Thought for us all

[old man]

I found this and I thought I would share it with everyone. It is something we shoukd all think about.

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 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

[red72chrgr]

Thanks for sharing that, it should hit home to those that will just see what they're looking at. I agree with Leno about the media, it's too bad his hands and mouth are bound by his job.

[Troy]

It's not written by Leno but a piece by Craig R. Smith that has mutated through email.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/hitnail.asp

Original:
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53028

With that out of the way, I have to remind everyone that - due to the fact that people are just mean to each other - threads on politics and/or religion aren't allowed. In general, it takes approximately seven (maybe eight) posts before the name calling and mud slinging starts and we end up with a lot of unhappy people and have to lock the thread. This is something that we're going to start enforcing much more heavily.

Sorry,
Troy