JAY LENO..." HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD"

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.
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