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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 dragg er 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 our cars
and trucks from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic
Oce an 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 either.

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% 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% of you folks unhappy.

Fact is, we are th e 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 fail ing 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, or 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?”

Jorge

Damn, Jorge. Weren’t you the one who was telling mad hatter not to be so long-winded?

I give you credit for seeing the positive in bad times.

But I will also remind you that we, as Americans, should never stop striving to make this country better.

Are you saying that Americans should be content with $4 gallons of gas?

That we should be content with wages not keeping up with the cost of living?

That we should be content with millions of uninsured Americans who are denied healthcare?

There might not be a draft in this country, but there is a back-door draft, meaning soldiers are serving countless tours.

And for what? To fight a war in Iraq when they were no threat to us?

Where the hell is Osama?

You can blame it all on the media, and you may even accuse the media of being liberals, but you should also acknowledge that the corporations who run the media are pro-Bush republicans because it is the republicans who favor deregulation that would allow them to control an entire media market.

You don’t think the media is profiting from this war just as Haliburton is, which happens to be Dick Cheney’s old company?

I can go on and on and on, but the bottom line is, most Americans are discontent because they know we can do better.

And this is a trait from which our country was born. Those who were content stayed in England.

Off-topic, but…. Carlos, you happen to live in an area of Florida that I happen to pay close attention to…

Have you ever heard of an attorney known as Jack Thompson? Being an avid gamer, I initially followed the man out of legal concern… but it’s become clear he’s insane. He’s currently awaiting a decision from the SCOFLA in recommendations to his disbarment…

Oddly enough, he’s also trying to run for President of the Florida Bar. Just wanted to see what the word is down there about him.

http://www.gamepolitics.com/category/bar-trial-series

http://jaablog.jaablaw.com/2008/07/06/jack-needs-your-help.aspx

Carlos….Keep it up pal….al

Carlos,

you’re on a roll … good article.

Thanks, Al and Ms C.

Maz,

I haven’t really been keeping up with the case, but the Southern District of Florida blog has been keeping up, including their latest entry.

http://sdfla.blogspot.com/2008/07/jack-thompson-update.html#links