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In a message dated 4/12/2007 11:08:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Bumahan
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Made in the USA : Spoiled brats
> Craig R. Smith - Worldnetdaily
>
>
> 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?''
>
>
> 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 involved.
Whether you are rich or poor they treat your wounds and even, if necessary, 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 theU.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 brats safe from terrorist attacks? The commander
in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me?
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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. Stop buying the negative venom 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 THE MOST BLESSED PEOPLE ON EARTH !
>
writes:
Made in the USA : Spoiled brats
> Craig R. Smith - Worldnetdaily
>
>
> 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?''
>
>
> 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 involved.
Whether you are rich or poor they treat your wounds and even, if necessary, 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 theU.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 brats safe from terrorist attacks? The commander
in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me?
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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. Stop buying the negative venom 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 THE MOST BLESSED PEOPLE ON EARTH !
>
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