The Young Cowboy and Ol' Blue

This story could also be entitled "the promising Politician"

A young cowboy from Wyoming goes off to college. Half way through the semester, he has foolishly squandered all his money. He calls home.

"Dad," he says, "You won't believe what modern education is developing! They actually have a program here in Laramie that will teach our dog, Ol' Blue how to talk!"

"That's amazing," his Dad says. "How do I get Ol' Blue in that program?"

"Just send him down here with $1,000" the young cowboy says. "I'll get him in the course."

So, his father sends the dog and $1,000.

About two-thirds of the way through the semester, the money again runs out. The boy calls home.

"So how's Ol' Blue doing son?" his father asks.

"Awesome, Dad, he's talking up a storm," he says, "but you just won't believe this - they've had such good results they have started to teach the animals how to read!"

"Read!?" says his father, "No kidding! How do we get Blue in that program?"

"Just send $2,500, I'll get him in the class." The money promptly arrives. But our hero has a problem. At the end of the year, his father will find out the dog can neither talk, nor read. So he shoots the dog.

When he arrives home at the end of the year, his father is all excited. "Where's Ol' Blue? I just can't wait to see him read something and talk!"

"Dad," the boy says, "I have some grim news. Yesterday morning, just before we left to drive home, Ol' Blue was in the living room, kicked back in the recliner, reading the Wall Street Journal, like he usually does. Then he turned to me and asked, "So, is your daddy still messing around with that little redhead who lives down the street?"

The father exclaimed, "I hope you shot that rotten liar before he talks to your Mother!"

"I sure did, Dad!"

"That's my boy!"

The kid went on to law school, and now serves in Washington D.C. as a
Congressman.

An American Perspective on the Entitlest Society

Received this on e-mail from friends of mine, both well educated (Masters Degree), bot giving much back to this country and veterans. The husband is a Vietnam Veteran and still serves today ministering to spiritual needs as a Chaplain.


I just want to make this clear...John is a first generation, born here American. I am 1/2 1st generation American, my Father immigrated from Macedonia when a child, and my Mother was 1st generation born here. We both come from immigrants as poor as they could be! No one gave our people anything, they never asked for anything. They were grateful for the opportunity to be in this country, and became citizens as soon as possible, learning English as fast as they could.

We are from avid flag wavers! When we were first married, John announced (to my horror at the time) that he was joining the Army to "pay back this country for being a wonderful place for our parents". He did, and he has.

What is wrong with this picture? NOTHING! Remember what Kennedy said about "not asking what your country could do for you, but what you could do for your country".

Something is terribly wrong with this attitude of being owed everything! If you do it for your children, you ruin them. If our country does it for everyone, it will also be ruined. You not only ruin the work ethic in those on the dole, but you ruin the work/reward reality of a successful life and country.

When you reward people who are doing something illegal, what does that say to those who obey the laws? How do you discriminate between the law breakers you do not prosecute, and the lawbreakers you chose to prosecute...perhaps based on culture or race? Hummm.
God help us...Linda

My note: Or how do you justify showing bias toward law breakers because they are from a certain ethnic group? Well, you do it because you want to create 18 million voters for your party, because maintaining your status and power is more important than the country.

Have You Read the Law?

Have You Read the Arizona Immigration Law? If not, then you should not have anything to say about it. Take a clue from the below video,..."Reading is Swell."