This piece contains a quote by Jay Leno, but was not written by him. It
was written by Craig R. Smith and published on WorldNetDaily.com.
See the following for more info: (obtained via Google)
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/l/leno%20commentary.htm
I won't comment on the commentary...
Senen.
Gordon Ilchuk wrote:
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> From: AlohaAllan@aol.com
> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:50:48 -0500
> Subject: Fwd: FW: What's So Bad about America?
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> Subject: FW: What's So Bad about America?
> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:00:30 -0600
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> Subject: What's So Bad about America?
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> Subject: PLEASE READ!!! JAY LENO Very
> interesting perspective by Jay Leno...
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> I hope you will all read to the end. Jay Leno puts it into perspective and
> makes us think about the pathetic negativity.
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> That's right, Jay Leno!!
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> Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay Leno we don't often see....
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> "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?
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> Is our unhappiness the r esult of having air conditioning in the summer and
> heating in the winter?
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> Could it be that
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> 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?
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> 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?
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> 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?
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> Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way
> that can provide temporary shelter?
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> I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the
> world is just not good enough.
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> Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergencyworkers show up and provide
> services to help all, and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and
> pillaging the residents.
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> Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
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> 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.
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> Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has
> ever seen.
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> 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.
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> I know, I know.
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> What about the President who took us into war and has no plan to get us out?
> The President who hasa 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?
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> 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?
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> The Commander-In Chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you
> and me?
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts.
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> How many will watch kids selling l emonade 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.
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> Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J.
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> 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!
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> 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 isexponentially
> more good than bad.
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> We are among the most blessed people on Earth, and should thank God several
> times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative.
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> "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 o f bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good
> time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"
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> 2007 Please keep this in circulation. There are so many people that need to
> read this and grasp the truth of it all.
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