"Gogarty" <Gogarty@Clongowes.edu.ie> wrote in message
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> In article <GUaIj.23734$Er2.1077@bignews6.bellsouth.net>, bdbdb@hshshs.com
> says...
>>
>>
>>
>>"This is your brain on Fox News." <goofindoo@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:63aee529-c0fa-471a-b9b6-54b2aafdc073@s13g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>>> On Mar 31, 5:23 am, trippin-2-8-track <rottedHo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>> Very interesting perspective by Jay Leno...
>>>>
>>>> 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!! He may be a comic, but he has his head on straight.
>>>>
>>>> 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 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 your self 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
>>>
>>> Jay Leno is a Republican tool.
>>
>>How so? Leno didn't even write the above, brainless democrat tool.
>>
>>Hahahaha!
>>
>>> He's a multimillionaire and isolated
>>> from the real America. Also, he hasn't been funny for over twenty
>>> years now.
>>
>>No, we're talking about Leno, not Letterman.
>>
>>O'Reilly: Do you want us to win in Iraq?
>>
>>Letterman: Well, in the beginning I was for the war because I felt like we
>>needed to do "something."
>>
>>Huh?
>>
>>Whiz bang!
>>
>>Letterman: I think about 60% of what you say is crap.
>>
>>O'Reilly: Oh? Well, give me an example.
>>
>>Letterman: I can't. I don't watch the show.
>>
>>Huh?
>>
>>Whiz bang!
>>
>>-Eddie Haskell
>>
>>
> I guess you are really into potty jokes and vulgar smut.
Uhhh.. Well yeah, but what has that got to do with anything?
On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:23:41 -0700 (PDT), trippin-2-8-track
<rottedHonda@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Very interesting perspective by Jay Leno...
>
>I hope you will all read to the end. Jay Leno puts it into perspective
>and makes us think about the pathetic negativity. <snip>
Another phony story from Charlie Nudo, 160 Bear Run Dr., Drums, PA
15222...soon to be laid off from GE/King Fifth Wheel, Mountain Top,
PA.
On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 14:58:10 -0700 (PDT), trippin-2-8-track
<rottedHonda@yahoo.com> wrote:
>As compared to those isolated Democrat millionaires, John Kerry, Ted
>Kennedy, Hillary & Bill Clinton, et. al. ?? <snip>
As compared to the soon-to-be-laid-off sales force at GE's recently
swallowed King Fifth Wheel washer plant in Mountain Top, PA?
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:12:43 GMT, "William W Western"
<protectedaccount@null.shaw.ca> wrote:
>You can argue about who did and did not write it but it is still a good
>read. Though clearly not Leno's schtick. <snip>
It's yet another phony story culled from one of Charlie's favored
right wing kOOk sites, that's all. Already the denials from NBC and
Leno's production office are coming out in full force.
I guess he's going loony again, what with GE cutting the staff at King
Fifth Wheel...and him being penniless. Maybe he can sell that junker
Riviera to get enough to treat the Nudo Family (including Mama
Noodles!) to Whoppers at the a poisonous Burger King up by the CAN'T
DO BUSINESS CENTER!
Hint to Noodles: NO one buys Buick engines for ANYTHING.
On Mar 31, 12:01 pm, Osiris88 <inde...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 31, 1:51 pm, "This is your brain on Fox News."
>
>
>
> <goofin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mar 31, 5:23 am, trippin-2-8-track <rottedHo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > Very interesting perspective by Jay Leno...
>
> > > 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!! He may be a comic, but he has his head on straight.
>
> > > 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 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 your self 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
>
> > Jay Leno is a Republican tool. He's a multimillionaire and isolated
> > from the real America. Also, he hasn't been funny for over twenty
> > years now.
>
> He didn't write it. You just assumed he did because somebody told you
> he did. Like a good sheep, you didn't ask questions, making YOU the
> tool.
To be honest, I wouldn't care if he did or not. He stopped being
relevant to me about twenty years ago, if he ever was relevant. Thank
you for letting me know that he didn't write it. Usually I check
these things out. I don't go by someone's post. This time, though, I
just didn't care. Jay Leno is a hack and of little importance in my
life. My post was more about that, of Jay Leno being a tool, than
about the article attributed to him.
As to me being a tool, you're correct. I should check all such
articles, even ones supposedly written by people I don't respect or
care about. Thanks for calling me on that. I always make a big deal
about people checking articles out yet I failed to follow my own
advice. I stand corrected.
On 31 Mar, 18:36, "Kitty" <cowgi...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > Thanks
>
> He WAS an average guy who made good. SO WHAT?! Isn't that CAPITALISM??
>
> Kitty
Hi Kitty,
Good for him making good, I am not saying anything negative about
that.
However he has been very rich for a very long time so he might not be
in touch with average people in the street, that was my only point. He
may not be the best qualified to tell people who are stuggling to stop
moaning.
I am sure the multi millionaire that runs the company I work for
think's things are great becuase he doesnt remember what its like to
save up for things or worry about the bills.
On Apr 1, 4:19 am, "This is your brain on Fox News."
<goofin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 31, 12:01 pm, Osiris88 <inde...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Mar 31, 1:51 pm, "This is your brain on Fox News."
>
> > <goofin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Mar 31, 5:23 am, trippin-2-8-track <rottedHo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Very interesting perspective by Jay Leno...
>
> > > > 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!! He may be a comic, but he has his head on straight.
