We the people are RESPONSIBLE
I was checking out my e-mails when I came across this comment on the following website. I thought it was worth posting today instead of what I had planned. The comment from the website:
From: http://www.personalliberty.com/news/survey-reveals-what-americans-like-and-dislike-about-their-country-3800103141/?eiid=&rmid=2010_10_13_PLA&rrid=387097743
“Warrior says:
October 13, 2010 at 11:32 am
From a teacher in the Nashville area.
We are worried about ‘the cow’ when it is all about the ‘ice cream.’
The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade ….
The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided that we would have an election for a class president.
We would choose our nominees.
They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote. To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have.
We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot. The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia’s mother.
The day for their speeches arrived. Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Everyone applauded and he sat down.
Now is was Olivia’s turn to speak. Her speech was concise. She said, ‘If you vote for me, I will give you ice cream.’ She sat down.
The class went wild. ‘Yes! Yes! We want ice cream!’
She surely would say more … but she did not have to.
A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn’t sure.
Would her parents buy it, or would the class pay for it? She didn’t know. The class really didn’t care. All they were thinking about was ice cream.
Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a landslide.
Every time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream, and 52% of the people reacted like nine year olds. They want ice cream.
The other 48% know they’re going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess. This is the ice cream Obama promised us: Remember, the government cannot give anything to anyone that they have not first taken away from someone else.
Did you vote for the ice cream?
Remember this: November 2, 2010 is Take Out the Trash Day!”
I said before the 2008 election that Barack Hussein Obama was a Pied Piper—promising “salvation” or “ice cream” or “hope and change”—who would increasingly harm the nation. Many people have now accepted that to be true. In less than three weeks we have the opportunity to begin to turn this around. If we fail, we the people will be responsible for the results. For contrary to what the libertines would have us believe, we ARE responsible for our actions, our inactions, or words, and/or our lack of words. We the people are RESPONSIBLE.
I was checking out my e-mails when I came across this comment on the following website. I thought it was worth posting today instead of what I had planned. The comment from the website:
From: http://www.personalliberty.com/news/survey-reveals-what-americans-like-and-dislike-about-their-country-3800103141/?eiid=&rmid=2010_10_13_PLA&rrid=387097743
“Warrior says:
October 13, 2010 at 11:32 am
From a teacher in the Nashville area.
We are worried about ‘the cow’ when it is all about the ‘ice cream.’
The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade ….
The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided that we would have an election for a class president.
We would choose our nominees.
They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote. To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have.
We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot. The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia’s mother.
The day for their speeches arrived. Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Everyone applauded and he sat down.
Now is was Olivia’s turn to speak. Her speech was concise. She said, ‘If you vote for me, I will give you ice cream.’ She sat down.
The class went wild. ‘Yes! Yes! We want ice cream!’
She surely would say more … but she did not have to.
A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn’t sure.
Would her parents buy it, or would the class pay for it? She didn’t know. The class really didn’t care. All they were thinking about was ice cream.
Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a landslide.
Every time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream, and 52% of the people reacted like nine year olds. They want ice cream.
The other 48% know they’re going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess. This is the ice cream Obama promised us: Remember, the government cannot give anything to anyone that they have not first taken away from someone else.
Did you vote for the ice cream?
Remember this: November 2, 2010 is Take Out the Trash Day!”
I said before the 2008 election that Barack Hussein Obama was a Pied Piper—promising “salvation” or “ice cream” or “hope and change”—who would increasingly harm the nation. Many people have now accepted that to be true. In less than three weeks we have the opportunity to begin to turn this around. If we fail, we the people will be responsible for the results. For contrary to what the libertines would have us believe, we ARE responsible for our actions, our inactions, or words, and/or our lack of words. We the people are RESPONSIBLE.
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