Father Daughter Talk

[Rennie]

Father-Daughter Talk

A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so

many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal

Democrat, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of

higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words

redistribution of wealth.

She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch

Republican, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that

she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she

felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to

keep what he thought should be his.

One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher

taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The

self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the

truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how

she was doing in school.

Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and

let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was

taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which

left her no time to go out and party like other people she knew. She

didn't even have time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many

college friends because she spent all her time studying.

Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"

She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy

classes, she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so

popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to

all the parties, and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes

because she's too hung over."

Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's

office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your

friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and

certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."

The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily

fired back, "That's a crazy idea, and how would that be fair! I've

worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a

lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree.

She played while I worked my tail off!"

The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the

Republican party."

[GentlemanJim]

[MarkS_A18138]

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[dajarrel]

Excellent !!!!!

[boo radley]

Father-Daughter Talk...

You'd think I could spell "Audrey." <sigh> NM.

Edited March 2, 2007 by boo radley

[SiG Lady]

Whoa...

(Right on.)

[AikiDale]

There was a time when I would have thought this was right on. In theory I still do but it has nothing to do with parties. The Republicans, with control of both houses and the White house have spent more on pork than the Democrats ever thought they could get away with in 40 years.

That means its not about Democrats and Republicans. It's about Socialists and Americans.

[Viggen]

AikiDale -so true, so true.

[cking]

Both parties seem to have totally lost touch with working Americans. The Republicans view the world as their market to exploit. The American worker isn't that important because we have world full of workers to exploit! Container shipping, free markets and other technologies have allowed global exploitation of workers. Republicans like less government because it gets in way their of the exploitation.

Democrats have contempt for the average man and believe we are all too ignorant or simply to run our own lives and that they are the enlightened aristocrats who will lead us to better lives. As long as rules don't apply to them. They spouse that they will take from Rich and give to the poor. But in fact they are politicians that sold out to rich and lobbyist so only group you can't take from without reprise is the working man. So government gets bigger to employ their elitists friends and family members.

Now both groups share in their less attractive features. We really need a third party but both groups will fight that idea because neither wants to share the pie.

Americans need to wake up and VOTE OUT the incumbent every election until we get somebody who breaks from mold and delivers, Not Talk. Don't believe anything they say judge by actions. The only thing a politicians fears is not getting elected again.

[swilson]

Democracy is the world’s greatest form of government until people learn that they can vote themselves money and I am afraid that is exactly why we have the career politicians that we have today.

[SiG Lady]

"Both parties seem to have totally lost touch with working Americans."

Boy, isn't THAT just about right, or what?!?!?!?!

[AikiDale]

The solution to all this is to have politicians do community service as range officers. They will then be in a position to be fair and honest, for no pay, in the midst of very competitive people carrying guns.

[George]

The only thing a politicians fears is not getting elected again

That is so true it isn't funny, after all, who wants to lose their place at the feed trough when the feedin' is just soooo darned goood!

Can anyone say "rock and a hard place"? Cause' that's exactly where we are and it won't get better anytime soon ;-)

[XRe]

Claire Wolfe said it best, I believe.... "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."

Seeing as how this thread has devolved into a political discussion, though, I imagine it'll get buttoned up here real shortly...

[warpspeed]

This discussion reminded me of a quote attributed to Sir Winston Churchill:

"Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains." -Sir Winston Churchill.

[AikiDale]

Claire Wolfe said it best, I believe.... "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."

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What a great quote! What time is the tea party?

[George]

Yeah, we are skirting the politics zone pretty closely here, but I don't see anything across the Mason/Dixon line yet. let's just keep it light being the humor section and it should stay OK.

BTW, I'm way in on any Tea Party like that ;-)