Have you seen 'American Idol' lately? I'm sure that some kids somewhere at this moment are thrashing themselves silly over what they call 'Rock n' Roll.'
We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.
The girl next door isn't necessarily blonde and blue-eyed anymore. So I don't feel like I need to morph into that all-American thing.
All Americans owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. King for his bravery and commitment to civil rights and nonviolence that changed this nation - and world - for the better.
Americans are probably more in line than ever before. We're more moderate than we are liberal or conservative.
In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.
Let's deal with reality. The reality is that we will be reading Miranda rights to the corpse of Osama bin Laden. He will never appear in an American courtroom.
I'm on the ground, I've been in swing states, I've been talking to the American people, I've been out there speaking on behalf of Obama's record, I've been in the trenches.
That's the premise of the Saudi Arabians. He's holding the president's hand with one. In the other hand, he's got his hand in the pocket of American consumers.
When the Killers first came out, a lot of people thought we were English, and it touched a chord in me, because my roots are very American.
After college, I wanted to learned about myself as an American, so I left the United States and went to Japan.
The NSA is forbidden to 'target' American citizens, green-card holders or companies for surveillance without an individual warrant from a judge.
Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.
The American people do not have the information upon which they can hold the administration and responsible agencies accountable. I call that a coverup.
Particularly during the late 1960s, a large number of American skyjackers earnestly believed that Fidel Castro's Cuba was an egalitarian, post-racial utopia.
The American system of democracy is founded on the concept that every citizen has the right to vote, to know that their vote is counted, and that the vote is counted accurately.
You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.
This is the United States of America. It means we respond to our fellow Americans in times of crisis and emergency and disaster.
I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.
It is shameful that millions of Americans are suffering the economic injustice of working a full-time job and earning a wage that leaves them below the poverty line.
When I first ran for Congress in 1992, I campaigned on a pledge to make affordable, quality healthcare a right, not a privilege, for all Americans.
