Friday, October 24, 2008

David Letterman wrote this; it's the David we don't often see.....

 

 
" As most of you know I am not a President Bush fan, nor have I ever
been, but this is not about Bush,
it is about us, as Americans, and it seems to hit the mark.  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 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?'
 
A.. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7
Days a week?
 
B.. Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the
summer and heating
in the winter?
 
C.. Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?
 
D.. 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?
 
E.. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from the
Pacific Ocean to the
Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we
move through each
state?
 
F.. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find
along the way that
can provide temporary shelter?
 
G.. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from
around the
world is just not good enough either.
 
H. 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.
 
I.. Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.
 
J.. 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.
 
K.. 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 .
 
L.. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or
militias raping and
pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90% of teenagers own cell
phones and computers.
 
M.. 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% 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!
 
Turn 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 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?'
 
David Letterman
 

 

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