Have you read this by Jay Leno????

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My hat is off to Jay Leno. Good advise from him.

>I hope you will all read to the end. Jay Leno puts
> >it into perspective and makes us think about the
> >pathetic negativity.
> >
> >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,
> >2/3s 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

If he didnt write it he should have..

Answer 1

No matter who wrote it, it hits the nail on the head. There are many people who will read something like that and grumble and complain that it's nonsense and it has nothing to do with anything.

But, only those who are happiest when they are miserable will see it that way. The rest of us will read this and say, "Yeah, you know that's right. We have more today than at any time in history. We're safe, we're free so I'm choosing to be happy about it".

Answer 2

This is the greatest nation on earth and you can look to our south and find Mexico which has hardly any of the great things mentioned like running water or even a transportation system . Ah but look to the north and across the ocean and you find people who have all the things you mentioned and more . Some are more free and some less some have three times the amount of vacation time and some about the same . The one thing they all have is something we do not and thats a constitution which grants us the right to be free . We lost that freedom in a little thing called the Patriot act . People in this country have lost the right to a trial . You may think this nothing , however I see a trend towards Fascism and Bush and the republicans leading the way and blazing the trail for ever more government controls over the people and more power in the hands of one man then in those of the people . I agree , no one in this country has the right to complain that we are not a nation of haves and have a lots compared to the rest of the world . Yet we are losing the most important thing and that is our freedoms . Wake up and forget what you have been told and actually read some of the laws that have been passed . Look at how this government recently decided to destroy the evidence of torture . Yet they do not call it torture . McCain calls it torture and thats good enough for me . SO before you begin chastising Americans for being just slightly unhappy you might want to take a serious look at whats been going on now for 40 years . How corporations and men like Romney have profited and lined their pockets with the blood and sweat of the American workers and service people who should defend us from invaders and are not just another tool for the military industrial complex to exploit . Trillions of dollars have been spent on defense and more weapons of mass destruction have been sold by this country around the world then I care to admit as a citizen . Its been criminal what has gone on in our name and it needs to end . So wake up do some investigation and you can start with Nixon and Kissinger caused the destruction of a once peaceful nation known as Cambodia . How we armed Saddam and Bin laden and that the majority of HiJackers came from Saudi Arabia .

Answer 3

You may have the best parents in the world, that bought you everything you ever needed since you were a child. Loved you, offered you comfort, security, a future. You have the perfect life. And then you realize that your parents cheated on each other ... or your dad's money comes from scams or lies or mob affiliated. Now how would you feel? if you are a selfish egocentric ignorant looser you won't give a crap ... if you are a hard working intelligent person you would be devastated for you had invested all your hopes and love in those two. The American people ARE that child who has been robbed, lied to, manipulated behind false truth and make belief. THAT is what the 2/3 are fed up with. You can bring as much happiness and sunshine in ones life, if it is fake or from a rotten source, it is worthless.
On that instance, Jay Leno can talk ... he has a secured job that pays him millions, he is set for at least 2 or 3 generations after him, he CAN afford health insurance, a safe brand new car, a home paid off the day he signs the contract, He doesn't have credit card debts, or medical bills up to the ceiling and if he gets fired he gets hired in the very next hour. I love when words of comfort come from someone who simply has it all.

Answer 4

It all fairness... JAY LENO DID NOT WRITE THIS ...
WHY DO YOU START YOUR POST OFF SAYING HE DID...
IT ISN'T NECESSARY..
SO YOU ARE ALREADY MAKING YOURSELF and Conservatives LOOK BAD ...
And You are Giving AMMO to Liberals Who Take Notes on
How Conservatives are close minded and Try to Spin and Sensationalize things.....

To be more accurate...
67 to 69 percent did Not say they were unhappy with all the blessings that you listed.... ( plus, think it through... Bush didn't create the concept of public fire and police departments, grocery stores... etc. )
The poll is very specific about what the vast majority are unhappy with.
They are specifically unhappy with the administration and the direction that the country is going in which also has a direct correlation to the current war the U.S. finds itself bogged down in.

Just because americans are grateful for certain blessings that this country offers ... Does that mean they are to keep their mouths shut and not question where the country is headed? Does that mean Americans are not allowed to be discontent when American soldiers lives are being destroyed as the American military is being used as the police force to the world..... ?
Does that mean we shouldn't ask why the adminstration spending billions abroad to fight "terror" when the U.S. border has been somewhat wide open for quite a while.?
Couldn't have all those billions built a stronger internal America and a sizeable, sturdy wall along the border?

Below is the link for a well made documentary.
Great comments by current and retired military personnel. This is important especially for those of us who have served or who are serving and also those of you with children as someday we may see a draft reinstated and we should all be clear on what we are fighting for.

Democrats and Repubs should lay down party politics and get serious about doing the right thing so that the country’s citizens and the country’s soldiers are not put in harms way unnecessarily. Very well made documentary and a little hard to want to face.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YlcpXBFOXA

this link shows one of a 10 part documentary.

Answer 5

Anyone who has paid attention to Jay Leno should not be surprised at this. He is a dyed in the wool rightie if there ever was one. He makes some good points and some I don't agree with. We are spoiled rotten. I wouldn't want it any other way. However we are also the most generous people on earth. We are among the most diverse population on earth having opened our doors to people from all over the world. We are far more tolerant than most countries as well. Yes, he is right we should thank God or god(s) that we are what we are and enjoy it, hold on to it as we could lose it.

Answer 6

The last paragraph is attributed to Jay Leno and it was intended as an ironic joke, not to be taken seriously. The rest is from some other author or authors and then attributed to Leno. It is uban myth as the above 2 posters had already stated.

Answer 7

The sad part is your zeal to defame Blue State residents places you at risk.

Let's revisit Proverbs 6:16-19 These six things doth the Lord Hate.

Sad but true God hates people that lie to deceive others. Sure I saw the double >>'s on each line I know you got this third hand. But you chose to further propagate the lie on YA.

Life could be easier for you if you stopped bring curses down on both you and your family. Love truth Love Peace Love your neighbor as yourself.

Go Team Red Go

Answer 8

If you're in a Maserati doing 185 and mounted a hill and saw that a dynamite truck had blown the road away, would you:
a. Be thrilled that you owned such a nice car.
b.Be unhappy with the direction the car was going.

Answer 9

I don't need anyone-Jay Leno, Media, or politicians-to tell me how I feel.
Happiness is an emotion.
If I don't feel it, I just don't. I question the reasons why and I come up with this:

People dying unnecessarily- AIDS, war, poverty, hunger, cancer.
People living in squalor in the US
Children not getting the proper education in the US and the world
People not getting the medical treatment they deserve in the US and around the world.
The city of New Orleans not being rebuilt because of a corrupt government.
Oil companies making $7 billion dollar in the 1st quarter.

And then it gets too personal.

Answer 10

Do you have a link for this?