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This was origanally on another post, but I felt it deserved it's own post It's no wonder the public gets the idea that we are handmaidens. Did anyone see Jay Leno last night? One of his "jokes" was that he had seen on CNN that there was a nursing shortage. And we can't do without nurses, because without nurses there would be no more Media movies. Someone originally posted this and i could'nt believe it I have written to NBC and complained about it....everyone here should do the same! [email protected] is the email.....lets be heard!!!
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I dont watch Leno either, but that didnt stop me from asking him for an apology for the nursing profession.
How dare he? And then we have to wonder why some people give us such dismal respect.
WRITE, WRITE AND WRITE SOME MORE
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Here is where the ANA can make it's voice heard.
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Okay went one step more...I sent an email to the ANA asking them to contact the Leno show also...I don't know if they will, but it is worth the time it took me to write it....my husband told me last night...you love starting trouble don't you,lol....I just told him I am so good at it.....everyone write please
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I already sent the letterman show a lenghty letter as well as the ANA......who else can we write....hmmm
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I received this today in my email........Robin, I wanted to follow up with you and let you know we are
sending a letter to NBC regarding Jay Leno's "joke" on The
Tonight show. Once the letter is out the door, we'll post it on
our website, www.nursingworld.org, as well. I encourage you
and any other nurses to contact the show as well. As I said in
my earlier mail, sometimes hearing from individual nurses can
make a difference even more than just from an organization --
perhaps, working together we can all make a difference.
Thank you for your efforts in this area.
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I don't know if it will do much good, but at least the ANA is taking notice of the situation.....
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Gee........ I just read the terrific letter the ANA president fired off at Jay Leno. I wonder if she was speaking for ALL 2 million nurses in this country when she blasted him for his crude remarks or if she just meant that only the 6-10% of the nations nurses who are ANA members are disgusted by what he said. And I wonder if those were just ANA members demanding that the ANA speak up on this.
What do you think? (tongue-in-cheek-here but you get the point, Im sure.)
Press release: ANA Responds to Leno Remark http://www.ana.org/pressrel/2001/ltr0502.htm
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That bum made the same kind of jokes all thru nurses week last year & was bombarded with mail from nurses all over the country. He must have thought THAT was funny because he not only did not apologize, he did it again this year!