Friday, September 12, 2008

Well, I haven't posted much in awhile, but I got this funny email from my mission president and I thought everyone should read it. It's funny because it is so true. This kind of belongs on my other blog, but I'll just put it here anyway. Enjoy!

Once upon a time, on a farm in Virginia , there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered quite a few grains of wheat.

She called all of her Democrat neighbors together and said, 'If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?'

'Not I,' said the cow.

'Not I,' said the duck.

'Not I,' said the pig.

'Not I,' said the goose.

'Then I will do it by myself,' said the little red hen, and so she did. The wheat grew very tall and ripened into golden grain.

'Who will help me reap my wheat?' asked the little red hen.

'Not I,' said the duck..

'Out of my classification,' said the pig.
'I'd lose my seniority,' said the cow.

'I'd lose my unemployment compensation,' said the goose.
'Then I will do it by myself,' said the little red hen, and so she did.

At last it came time to bake the bread.

'Who will help me bake the bread?' asked the little red hen.

'That would be overtime for me,' said the cow.

'I'd lose my welfare benefits,' said the duck.

'I'm a dropout and never learned how,' said the pig.

'If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination,' said the goose.

'Then I will do it by myself,' said the little red hen.

She baked five loaves and held them up for all of her neighbors to see. They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share. But the little red hen said, 'No, I shall eat all five loaves.'

'Excess profits!' cried the cow. (Nancy Pelosi)

'Capitalist leech!' screamed the duck. (Barbara Boxer)

'I demand equal rights!' yelled the goose. (Jesse Jackson)

The pig just grunted in disdain. (Ted Kennedy)

And they all painted 'Unfair!' picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.

Then the farmer (Obama) came. He said to the little red hen, 'You mustnot be so greedy.'
'But I earned the bread,' said the little red hen.
'Exactly,' said Barack the farmer. 'That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide the fruits of their labor with those who are lazy and idle.'

And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, 'I am grateful, for now I truly understand.'

But her neighbors became quite disappointed in her. She never again baked bread because she joined the 'party' and got her bread free. And all the Democrats smiled. 'Fairness' had been established.

Individual initiative had died, but nobody noticed; perhaps no one cared...so long as there was free bread that 'the rich' were paying for.

EPILOGUE

Bill Clinton is getting $12 million for his memoirs.

Hillary got $8 million for hers.

That's $20 million for the memories from two people, who for eight years, repeatedly testified, under oath, that they couldn't remember anything.

IS THIS A GREAT BARNYARD OR WHAT?

11 comments:

AJ and Cindy said...

hello! hahaaha this was funny! But so true!! come visit us soon :)

Kristalyn said...

This is very true...I hate that Obama ad-equal pay for equal hours worked...so does that mean that everyone who works at McDonalds should get the same pay as someone with a college degree?!?! It makes me so angry!

Aspen said...

I love it!!

Babzanne Barker said...

Now, now! You know that you and I share most of the same political views, but this is a little over the top. :)

Daniel said...

How is it over the top? It's 100% true, and what the democrats want to happen.

Babzanne Barker said...

No--not all Democrats. That is like saying all Republicans want to steal form the poor and give to the rich! Sorry but I think you (and your mission president, even though he's a great guy!) are a tad off base on this one.

Daniel said...

Nope, its the democrats who say that the Republicans want to take from the poor and give to the rich, which is dumb, because that doesn't happen. They pay the poor's wages and if they start charging them more taxes they are going to get fired and demand even more money from their socialist government :)

Babzanne Barker said...

Just remember you have some proud Democratic roots in your family tree. :)

Daniel said...

I know, I didn't say it was all democrats, its the leadership of the democratic party and the majority of those who vote for them.

Babzanne Barker said...

You're so cute when you're serious!!

Daniel said...

lol, dork :)