This is a big eye opener!!

> > 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