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Elmer 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 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?"
This is one of my biggest Pet Peeves !!! I'm a "Count Your Blessings" sort of gal and wish more people that I came into contact with on a daily basis were more like me in this respect . There is so much to be grateful for here in America and even on this planet . I guess that is why I have chosen to stay mainly in the Other Topics forums and post mostly humorous threads and/or posts . I really have to limit my daily negativity from other peeps to a bare minimum ! And there is nothing like a good belly laugh for whatever ails you IMHO !!!
Hmm. I am certainly grateful for all I have, and try to focus on life's blessings.
Maybe it's just me, but I actually tend to get a negative vibe from that essay.
Anyway, the essay's author was actually a guy named Craig R. Smith, from Worldnet,who riffed on Jay Leno's line about the Pledge of Allegiance.
Hmm. I am certainly grateful for all I have, and try to focus on life's blessings.
Maybe it's just me, but I actually tend to get a negative vibe from that essay.
Anyway, the essay's author was actually a guy named Craig R. Smith, from Worldnet,who riffed on Jay Leno's line about the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Thanks for posting this article junkman18!!
!!! I'm a "Count Your Blessings" sort of gal and wish more people that I came into contact with on a daily basis were more like me in this respect 
. There is so much to be grateful for here in America and even on this planet 
. I guess that is why I have chosen to stay mainly in the Other Topics forums and post mostly humorous threads and/or posts 
! And there is nothing like a good belly laugh for whatever ails you IMHO 
!!!
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