I prefer the way Dave gives out cars.
Jay Leno is a divisive figure. Some people will never forgive him for the way he handled his ugly divorce from late night television. While others remember him fondly as the guy who told jokes while they fell asleep. Regardless of your opinion of Jay, it's impossible to knock someone for digging into their own pocket to give a wounded U.S. soldier a 2015 Dodge SRT Hellcat. Even a guy who may own five of them.
Jay presented the $40,000 ride to Cpl. Ethan Laberge during the Today Show's "Shine A Light" series. Laberge was wounded so severely while serving in Afghanistan that the list of his injuries had to be crammed into a montage. Put simply, he's a guy in need of a few uplifting moments in his life, and Jay delivered at least one of them in a big way.
Laberge will need a lot of help in the coming years. Specifically, in the form of medical assistance. But as Jay put it, "that can be like getting socks for Christmas," so he decided to surprise him with something a little more fun.
It's a sweet segment. The soldier get a new car. Jay gets some good press. The Today Show gets an uplifting segment, and you get to read a celebrity story that has nothing to do with Kim Kardashian's ass.
(by Jonathan Corbett)