teeroy
Life Member
just another email i recieved, but it'll make you think
> >>>Unfortunately, this is quite true.
> >>>
> >>>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 same magazine that employs Michael (Qurans in the toilets at
> >>>Gitmo) Isikoff. Here I promised myself this week I would be nice and I
> >>>start off in this way.
> >>>
> >>>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 starting 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 involved. Whether you are rich or
> >>>poor they treat your wounds and even, if necessary, 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 having 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 brats safe from
> >>>terrorist Attacks? The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that
> >>>is out
> >>>there defending you and me?
> >>>
> >>>Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have
> >>>Volunteered to serve, and in many cases 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. Just ask why they are going to allow
> >>>a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book and do a TV special about
> >>>how he didn't kill his wife but if he did. Insane!
> >>>
> >>>Stop buying the negative venom 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.
> >>>
> >>>I close with one of my favorite quotes from B.C. Forbes in 1953:
> >>>''What have Americans to be thankful for? More than any other people on
> >>>the earth, we enjoy complete religious freedom, political freedom, social
> >>>freedom. Our liberties are sacredly
> >>>safeguarded by the Constitution of the United States, 'the most wonderful
> >>>work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.'
> >>>Yes, we Americans of today have been
> >>>bequeathed a noble heritage. Let us pray that we may hand it down
> >>>unsullied to our children and theirs.''
> >>>
> >>>I suggest we sit back and count our blessings for all we have. If we
> >>>don't, what we have will be taken away. Then we will have to explain to
> >>>future generations why we squandered such blessing and abundance.
> >>>
> >>>If we are not careful this generation will be known as the ''greediest
> >>>and most ungrateful generation.'' A far cry from the proud Americans of
> >>>the
> >>>greatest generation'' who left us an untarnished legacy
> >>>Unfortunately, this is quite true.
> >>>
> >>>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 same magazine that employs Michael (Qurans in the toilets at
> >>>Gitmo) Isikoff. Here I promised myself this week I would be nice and I
> >>>start off in this way.
> >>>
> >>>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 starting 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 involved. Whether you are rich or
> >>>poor they treat your wounds and even, if necessary, 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 having 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 brats safe from
> >>>terrorist Attacks? The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that
> >>>is out
> >>>there defending you and me?
> >>>
> >>>Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have
> >>>Volunteered to serve, and in many cases 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. Just ask why they are going to allow
> >>>a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book and do a TV special about
> >>>how he didn't kill his wife but if he did. Insane!
> >>>
> >>>Stop buying the negative venom 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.
> >>>
> >>>I close with one of my favorite quotes from B.C. Forbes in 1953:
> >>>''What have Americans to be thankful for? More than any other people on
> >>>the earth, we enjoy complete religious freedom, political freedom, social
> >>>freedom. Our liberties are sacredly
> >>>safeguarded by the Constitution of the United States, 'the most wonderful
> >>>work ever struck off at a given time by the brain and purpose of man.'
> >>>Yes, we Americans of today have been
> >>>bequeathed a noble heritage. Let us pray that we may hand it down
> >>>unsullied to our children and theirs.''
> >>>
> >>>I suggest we sit back and count our blessings for all we have. If we
> >>>don't, what we have will be taken away. Then we will have to explain to
> >>>future generations why we squandered such blessing and abundance.
> >>>
> >>>If we are not careful this generation will be known as the ''greediest
> >>>and most ungrateful generation.'' A far cry from the proud Americans of
> >>>the
> >>>greatest generation'' who left us an untarnished legacy
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