December 31, 2007
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Topic: Dems vs. Reps. (a joke)
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, the redistribution of wealth.She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch
Republican, a feeling he 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 as much 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 many 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 then asked, “How is your friend Audrey doing?”She replied, “Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy
parties, and
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 thelots of times she doesn’t even show up for classes because she’s too
hung over.”
Her father asked her, “Why don’t you go to the Dean’s office and ask
him to deduct a 1.0 off of your GPA and give it to your friend Audrey,
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 GPAs.”
The daughter, visibly shocked by her father’s suggestion, angrily
fired back, “That’s a crazy idea. 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 has played
while I worked my tail off!”The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently: “Welcome to the
Republican Party.”
Comments (3)
HAHAHAHA
Actually, what the young woman reports to her father is only her perception of why Audrey doesn’t come to class. In reality, Audrey’s father has diabetes. Unfortunately, Audrey’s father’s private sector job provides only minimal coverage for the doctor’s appointments and medicines that he needs to survive. Moreover, tuition at the state university they both attend has been increasing at around 10% per year because the governor of the state has decided to insure re-election through a property-tax ‘relief’ program.
As a result, Audrey has to work two jobs (one on the weekend and one during the week) AND go to school. Embarrassed by her poverty, Audrey told the (upper-middle-class)young woman that her reasons for not attending class were because she’s often hung over from all those college parties she goes to. In reality, she hops the bus home whenever she can to make sure her dad is checking his insulin level. At home, she often makes him go out on walks to ensure that he gets the medically necessary exercise.
When I was at college, I had two friends who partied frighteningly hard. One friend, Ray, his sister was shot to death and the body set on fire. The other, had a sister who died of cancer the year that he started college. Let’s not use phony jokes to justify the sluttish wealth of a gilded few.
Actually, what the young woman reports to her father is only her perception of why Audrey doesn’t come to class. In reality, Audrey’s father has diabetes. Unfortunately, Audrey’s father’s private sector job provides only minimal coverage for the doctor’s appointments and medicines that he needs to survive. Moreover, tuition at the state university they both attend has been increasing at around 10% per year because the governor of the state has decided to insure re-election through a property-tax ‘relief’ program.
As a result, Audrey has to work two jobs (one on the weekend and one during the week) AND go to school. Embarrassed by her poverty, Audrey told the (upper-middle-class)young woman that her reasons for not attending class were because she’s often hung over from all those college parties she goes to. In reality, she hops the bus home whenever she can to make sure her dad is checking his insulin level. At home, she often makes him go out on walks to ensure that he gets the medically necessary exercise.
When I was at college, I had two friends who partied frighteningly hard. One friend, Ray, his sister was shot to death and the body set on fire. The other, had a sister who died of cancer the year that he started college. Let’s not use phony jokes to justify the sluttish wealth of a gilded few.