S&P500 Jan 19 2001 - 1342 , today 1295. Are you better off today?

Question

McCain's policies are a copycat of Bush's .. do you want to continue the same path?

Answer 1

I second that. this country has turned into a bunch of ungrateful crybabies.

We have a population that has NO IDEA what true hardship is, what poverty is, what war is. They never faced a true economic crisis like the depression, never went off to a true war, never had to sacrifice anything.

They cry because it costs a little more to fill up their gigantic SUV which they race from red light to red light in while slurping down some over sized ice frappa whipped something or other while listening to one of ten thousand songs on their IPOD while chauffering Jr. two blocks to his friends house.

Teens drive brand new cars. My parents never had a brand new car until I was an adult. When I turned 16, I bought a 20 year old car and prayed it ran eveyday and was greatful for it, even when it didn't.

Like the above poster said, most of us can't fit out fat asses in the door of the market that carries more food than some cities see all year long.

So, what exactly are people disatisifed about? A war they don't even have to fight in???

In a nation that has hardships they couldn't even fathom?

Hate to say it but this country needs a wake up call. maybe the unemployment needs to go from 5% to 95%.

Maybe people need to eat shoe leather like in the 1930's.

My grandfather had it rough during the depression. he lost his job, his sister starved to death. His mother died of disease. He was homeless. But he has said he never hated his country. When ww2 broke out, he enlisted on Dec 8 1941, despite having no home and no place to lay his head and not having eaten in days.

Would any of these spoiled americans do that today? No.

They would complain that starbucks isn't served at Paris Island or that they couldn't PT to britney on their IPOD

People really need to GROW THE F UP in this country.

People around the world hate us because we are so ungreatful. Go to Rome or any other eurpoean city and see how americans act. Its shameful. They demand, they expect everything as it is in the US. I have heard americans in Paris call it a third world country becuase things weren't like the US to a T.

Has Bush been the greatest President. Probably not. But that does not change the fundamental fact that the US is still the greatest nation on the planet.

Answer 2

There's this email going around attributed to Jay Leno. He didn't write it, of course, but it's probably a very good thing for most Americans to read. Especially sniveling little internet twinks such as yourself.

Here you go. And remember, it's a great country because you have every right to be the ignorant little pisher that you are.

"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 OJ. 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?'

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