh god, me too. I watched it on three occasions before looking up what it was from. So fantastic
thismademefailmyfinals
I completely love this show. This is the best moment but it's still pretty amazing.
NewCreatures
I think it just may make me do the same.
TheyCallMeChipmunk
Thank you for posting this, Im enjoying the series.
Razmuffin
I wouldn't reccomend it. I've seen both seasons and honestly this is the only good scene
Feg222
You mean you haven't seen it?!?! Do it ASAP, it's fantastic!
NewCreatures
I have but I'm not a regular watcher, haha. But I am about to become one.
Ixadias
Totally worth it. Do it
StooooooooooooooooooooooopHammerTime
Same here... too bad the show was a lot of whining and a promotion of left leaning political views. Not what I want in a TV show.
Razmuffin
im sorry about that, as this was the only good scene
blha303
The problem is, this is the hook to get you in, then they start on the relationship drama. I didn't finish the first season of Newsroom, 1/2
blha303
there was some really enjoyable stuff, but the pointless relationship cringing got in the way so much.
whatspaulplayingtoday
Problem is, this is the best moment of the show. :/
DeusExSpockina
IDK, the one where they do a mock-debate of the 2012 republican primaries was pretty epic.
whatspaulplayingtoday
That's fair. But this is still the best moment of the show, I think.
Madseason91
I did..didn't disappoint for the two seasons it was out.
rambozus
Seeing the rest of the 1st season made me stop watching. It never gets this good again, folks.
manualoverride
I just finished watching series 2 but as a Brit it is a weird mix of very hard to follow and ‘want to punch the writer in the face’ obvious.
manualoverride
Is it just my lack of familiarity of American politics?
TheOnlyKraken
It's just a shame that this was the only good part of the entire show. The rest revolves around a shitty reality-show quality love triangle.
Ionlyregisteredtotalkshit
I agree, even this speech started losing its strength when he talked too much. It got sentimental. It's no House of Cards, that's for sure.
Feg222
And the position of the media and move towards sensationalism? Those theme pretty heavily, the love triangle is just character building.
PancakeChampion
If that's what you took away from the series, you missed LITERALLY everything of import.
AdonisMcThunderCock
what series is this?
TheOnlyKraken
The Newsroom
Evilwing
Newsroom
yuzhouh
saving for later
TheGoldenPotato
Cool
DonkeyKongsLongShlongInABongIsWrong
thank you. added to my list. looks good.
TheCrocodileInTheMoatOfTheWastedCastle
It's quite excellent. Heads up though: it's stressful as fuck. I'm pretty sure it gave me ulcers.
ButterfaceTaintClown
America's Got Talent.
ThatChicWithAGuysName
This comment is not getting the appreciation it deserves!
limonchiki
was it worth it? I´m looking for new series to waste my time with xD
Snowsuitup
It's a great series!
StooooooooooooooooooooooopHammerTime
It's not very good. The entire show is one guy saying he is republican but has liberal views and people screaming about their love life
limonchiki
I recently tried to watch the west wing, but it´s a bit too much on the nose with explaining everything. House of Cards is a bit cleverer. 1
limonchiki
Can you compare them; or are they too different? 2
757365726e616d65
HoC doesn't really show you how politics work, further in the series it's more of an entertaining power fantasy. WW while still set in 1/?
StooooooooooooooooooooooopHammerTime
Never watched West Wing and it's hard to compare to House of Cards (which is amazing!). It's pretty much 50% about showing Sorkin's (1/?)
maythedoctorbewithyou
The first season was great but the second kinda derailed a little bit from what made the first season so great.
