American Exceptionalism

Working a speech for the October 6, 2011 Tea Party event in Madison on "Restoring American Exceptionalism."  Not sure where this guy's blog is but his words are worth putting here:
BLOG POST BY R.D. WALKER:
"WHEN PARISIANS STORMED THE BASTILLE IGNITING THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, THEY WEREN'T DEMANDING LESS FROM THE STATE.  WHEN RIOTERS ATTACKED THE WINTER PALACE IN ST. PETERSBURG IN 1917, THEY MOST CERTAINLY WERE NOT DEMANDING LESS GOVERNMENT SPENDING.  THE CROWDS THROWING STONES AND SETTING FIRES IN THE STREETS OF GREECE THIS SPRING WERE NOT ASKING FOR INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND LESS INTRUSIVE GOVERNMENT.  IN FACT, THROUGHOUT HISTORY WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN TO THE STREETS, IT IS VIRTUALLY ALWAYS TO DEMAND MORE FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

AMERICA IS THE EXCEPTION TO THAT RULE. ONLY IN AMERICA DO PEOPLE TAKE TO THE STREETS WITH SIGNS DEMANDING LESS FROM THE GOVERNMENT.  ONLY IN AMERICA DO PROTESTERS INSIST THE GOVERNMENT GET OUT OF THEIR WAY SO THAT THEY MAY GO ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF CREATING PROSPERITY.  THIS IS THE CORE OF AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM.  THIS IS THE AMERICAN DREAM.

THE AMERICAN DREAM IS UNIQUE. THERE IS NO PORTUGUESE DREAM, DANISH DREAM OR BELGIAN DREAM. THE AMERICAN DREAM IS HOPE AND BELIEF IN A BETTER FUTURE. IT IS THE INDIVIDUALISM, INDEPENDENCE AND SELF RELIANCE THAT SETS AMERICA APART. IT IS WHAT MAKES AMERICA SPECIAL."