Very interesting perspective by Jay Leno... long but good

[bowjunkie]

            I hope you will all read to the end. Jay Leno puts it into
            perspective and makes us think about the pathetic negativity.
            That's right, Jay Leno!!

            Jay Leno 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, 2/3's 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?''
            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, that think only of ourselves
            or whatever is in it for me 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
            2007

[studabaka]

AMEN!!

[securpro]

AMEN!!

securpro

[THO Game Calls]

FAKE

He did not write this.  Been around the internet since 2005 -

Sorry, nice thought but not true.

Al

[nailbender]

  Whoever the author may be.  He got it right. 
           Some of the best words I EVER heard spoken came from a friend of mine. " I have a place to go to work in the morniing and a place to go home to at night, everything else doesn't really matter".

[FinsnFur]

I'm still trying to convince Kyle that Leno reads from Q cards. He simply is not willing to buy that 

[bowjunkie]

FAKE

He did not write this.  Been around the internet since 2005 -

Sorry, nice thought but not true.

Al

dang I shoulda checked it out before postin it ...still I like the way the author thinks 

[THO Game Calls]

No, you should have posted it anyway.  Doesn't matter if Jay Leno wrote it or not.   It is well worth reading and thanks for putting it up.  It's funny how a great piece of writing needs a celebrity endorsement now days to get anyone to read it.

AL

[bowjunkie]

  Al I woulda posted it anyways but I woulda took Jay's name off first 

[FinsnFur]

I wrote that. Leno just claimed it. 

[cb223]

I wrote that. Leno just claimed it. 

Yea and I wrote the star spangled banner!!  :roflmao: :roflmao:

[FinsnFur]

So! 
Arkyyoter played it