>
> > > > 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 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 your self 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
>
> > > Jay Leno is a Republican tool. He's a multimillionaire and isolated
> > > from the real America. Also, he hasn't been funny for over twenty
> > > years now.
>
> > He didn't write it. You just assumed he did because somebody told you
> > he did. Like a good sheep, you didn't ask questions, making YOU the
> > tool.
>
> To be honest, I wouldn't care if he did or not. He stopped being
> relevant to me about twenty years ago, if he ever was relevant. Thank
> you for letting me know that he didn't write it. Usually I check
> these things out. I don't go by someone's post. This time, though, I
> just didn't care. Jay Leno is a hack and of little importance in my
> life. My post was more about that, of Jay Leno being a tool, than
> about the article attributed to him.
>
> As to me being a tool, you're correct. I should check all such
> articles, even ones supposedly written by people I don't respect or
> care about. Thanks for calling me on that. I always make a big deal
> about people checking articles out yet I failed to follow my own
> advice. I stand corrected.
I shouldn't have said that; I was in a really bad mood yesterday. I
agree with you, Leno is not actually that funny on TV, but he has to
sort of hold back. His regular stand-up stuff is a lot better, but I
don't know how relevant he is. He's more heard than any of us,
though. Anyway, I'm sorry I acted like a jerk yesterday.
"English-Elephant" <mancmanc@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:3e34ae86-cd44-4084-a12c-136037b83dee@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> On 31 Mar, 18:36, "Kitty" <cowgi...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> > Thanks
>>
>> He WAS an average guy who made good. SO WHAT?! Isn't that CAPITALISM??
>>
>> Kitty
>
> Hi Kitty,
>
> Good for him making good, I am not saying anything negative about
> that.
>
> However he has been very rich for a very long time so he might not be
> in touch with average people in the street, that was my only point. He
> may not be the best qualified to tell people who are stuggling to stop
> moaning.
>
> I am sure the multi millionaire that runs the company I work for
> think's things are great becuase he doesnt remember what its like to
> save up for things or worry about the bills.
>
> Thanks
I'm glad you clarified the issue. It just seems that the "average joe" has
nothing but hatred and cunning for a person who is rich and worked for their
money. Its the American way! to get rich---I'm not rich--far from it--I
barely qualify for middle class. But don't we all wish we were better off???
>> > > > 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.
You all need to concentrate a bit. The above poll results do not mean
Americans are unhappy, in-door toilets, or not. It means that they are unhappy
with the political situation and they are unhappy with the future they
foresee. The asinine essay conflates this with people's actual happiness.
"English-Elephant" <mancmanc@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:3e34ae86-cd44-4084-a12c-136037b83dee@s8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> On 31 Mar, 18:36, "Kitty" <cowgi...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>> > Thanks
>>
>> He WAS an average guy who made good. SO WHAT?! Isn't that CAPITALISM??
>>
>> Kitty
>
> Hi Kitty,
>
> Good for him making good, I am not saying anything negative about
> that.
>
> However he has been very rich for a very long time so he might not be
> in touch with average people in the street, that was my only point. He
> may not be the best qualified to tell people who are stuggling to stop
> moaning.
State what was said that isn't true right..
...here ->
> I am sure the multi millionaire that runs the company I work for
> think's things are great becuase he doesnt remember what its like to
> save up for things or worry about the bills.
Someone running a company has a hell of a lot more worries and problems to
deal with than a whining imbecile that sits around posting his anti-American
penis envy bull **** all day I can assure you.
On Apr 1, 9:29 am, Osiris88 <inde...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 1, 4:19 am, "This is your brain on Fox News."
>
>
>
> <goofin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mar 31, 12:01 pm, Osiris88 <inde...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Mar 31, 1:51 pm, "This is your brain on Fox News."
>
> > > <goofin...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > On Mar 31, 5:23 am, trippin-2-8-track <rottedHo...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Very interesting perspective by Jay Leno...
>
> > > > > 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!! He may be a comic, but he has his head on straight.
>
> > > > > 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 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 your self 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
>
> > > > Jay Leno is a Republican tool. He's a multimillionaire and isolated
> > > > from the real America. Also, he hasn't been funny for over twenty
> > > > years now.
>
> > > He didn't write it. You just assumed he did because somebody told you
> > > he did. Like a good sheep, you didn't ask questions, making YOU the
> > > tool.
>
> > To be honest, I wouldn't care if he did or not. He stopped being
> > relevant to me about twenty years ago, if he ever was relevant. Thank
> > you for letting me know that he didn't write it. Usually I check
> > these things out. I don't go by someone's post. This time, though, I
> > just didn't care. Jay Leno is a hack and of little importance in my
> > life. My post was more about that, of Jay Leno being a tool, than
> > about the article attributed to him.
>
> > As to me being a tool, you're correct. I should check all such
> > articles, even ones supposedly written by people I don't respect or
> > care about. Thanks for calling me on that. I always make a big deal
> > about people checking articles out yet I failed to follow my own
> > advice. I stand corrected.
>
> I shouldn't have said that; I was in a really bad mood yesterday. I
> agree with you, Leno is not actually that funny on TV, but he has to
> sort of hold back. His regular stand-up stuff is a lot better, but I
> don't know how relevant he is. He's more heard than any of us,
> though. Anyway, I'm sorry I acted like a jerk yesterday.
No need for apologies. I was a total hypocrite. I'm always going on
about checking everyone's source, do your own research, gather your
own facts, yet I didn't do any of that. I thank you.