Posted on 01/21/2008 4:18:50 PM PST by snugs
Since we all here love and adore our President and First Lady, I hope all of you will enjoy reading the below as much as I did. JAY LENO’S WORDS....
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 provides 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 a! ! ctions 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
Please keep this in circulation. There are so many people that need to read this and grasp the truth of it all.
Thanks snugs! I thought you’d use that toaster for the picture....I’m sorry. Thank you - it’s beautiful!
Thanks snugs! I thought you’d use that toaster for the picture....I’m sorry. Thank you - it’s beautiful!
Whoops, my laptop is going crazy ;-)-—guess it wanted to thank you too, snugs.
Thanks
Thanks and I am fine
snugs: Great DOSE! [BTW: I received your gift of candy and just want to say, you shouldn’t have but THANK YOU! I gave most of the candy to my 15 year old daughter and her friends who were sooooooooooo impressed that the candy came from England — they took it to school so EVERY ONE could enjoy an authentic British treat!]
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THANK YOU TONY BLAIR:
Blair accused of ‘stabbing Hillary Clinton in the back’ after supporting Republicans
Tony Blair was accused of betrayal last night as he waded into the American Presidential campaign to support George Bush’s Republican world view.
As the former PM recommended Mr Bush’s policies to 400 millionaire bankers in Las Vegas, former ally Bill Clinton was campaigning in Nevada for his wife Hillary, who hopes to be the Democratic candidate for the White House and is an arch Bush critic.
In a move liable to be interpreted as a stab in the back for Hillary’s campaign, Mr Blair – who was paid £125,000 for his 35-minute speech – said: “George Bush is an amazingly strong and steady President...which is what America and the world needs.”
Last night Labour backbencher Jeremy Corbyn said: “A week ago Mr Blair travelled to France to praise the Right-wing President of France and this week he travels to the USA to support the Republicans.
“Is there no end to the extremes he will go to?”
Mr Blair’s office denied that his comments were an attack on Mrs Clinton.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23433246-details/Blair+accused+of+’stabbing+Hillary+Clinton+in+the+back’+after+supporting+Republicans/article.doc
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JUST WHAT WE NEED:
Oliver Stone votes for ‘Bush’ project
Josh Brolin to play embattled president
By MICHAEL FLEMING
Oliver Stone has set his sights on his next directing project, “Bush,” a film focusing on the life and presidency of George W. Bush, and attached Josh Brolin to play the title role.
You can read the entire article here:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117979349.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1
Thanks so much for posting the links to Glamour’s interviews with the President and First Lady/Twins . . . AWESOME!
Thank you, Snugs, for the wonderful pictures tonight. I can never see enough pictures of the President and First Lady. I miss them already.
Hey, I also enjoyed the colorful toasters tonight! Thanks for your hard work, Snugs!
Bookmarked so I could read in full!
I sure enjoyed “Bubba’s” dream! LOL~~~~~
Thank you, snugs ... the First Couple look
just wonderful. They’re so “normal,” and
I really enjoyed the Glamour articles, notes.
jaycee, that letter is fantastic .. no matter
who said it.
Just so you know, it’s not from Jay .. but
nonetheless, an awesome and truthful depiction
of how blessed we truly are.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/hitnail.asp
Shield .. is that really true? Unbelievably
hysterical ... talk about turnabout is fair
play .. woo hoo!
I was so dissapointed that you informed me Jay didn’t do this. I did go to Snopes after you linked it but it never said who said those words. Jay had a few words in it but why didn’t they say whose words they were...just said someone else’s.
My friends sometimes don’t understand why I check Snopes so often, but I didn’t check on that email I received today.
Hey, I thought maybe I wouldn’t have to get mad at Jay anymore~~LOL~~~
The words carry a vibrantly wonderful
message ... I’m glad you posted it,
but I know what ya mean .. ;)
Maybe they were upset that they had to come to school on a holiday!!
Hi and thanks for the Dose.
boy is that going to be a HIT piece!!!!
Glad the sweets arrived OK and that your daughter had fun taking them into school. Guessing from her age and thinking back to then I would suspect they enjoyed the After Eights the best.
Six to go for the 10,000 hits.
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