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> 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 2/3s of the citizenry just ain't happy
and want a change.
>
> So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What we
are 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
througheach 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 theworld 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
yourbelongings.
> 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, andwith 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
>
>
>
> "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 2/3s of the citizenry just ain't happy
and want a change.
>
> So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What we
are 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
througheach 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 theworld 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
yourbelongings.
> 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, andwith 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
>
>
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