DaGimp
01-16-2004, 09:24 PM
A young woman was about to finish her first year of
college. She considered herself to be a very liberal
Democrat, but her father was a staunch conservative
Republican. One day she was challenging her father
on his beliefs and his opposition to high taxes and
welfare programs.
He stopped her and asked how she was doing in
school. She answered that she had a 4.0 GPA, but it
was really tough. She had to study all the time and
never had time to go out and party. She didn't have
time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many
college friends because of spending all her time
studying. On top of that, the part-time job her
father insisted she keep left absolutely no time for
anything else.
He asked, 'How is your friend Mary?' She replied
that Mary was barely getting by. She had a 2.0 GPA,
never studied, but was very popular on campus,
didn't have a job, and went to all the parties. She
was always complaining about not having any money,
but didn't want to work. Why, she often didn't show
up for classes because she was hung over.
Dad then asked his daughter why she didn't go to the
Dean's office and request that 1.0 be taken off her
4.0 and given it to her friend who only had a 2.0.
That way they would both have a respectable 3.0 GPA.
Then, she could also give her friend half the money
she'd earned from her job so that her friend would
no longer be broke. The daughter angrily fired back,
'That wouldn't be fair. I worked really hard for my
grades and money, and Mary just loafs. Why should
her laziness and irresponsibility be rewarded with
half of what I've worked for?'
The father slowly smiled and said, 'Welcome to the
conservative wing of the Republican Party'."
college. She considered herself to be a very liberal
Democrat, but her father was a staunch conservative
Republican. One day she was challenging her father
on his beliefs and his opposition to high taxes and
welfare programs.
He stopped her and asked how she was doing in
school. She answered that she had a 4.0 GPA, but it
was really tough. She had to study all the time and
never had time to go out and party. She didn't have
time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many
college friends because of spending all her time
studying. On top of that, the part-time job her
father insisted she keep left absolutely no time for
anything else.
He asked, 'How is your friend Mary?' She replied
that Mary was barely getting by. She had a 2.0 GPA,
never studied, but was very popular on campus,
didn't have a job, and went to all the parties. She
was always complaining about not having any money,
but didn't want to work. Why, she often didn't show
up for classes because she was hung over.
Dad then asked his daughter why she didn't go to the
Dean's office and request that 1.0 be taken off her
4.0 and given it to her friend who only had a 2.0.
That way they would both have a respectable 3.0 GPA.
Then, she could also give her friend half the money
she'd earned from her job so that her friend would
no longer be broke. The daughter angrily fired back,
'That wouldn't be fair. I worked really hard for my
grades and money, and Mary just loafs. Why should
her laziness and irresponsibility be rewarded with
half of what I've worked for?'
The father slowly smiled and said, 'Welcome to the
conservative wing of the Republican Party'."