Jay Leno
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JAY LENO... "HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD"
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
Discuss...(Might be a repost)
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I have read that before, but wherever it was, the poster couldnt come up with any proof that Leno actually wrote it.
Not that it really matters who wrote it, I guess.
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MisterCMK;244070 wrote:
cliffs?Americans dont realize how good they have it. Basically.
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No Leno
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/hitnail.aspBut basically America is upset because it could be better. We have it very good and I'm thankful I live here but why be stuck being content when it could be much better for a lot of people with some changes we actually have some say over?
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Tad218;244079 wrote:
No Leno
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/hitnail.aspBut basically America is upset because it could be better. We have it very good and I'm thankful I live here but why be stuck being content when it could be much better for a lot of people with some changes we actually have some say over?
so why not move to a socialist country where you could have that "better life" and quit trying to ruin mine
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Tad218;244095 wrote:
This has nothing to do with real socialism or what you're probably referring to as "socialism"....I'm saying America could be better right now. Do you seriously think America is in the best possible shape it could be in right now?
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Parker;244121 wrote:
take your time to think... because off the top of you're head im betting you dont know... but go ahead and deny what is so true...
The economy is a good place to start. Have you been paying attention to it?The lack of jobs, the fact jobs pay too low, the stock market, foreclosed homes, wasting money on an unnecessary war, etc...
Not to mention I'd like to see changes when it comes to health care and illegal immigration....
The standard stuff I'm sure you'd agree with me on if you're being honest....
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Just saw this thread...but what I want to see....
Equal percentage rate income tax across the board
corporations paying their share of taxes (IOW, close some damn loopholes)
lose the incentives for companies to incorporate overseas vs here
more oversight regarding banking, not to protect the people from themselves, but to protect them from others
an end to the war in Iraq. You can't defeat an idea....Hitler tried that with poor success w/ his genocide attempt on the Jews
a solid energy plan that includes searching for new, reliable, efficient sources of alternative energy
a continuation of the farm program that ensures cheap food for everyone in this country. I don't want my food prices jerked around like the gas prices. I'll pay $.10 more today to save $.20 tomorrow thank you.
an end to the Patriot Act...or at least a total revamp of it
funding for no child left behind...seriously, we are going to cut funding for schools that aren't up to par...how is that going to help?
Someone who is going to stand up for all of the aspects of the constitution...but realizes that some things aren't as black and white as our founding fathers thought they might have been.
An end to the borrow and spend tactics of the current administration. I'd rather see tax and spend than borrow and spend.
Someone with the balls to sit down with the leaders of countries we don't agree with politically, rather than just overthrow them. It worked with Russia who was a greater threat than any of these little piss-ant middle eastern countries...I don't see why Reagan was able to do it, but somehow we think that the next (or current) president won't be able to.
Someone who has a plan to make healthcare more affordable and catastrophic care more available.
Someone who is willing to work towards stopping illegal immigration.
This is what I want from my country. This is what I want from my president. Neither candidate offers a total package, but one is a hell of a lot closer than the other.
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tjamz;244134 wrote:
Just saw this thread...but what I want to see....Equal percentage rate income tax across the board
corporations paying their share of taxes (IOW, close some damn loopholes)
lose the incentives for companies to incorporate overseas vs here
more oversight regarding banking, not to protect the people from themselves, but to protect them from others
an end to the war in Iraq. You can't defeat an idea....Hitler tried that with poor success w/ his genocide attempt on the Jews
a solid energy plan that includes searching for new, reliable, efficient sources of alternative energy
a continuation of the farm program that ensures cheap food for everyone in this country. I don't want my food prices jerked around like the gas prices. I'll pay $.10 more today to save $.20 tomorrow thank you.
an end to the Patriot Act...or at least a total revamp of it
funding for no child left behind...seriously, we are going to cut funding for schools that aren't up to par...how is that going to help?
Someone who is going to stand up for all of the aspects of the constitution...but realizes that some things aren't as black and white as our founding fathers thought they might have been.
An end to the borrow and spend tactics of the current administration. I'd rather see tax and spend than borrow and spend.
Someone with the balls to sit down with the leaders of countries we don't agree with politically, rather than just overthrow them. It worked with Russia who was a greater threat than any of these little piss-ant middle eastern countries...I don't see why Reagan was able to do it, but somehow we think that the next (or current) president won't be able to.
Someone who has a plan to make healthcare more affordable and catastrophic care more available.
Someone who is willing to work towards stopping illegal immigration.
This is what I want from my country. This is what I want from my president. Neither candidate offers a total package, but one is a hell of a lot closer than the other.
so all in all... you want the government to control more of your life....
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