An E-Mail from Leno?

Recently I received a forwarded E-Mail purported to be a quote of Jay Leno scolding the nation for being unappreciative of what we have in America. Yes it is true, compared to third world countries, America has lived a privileged life. The costs for those privileges is our country’s soul. Much like how God surrendered his only son to crucifixion on earth, our country has surrendered millions of lives to maintain the freedoms our founding fathers held so dear. Jay didn’t really mention this in his missive. He mentioned all the superficial things we have that are supposed to make us think we should be grateful, “Like candy for a baby.” I for one do not want to hear a word Jay Leno has to say. For the ridiculous amount of money Jay makes for doing a late night talk show, he has no right to say anything to millions of Americans who haven’t achieved the American dream. Dare tell me to, “Suck it up,” you spoiled asshole. Anyone with more money than God is going to see life in America differently than the common man. Many of the common men have no health insurance. I’m included. I need an $8000.00 cornea transplant, and I don’t see Uncle Sam, Jay Leno, or any cruise line jumping on the bandwagon to help me out. Most of the men and women in America have more to do than buy vintage vehicles. They work for a living more than a few hours a day. They don’t live in sunny California with a governor named Arnold. They don’t tell lukewarm jokes and talk about Mavis. Maybe Jay was funny at one time, but filling Johnny Carson’s shoes is no easy matter. Johnny set the standard for late night comedy. His show was a pinnacle of wit, humor, and heart. It related to mainstream America in a way Jay has failed to do. Johnny truly was interested and worked diligently at creating cutting edge comedic entertainment. Johnny had talent. Never did you hear Johnny gloat over his success. Conversely often he showed great humility on stage when things were not going his way. He kept trying. Johnny’s soul was big, just like the soul of America. It is just too bad there seems to be no one around in the entertainment industry that has a clue. A scolding we are supposed to take from a probably faked E-Mail from Jay Leno that says, “Suck it up America.” Don’t get me started.