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DAVID LETTERMAN'S STATEMENT  (PLEASE  READ)*

  *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


  Please  keep this in circulation. There
  are  so many people who need to read it.

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