I received this email from whoever about an article from Jay Leno. We all agree that we have the right to disagree with someone else. Read on........
Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay Leno we don't often see....
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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 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 2/3 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 70 percent 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 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same
> president who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The president
> who 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!
>
> 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, 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