Touchmybananaforscale
There is only one hit chick on the show and she is now dating Aaron Rodgers...IRL
aoifard
I'm hoping the third season will follow the greatness of the first. Aaron Sorkin said he's sorry about how it went
maythedoctorbewithyou
If only it wasn't the final season because it has such great potential.
tacocat
yes! The writing is very good, and each week it revolves around a real news story from the recent past. Plus lots of character stories.
manualoverride
Not season 2, they started making stuff up, and lost all credibility as an entertainment show which also allowed you to learn things. (1/2)
manualoverride
I did wonder how they were going to continue as they were catching up with present day events too fast. (2/2)
thismademefailmyfinals
If you're getting world news 4 years late from a tv show there is something wrong...
DrGingeBeard
Million dollar question: is it on netflix?
Touchmybananaforscale
Tubeplus.me
LadyMaryofHouseImgur
nope. its an HBO show.
LeDiddy
Million dollar answer: project free tv, bro
technetium99m
MEANWHILE IN AUSTRALIA ABBOT FUCKS THE SYSTEM UP
sixfoothobbit
I really fear the same will happen after the next UK election
stutteringbob
You would think with Australia being such a dangerous place it would weed out the stupid really well. Alas...
owmur
Worried about a recession so he cuts funding to all industry, science, and education. Genius.
ozftw
Who needs manufacturing? The CSIRO? Universities? Healthcare? Welfare? Pensions? What has any of that ever done for society... T_T fu Abbott
ozftw
Yep we *were* the greatest country in the world in many of the crucial ways, certainly as major (G20) countries go. Not anymore :( fu Abbott
gigglyglue
Just saying, I love the video where Abbot get's called a dickhead by the old guy
Shoujo
I despise what he's doing to the environment. Especially when it comes to bush/forest fires, denying that global warming will make it worse.
jacopopeterman
imagine if he turns out to be this genius though.... like we all suffer for two years and then were perfect like omg, and then we praise him
Argenteus1
Lets start calling him rabbot, cause he's hopping mad.
Absynthe23
My mum giggles when people on the news say Mr Abbot, because it sounds like Mr Rabbit. She's so cute.
MoonbyulBias
Abbot's the fuckhead who fucked over gay marriage and dump shit into the Barrier Reef right?
ozftw
140 character is nowhere near enough to list the number of ways he's fucked things over, but yes those are two things he's responsible for
baneofthewalrus
so basically he fucked Australia so hard it can't walk right?
ozftw
Yup, that sums it up pretty well
MoonbyulBias
Damn... why hasn't this guy been lynched yet? When are your elections coming up? Y'all need to fuck him up.
ozftw
He's only been in for 6 months, if you can believe that. Another 2-2.5 years, most likely. Remember us as we were, not as we are now :(
MoonbyulBias
HOW DOES ONE FUCK SO MUCH SHIT UP IN 6 MONTHS?!? How does the shit he pull even get through your government? Is everyone insane?
NewCreatures
For the record, I am from Texas and am proud to be an American for many reasons ½
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t00tie
Thank you. Usually even the slightest criticism of the USA leads to immediate downvotes. Source: my "worst comments".
trag4
Well, we're a nation of our own. We, as a state, have money. Hopefully, that will continue.
chansuke
Austin?
NewCreatures
Hahah yea.
ZEMOS
What exactly is this? A TV show? Whats it called? I'm interested in watching more.
PieHero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuv0K8H8ILM
gnomesain
Then why is the title in Engrish?
namelesscynic
It's not. "(The TV show) "Newsroom" on (the concept that) the USA (is #1.)" But thank you for proving the "7th in literacy" statistic.
NewCreatures
Thanks:)
namelesscynic
No problem. I've got your back.
NewCreatures
but it's time for a lot of folks to get real, I don't watch the newsroom, but I appreciated this when I saw it. 2/2
F0rger
Hey what part of Texas?
