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, 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
Sorry so long but I thought it was important and we are spoiled brats.