>
>
> "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 chan ge.
>
>
>
>
> 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 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
>
> "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 chan ge.
>
>
>
>
> 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 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