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Thanks brother. I have seen that before but its always nice to read.

I wish our leftist brethren could speak the way this Canadian did about their own damn country.

So, what is the question? Or are you just trying to prove some convoluted point? When Katrina happened, we got all sorts of monetary aide, and even some help on the ground, or at least offers to help, from other countries. The same goes for the oil spill in the gulf. Are you suggesting that we should stop helping people out from under a disaster? It is our duty as HUMANS of reasonable means to help the less fortunate whenever we can. That is not to say we should help beyond our means, which we may do some times.

There is 2 things in particular that most people lie about regarding recent history. One, they ignore the Global Cooling scare and the reasons why Global Warming was first promoted (Global Warming is a myth created by Margaret Thatcher because she was trying to get a union to stop striking). Second, the left and right always claim that Ronald Reagan cut the size of government. He did nothing of the sort. Reagan would increase a program's budget 6% instead of the usual 10% and the left would complain that he was "slashing" that program.

These are the main distortions (well, except for Waco).

You can add this to the what are liberals so upset about list.

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 of the citizenry just isn't happy and want a change.

So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started 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 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 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!

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

Thank you so much for this article...I must have missed it the first time around, as it is new to me.

It made my eyes well up.

The wonderful feeling of pride was short lived however. As soon as I started reading the comments from the left, reality set in to the fact that NOTHING will ever get those negative people to admit the truth about America.

No matter what you think about the war in Iraq, America has done a thousand fold more good in the world than harm.

An accomplishment those who have so much disdain for their country, will never be able to claim.

PS..to quote the guy below, you ARE the man, dude....keep up the fight.

Thanks! It's good to know someone appreciates us!

If you listened to President Bush address the UN this week, he said that we currently donate 1/2 of the world's food assistance.

He also wants to double our current donations to help countries who suffer from malaria and AIDS - from 15 billion to 30 billion. Yeah, American dollars.

I have been proud to be an American as long as I can remember and I want to encourage us to support President Bush as he continues to help others through us. We are so blessed, how can we not?

It's sad that it takes an outsider to realize how much our country has sacrificed for others. Great post Earnest.

Over 40 and yes, I know the history.

I think Colon Powell, said it best at the UN, (rough rephrase)

"For all we(the US) have done for so many countries, we have never asked for anything in return, accept a piece of land to bury our own.

So, we really care what others think of us, face it, they do not like us. Not the UN nor the World Court to name a few biggies.

We are the ones who need to like us, so we remain the country God intended us to be.

Thanks for that Earnest! I remember being taught in school what an honorable, distinguished country I am priveleged to be living in. Yes, I know all the good America has done and I am proud to be an American.

So Chi--I don't think this is a "Bush" question. But thanks for trying to change the subject.

Wow.

This was a good read. Thank you for presenting it. It seems quite obvious to me, and hopefully to everyone else, that when it comes to mass populations, there is no such thing as an absolute. In other words, it is heartening to me to see my northern neighbors aren't all "America-hating" people that the media and mostly the extremists would have us believe.

I certainly never believed it, and I've met some fine upstanding Canadians (mostly soldiers). God bless us all.

There is hope for us all, yet.

Great read.

Too bad there aren't more people like that in Canada today.