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I received this from someone today:
>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 isn’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 > Please keep this in circulation. People need to read this and > grasp the truth of it all.
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