Post by rockwizz on Aug 23, 2008 17:35:10 GMT -5
I thought I pass this along...very interesting to consider.
Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay
Leno we don't often see....
As most
of you know I am not a President Bush fan, nor have I ever been,
but this is not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it
seems to hit the mark. '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 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?''
A.. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24
hours a day, 7 Days a week?
B..
Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the
summer and heating in the winter?
C.. Could
it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a
job?
D.. 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?
E.. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from
the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic
Ocean without having to present identification papers as we
move through each state?
F.. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we
would find along the way that can provide temporary
shelter?
G.. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying
cuisine from around the world is just not good enough
either.
H. 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.
I..
Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a
home.
J.. 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.
K.. 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.
L.. This all in the backdrop of a
neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the
residents. Neighborhoods where 90% of teenagers own cell
phones and computers.
M.. 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% 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 OJ. 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!
Turn 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 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
www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/hitnail.asp
Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay
Leno we don't often see....
As most
of you know I am not a President Bush fan, nor have I ever been,
but this is not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it
seems to hit the mark. '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 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?''
A.. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24
hours a day, 7 Days a week?
B..
Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the
summer and heating in the winter?
C.. Could
it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a
job?
D.. 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?
E.. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from
the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic
Ocean without having to present identification papers as we
move through each state?
F.. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we
would find along the way that can provide temporary
shelter?
G.. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying
cuisine from around the world is just not good enough
either.
H. 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.
I..
Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a
home.
J.. 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.
K.. 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.
L.. This all in the backdrop of a
neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the
residents. Neighborhoods where 90% of teenagers own cell
phones and computers.
M.. 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% 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 OJ. 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!
Turn 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 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
www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/hitnail.asp