Posted by Dan on June 29, 2008, 11:08 pm
> An eyeopener!
>
> No matter what your political convictions are this
> is eye opener.
> What a thankless people we are!!!
>
> Subject: Jay Leno on President Bush (Surprising)
> 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 per formance 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?
&g t; 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 wan, 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!
>
> 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
>
> Please keep this in circulation. There are so
> many people who need to read this and grasp the
> truth of it all
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