Noob3rts
I am Canadian and I love the States, however, you guys have a lot to do. Most of what was said in the above is truth. It's sad that (1)
Noob3rts
every time I hear about America, it is something that makes me cringe and go "Why would they do that?"
professorfuzz
I think it's important to remember the US is #1 in foreign born population, people who start over and are building their lives from scratch
Troggo
It's important to remember USA is one of the biggest countrys in the world. #65 in foreign born population % as of national population.
professorfuzz
Scaling down economies, isn't good stat analysis, can't look at it 1:1. Total number is 400% the next country, or 20% of the entire planet's
professorfuzz
And yeah, of course countries like UAE will outshine them as they are in the middle of a boom, like USA in late 19th C... apples and oranges
professorfuzz
That shakes up the stats a little... "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses"
SomeSwissKid
Also this is a repost, but shhh.
XmXVector
True we're not the greatest country out there, but there are still things that make the U.S great. I am tired of all the U.S. bashing though
Wylf
The 'x is the greatest country in the world' mindset is a silly one anyway. And, of course, insulting to other countries.
p34ce
The thing that makes the U.S. great is very simple: you attract all the best, brightest people from around the world like a magnet.
sixfoothobbit
Every technologically advanced country has the same effect
julgran
What is great about it? (Curious for real)
sixfoothobbit
As a Brit who visits the US a lot, the food is great, and the people are generally friendly compared to other countries
sixfoothobbit
But I think a lot of the "greatest in the world" mindset is because the majority of Americans don't travel outside the country
julgran
Oh my, that's the last thing I would imagine would be good. It looks soo...umm...not like real food. Just additives, colors and ADD :-o
SoMadAtThisPostIMadeAnAccount
I don't think greatness is the same as being the best..
phionix33
I think that with our resources we should be a lot better.
xTheMaestro
Look up the original definition of 'American Exceptionalism" it doesn't mean that we're inherently better, it means that our country is 1
xTheMaestro
inherently different than other nations. Systems that work in other nations fall apart here, its easy to say we should be doing better but 2
xTheMaestro
frankly we're doing pretty well. We can't solve our problems via a centralized authority like others can, we just don't work that way.
XmXVector
people just refuse to embrace renewable energy in cars... we have soooo much potential for wind, solar, and hydro, but its rarely used
phionix33
Maybe it's the attitude? The fact that just suggesting that America isn't the greatest country is that much a provocative statement is weird
AndIThinkToMyselfWhatAWonderfulWorld
You have Arizona, which is a solar goldmine- I think the US government should downsize it's military and increase spending on renewable 1/2
Berethian
The US bashing is possibly a reaction to the hyper-patriotism that pervades the internet.
corditedelite
All the hyper patriotism I see is from non-us satire
sixfoothobbit
I think you're just so used to American hyper patriotism it appears normal to you
Berethian
Really? You must be new here, then.
HaraDaya
Just look at what happened to the open Minecraft server running a 1:1 scale of Denmark. Tanks and US flags everywhere.
HaraDaya
I can see the joke in it. Merica. But it's impossible to not react to seeing something that represents your home be destroyed.
corditedelite
doesn't mean it was done by americans
MrAwesomesauce101
Other countries are allowed to be patriotic why aren't we allowed to? Is it because we're just so evident of our patriotism?
sixfoothobbit
There's a difference between loving your country and disregarding all the others
thecolonels
You misunderstand. Be proud of your country. Don't boo the Canadian national anthem at a hockey game.
Berethian
Hyper-patriotism vs Patriotism. It's hard to take it seriously with, you know, the NSA and stuff.
rhbn33
Yes
Youcouldeatoffthisusername
Still would rather live in America.
NationalistCanadianMooseWarrior
lol
lostnortherner
The days of super cheap everything and super high standard of living are gone my friend. It isn't like they say it is in the movies anymore.
Troggo
Than?
MongoBro
Take your pick
AKUUUUUUUUUUUU
Basically any Scandinavian Country.
Troggo
What countries have you lived in?
MongoBro
USA, Ireland, and did some missionary work in Africa and in many South American countries.
Troggo
Unfortunately i've only lived in USA of USA and Ireland. Never been to Africa or SA either, so can't really argue any of them to be better.
jms10
Ahhh Ireland's lovely really, just don't mention the potatoes.