Jay Leno on Ungrateful Americans...

**Skeptical**

I got this in my e-mail this morning. Allegedly, it was written by Jay Leno but my jaded instincts tell me it probably wasn't. It is a rather simplistic view, but it has some thought-provoking points. Give it a read.

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'As most of you know I am not a President Bush fan, nor have I ever been, but
this is not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it seems to hit the
mark.

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 67percent 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, 2/3 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?''

A. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 Days a
week?

B. Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and
heating in the winter?

C. Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?

D. 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?

E. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from the Pacific
Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers
as we move through each state?

F. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the
way that can provide temporary shelter?

G. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around
the world is just not good enough either.

H. 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.

I. Perhaps you are one of the 70percent of Americans who own a home.

J. 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.

K. 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.

L. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias
raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90% of teenagers own
cell phones and computers.

M. 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% 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 31percent 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
and her friend, but if he did he would have done it this way......Insane!

Turn 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 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, tornadoes, fires out of control, mudslides,
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
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**dr wu23** · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2254 Location: Indiana

Id be very very surprised if Leno actually wrote that. It's not his style imo.
It sounds like blatant right wing propaganda to me.
Yes , most of those points are true for most Americans but certainly not all, and there are many many problems that will get worse if something isn't done to curb rampant corporate greed , govt corruption, and indifference to the people even when they speak out.

"Now that there's no one left to vote for , only fools to vote against......"
Roy Harpur from Monster
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**TheScamDetective** · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 1351 Location: California

What a crock of baloney, imo. With the cost of gas skyrocketing, groceries going up (and more and more tainted foods), homes in foreclosure and more companies downsizing and
outsourcing, with thousands of American lives being lost in this unjustified war in Iraq...I would say we do NOT have it as good as we USED to have it....before the Bush administration took over!!
And the there is this:
"We are among the most blessed people on
Earth and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and
appreciative."
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Ok...thank you god for the war in Iraq...for the tainted food, the high cost of gas, the big forclosure signs on so many homes, for the failing economy, for jobs that are being sent to other countries.
And thank you god, for giving us George Bush...now could you please teach him how to speak correct English??
If anything, we are at a VERY low point and we cannot afford to be lulled into thinking everything is just peachy here!!
Granted, we are still better off than Third World countries, but we are nowhere near the strong nation that we were
before 8 years of being Bush-whacked!!
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**dr wu23** · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2254 Location: Indiana

Scam,
Good to see ya here.....
Cool

The world is slowly (or quickly..) falling apart.
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**TheScamDetective** · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 1351 Location: California

Thanks Dr Wu, Carol and Isis.
As I said on the Announcement forum, I will selectively post here again.
I will not post on the ufo forum...I will leave that one to the debunkers and those few posters who imagine themselves to be "in the know" about that subject!!
I am continuing my research though and feel it is best if I just keep that to myself.
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**dr wu23** · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 2254 Location: Indiana

Scam,
No one is 'in the know' on ufos but we all have opinions.

Cool

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The rippling waters fast as the colors conceal the Green Man."
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**TheScamDetective** · Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 1351 Location: California

Dr Wu
"No one is 'in the know' on ufos but we all have opinions."
~
That is true, based on what we believe...it's all opinons.
However, there are 2 or 3 posters that I would just as soon avoid/ignore..as, imo, they DO come across as thinking they have some kind of superior knowlege.
So, rather than bump heads with them...again...I will concentrate on the other forums and keep my ufo opinions to myself.
And that is as nicely as I can put it!!
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