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  1. #1
    topless
    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 was for
    >
    >distribution of all wealth.
    >
    >She felt deeply ashamed that her father was a rather
    >
    >staunch Republican which she expressed openly. One day
    >
    >she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his
    >
    >opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the
    >
    >addition of more government welfare programs. Based on
    >
    >the lectures that she had participated in and the
    >
    >occasional chat with a professor she felt that for
    >
    >years her father had obviously harbored an evil, even
    >
    >selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
    >
    >
    >The self professed objectivity proclaimed by her
    >
    >professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to
    >
    >her father.
    >
    >
    >He stopped her and asked her point blank, how she was
    >
    >doing in school. She answered rather haughtily that
    >
    >she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough
    >
    >to maintain. That she studied all the time, never had
    >
    >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 of spending
    >
    >all her time studying. That she was taking a more
    >
    >difficult curriculum.
    >
    >
    >
    >Her father listened and then asked, "How is your good
    >
    >friend Mary doing?"
    >
    >
    >
    >She replied, "Mary is barely getting by." She
    >
    >continued, "She barely has a 2.0 GPA," adding, "and
    >
    >all she takes are easy classes and she never studies."
    >
    >"But Mary is so very popular on campus, college for
    >
    >her is a blast, she goes to all the parties all the
    >
    >time and very often doesn't even show up for classes
    >
    >because she is too hung over."
    >
    >
    >
    >Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you go
    >
    >to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off
    >
    >your 4.0 GPA and give it to your friend who only has a
    >
    >2.0." He continued, "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 wouldn't be fair!
    >
    >I worked really hard for mine, I did without and Mary
    >
    >has done little or nothing, she played while I worked
    >
    >real hard!"
    >
    >
    >
    >The father slowly smiled, winked and said,
    >
    >
    >
    >"Welcome to the Republican Party."
    >

  2. #2
    SHOCKWAVETOM
    Won't let me give you any more points Topless
    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 was for
    >
    >distribution of all wealth.
    >
    >She felt deeply ashamed that her father was a rather
    >
    >staunch Republican which she expressed openly. One day
    >
    >she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his
    >
    >opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the
    >
    >addition of more government welfare programs. Based on
    >
    >the lectures that she had participated in and the
    >
    >occasional chat with a professor she felt that for
    >
    >years her father had obviously harbored an evil, even
    >
    >selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.
    >
    >
    >The self professed objectivity proclaimed by her
    >
    >professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to
    >
    >her father.
    >
    >
    >He stopped her and asked her point blank, how she was
    >
    >doing in school. She answered rather haughtily that
    >
    >she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough
    >
    >to maintain. That she studied all the time, never had
    >
    >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 of spending
    >
    >all her time studying. That she was taking a more
    >
    >difficult curriculum.
    >
    >
    >
    >Her father listened and then asked, "How is your good
    >
    >friend Mary doing?"
    >
    >
    >
    >She replied, "Mary is barely getting by." She
    >
    >continued, "She barely has a 2.0 GPA," adding, "and
    >
    >all she takes are easy classes and she never studies."
    >
    >"But Mary is so very popular on campus, college for
    >
    >her is a blast, she goes to all the parties all the
    >
    >time and very often doesn't even show up for classes
    >
    >because she is too hung over."
    >
    >
    >
    >Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you go
    >
    >to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off
    >
    >your 4.0 GPA and give it to your friend who only has a
    >
    >2.0." He continued, "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 wouldn't be fair!
    >
    >I worked really hard for mine, I did without and Mary
    >
    >has done little or nothing, she played while I worked
    >
    >real hard!"
    >
    >
    >
    >The father slowly smiled, winked and said,
    >
    >
    >
    >"Welcome to the Republican Party."
    >

  3. #3
    topless
    Won't let me give you any more points Topless
    Thats ok, come fix my phone.

  4. #4
    Scream
    Well it let me give ya some points...That's a keeper right there...
    Scream
    Gladly my oldest Daughter is a staunch Republican. She's been volunteering for the Bush/Cheney campaign locally and loves it. this would be a great story for her if she ever decided to change parties.

  5. #5
    miller19j
    Topless,
    I liked you before but now I really like you!
    Great post!

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