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9-11 Remembered

Dubba G — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:23:08 +0000

Today marks the 11th anniversary of the darkest day in Americas history. I hate writing about serious stuff here; we’re a freakin rock station. Occasionally however, I feel I need to. The morning of September 11th was a beautiful day here in El Paso, as it was in New York. Clear skies, winter setting in and not a clue [...]

Is America the Best Country in the World? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:42:29 +0000

According to a survey from the Pew Research Center of 2003 American adults, the idea of American exceptionalism is alive and well among the 48 percent of the country who say the US stands alone as the best country in the world. Fourty-two percent of the poll’s respondents classified America as “one of the greatest countries in [...]

Remembering 9/11

Dubba G — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:58:25 +0000

It’s hard to believe that 10 years have gone by … 10 years ago Sunday, the United States suffered a brutal blow at the hands of Al Qaeda. That day our freedom was attacked … our pride, our hope, our dreams. Their intent was to destroy these things. They failed. Yeah they knocked down some [...]

Americans are the "COOLEST" People in the World

Scott Ronson — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:22:31 +0000

While the U.S. might have a bruised image abroad, one thing the country hasn’t lost is its coolness. Americans take the top spot in a Badoo.com international poll looking for the “coolest nationality.” Thirty-thousand people across 15 countries took part in the social networking website’s survey, and place residents of the U.S.A. at number one [...]

Monster Hottie Of The Day-4th of July Edition

Monster — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 15:17:37 +0000

Today is the 4th of July. It’s America’s birthday! So on this day as we celebrate our independence, lets celebrate by checking out the Monster Hottie of the Day…lovely American ladies dressed up in the American flag. Say it with me fellas U.S.A U.S.A U.S.A!! You can see more girls showing off their American spirit [...]

Basketball. America Came Up With The Game; Germany Fixed Up The Court!

Dubba G — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:50:09 +0000

Finally, someones found a way to make basketball interesting to me. Make players use THIS court in Germany! If all basketball courts were like this one I found at yahoo.com, I’d start to watch the game! Really …. it’s almost like a motocross/basketball mash-up! Moto-Ball!!!!!!! (Even more so if it was a game between those teams [...]

10 America-Themed Songs for the Fourth of July

Jordan Breindel — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:00:45 +0000

American popular music has been around since before America even declared its independence. ‘Yankee Doodle,’ anyone? That classic was sung by Colonial American soldiers as early as The French and Indian War.

Since then, our country has established one of the richest musical traditions in the world. Many songs even deal with America itself, from ‘God Bless America’ to ‘God Bless the USA.’

Here’s a list of 10 to add to your Fourth of July playlist.

If You Think America Doesn't Make Anything Anymore, Read This!

Johnnie Walker — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:35:52 +0000

Everything seems to be imported from somewhere else, but that's only if you're not drinking enough.

Check out some great American alcohol products you can get to stock your bar. Drink American!

Get Your Ticket, Ass Munch

Scott Ronson — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 01:16:36 +0000

I saw this and had to repost it:
"If you had tickets to a sports event, concert, Disneyland , or for an airline flight, and when you got to your assigned seat you found someone else was in that seat, what would you do? You would call for a person in charge of ticket checking and have the person in your seat removed