long read,i am sure some won't agree but tough crap.

[wetco416]

Very interesting perspective by Jay Leno...

I hope you will all read to the end. Jay Leno puts it into perspective and makes us think about the pathetic negativity. That's right, Jay Leno!!

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 un happy with the direction the country is headed, and 69 percent of the country is unh appy with the performance of the President. In essence, 2/3's 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?''
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 prov ide 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 c omputers.

How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we e njoy 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 a ll 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 grate ful 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 Go d 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
2007

[mountainlander]

While i agree with some of the sentiments, unfortunately this wasn't composed by Leno.

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Hits the Nail on the Head

[scraph]

I hear almost on a daily basis about the poor troops "fighting in a war that most of them don't even agree with". I hear this from these 2/3 negativists who sit in their arm chairs and spout their infinite wisdom about the evils of America and how socialized healthcare will fix everything. I remind them that not only did I volunteer to serve (US Navy Active-Duty) but every single other member of America's armed forces has also volunteered to serve. Seeing as September 11th, 2001 was over 6 years ago every individual in todays military has either enlisted or re-enlisted with full awareness of the war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The rebutal I receive? A very mature "Well if you really wanted to serve your country, Mr. Patriotic, why did you only join the Navy instead of dying in the Marines?"

Hateful. Ungrateful. Ignorant.

[wetco416]

thats great.now i can claim it as my own

so whoever reads this pretend that Jay Leno has nothing to do with it and it was written by me
i will take all credit for it ,accepting the god references

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Last edited by wetco416 : 01-24-2008 at 04:49 AM.

[mountainlander]

Actually it was written by Craig R Smith.

WorldNetDaily: Made in the USA: Spoiled brats

[wetco416]

Originally Posted by mountainlander

Actually it was written by Craig R Smith.

WorldNetDaily: Made in the USA: Spoiled brats

ok disregard my claim

[mountainlander]

Originally Posted by wetco416

ok disregard my claim

LMAO, I'm just full of sunshine! Sorry.

[mschn99]

Very well put!!!

[NOVAJOE105]

I don't care who actually wrote it, that is very well said and I bet 2/3 of the people that read it get pissed off about it. Scraph....thank you for your service to this country.

[mrnecsteve]

Yep.....and in the eyes of many in the rest of the world.....we are the number one superpower (economics,economy and yes....even technology)
An old expression to remember bad news is big news....good news is no news (for the media)