This Email I got............

Read this. It's a Big surprise! Jay Leno on President Bush

> No matter what your political convictions are this is eye > opener. > > What a thankless people we are!!! > > Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay Leno we don't often > see.... > > 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 wi! nter? > > > > 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 Oc! ean to t he 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 ha s 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 boo! k for su cceeding 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. > < style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">> > > 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 lik e 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 th! reat 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 > > > > Please keep this in circulation. There are so many people > who need to read this and grasp the truth of it all.