In some way a lot of people are a bit nuts, sure. But a good portion of that has got to do with being the most powerful and wealthiest country in the world. I just hate it when people assume we're all low-class, nose-picking, arrogant, war hungry jackasses. Bitching about the government is fine, I do it too, but don't assume that because there are greedy, moronic, and violent individuals in the nation that we all think and/or act that way. Whenever someone says "Well, 51% of America is stupid because they voted for Bush" I want to hurl them through a window. It's that type of generalization that is a true showing of ignorance.
The turkey thing happening in New York, though, was no suprise to me at all. Still, I'm sure I could very easily find a bunch of articles about idiot Canadians, LOTC.