> >You MUST read to the end. Jay Leno puts it into perspective and
>makes us think about the pathetic negativity. That's right, Jay
>Leno!!
>>
>>
>>Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay Leno we don't often see....
>>
>>"The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some
>>poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true, given
>>the source, right?
>>
>>The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy
>>with the direction the country is headed, and 69 percent of the
>>country is unhappy with the performance of the President. In
>>essence, 2/3's of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.
>>
>>So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What are
>>we so unhappy about?''
>>
>>Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7
>>days a week?
>>
>>Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the
>>summer and heating in the winter?
>>
>>Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?
>>
>>Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time,
>>and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?
>>
>>Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the
>>Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as
>>we move through each state?
>>
>>Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find
>>along the way that can provide temporary shelter?
>>
>>I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from
>>around the world is just not good enough.
>>
>>Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and
>>provide services to help all, and even send a helicopter to take
>>you to the hospital.
>>
>>Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.
>>You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a
>>fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and
>>use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you,
>>your family and your belongings.
>>
>>Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a
>>burglar or prowler intrudes , an officer equipped with a gun and a
>>bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against
>>attack or loss.
>>
>>This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or
>>militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where
>>90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
>>
>>How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we
>>enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?
>>
>>Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.
>>
>>Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the
>>world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S., yet has a
>>great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The
>>most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about
>>what we don't have , and what we hate about the country instead of
>>thanking the good Lord we live here.
> >
>>I know, I know. What about the President who took us into war and
>>has no plan to get us out? The President who has a measly 31
>>percent approval rating? Is this the same President who guided the
>>nation in the dark days after 9/11? The President that cut taxes to
>>bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who
>>has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping
>>all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks?
>>
>>The Commander-In Chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there
>>defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the
>>news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so
>>unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all
>>the good things and be glad?
>>
>>Think about it...are you upset at the President because he actually
>>caused you personal pain OR is it because the "Media" told you he
>>was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.
>>
>>Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have
>>volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your
>>freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't
>>have to go.
>>
>>They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general''
>>discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case
>>scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the brig.
>>
>>So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent
>>of Americans? Say what you want, but I blame it on the media. If
>>it bleeds, it leads; and they specialize in bad news. Everybody
>>will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch
>>kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media
>>outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells , and
>>when criticized, try to defend their actions by "justifying" them
>>in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer
>>like O.J. Simpson to write a book about "how he didn't kill his
>>wife, but if he did he would have done it this way"...Insane!
>>
>>Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut
>>off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the
>>bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we
>>have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad.
>>
>>We are among the most blessed people on Earth, and should thank God
>>several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.
>>
>>"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides,
>>flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end
>>to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks,
>>"Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of
>>Allegiance?"
>>
>>Jay Leno
>>2007