Funny story about a child discovering she's a Republican

[Martin Draco]

I recently asked my neighbors' little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be President some day. Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I asked her, 'If you were President what would be the first thing you would do? ' She replied, 'I'd give food and houses to all the homeless people.' Her parents beamed with pride. 'Wow...what a worthy goal.' I told her, 'But you don't have to wait until you're President to do that! You can come over to my house and mow the lawn, pull weeds, and trim my hedge, and I'll pay you $50. Then I'll take you over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out, and you can give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house.' She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, 'Why doesn't the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50? ' I said, 'Welcome to the Republican Party.' Her parents still aren't speaking to me.

 

[OneBadV8]

This post is full of win!

 

[Expat]

It won't be long before our beloved cabal descends on this thread to set you straight.

 

[thej27]

 

[G_Stines]

Yup that about sums it up. Good post.

 

[Oliver]

If only every child (err...person) had the same thought process......

 

[RockofStrength]

One smart kid.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

Funny... But true!

 

[JOLLYKART]

If a kid can get it, what the hell is wrong with some adults.
+1 for our side.

 

[NYFelon]

I detect a chain email.

 

[dross]

I've read that one before - doesn't make it any less good, though.

 

[Ash]

Which Republican Party? What century?

 

[JCAJR30]

good story - feels staged i must say - probably too good to be true - but very good.

 

[Martin Draco]

I don't know if it's true or not, I just think it's funny so I thought it was worth posting.

 

[UncleMike]

I don't know if it's true or not, I just think it's funny so I thought it was worth posting.

It makes no difference if the story is true or not.
It's the lesson the story teaches that counts.
Aesop made his living on that premise.

In this case the lesson is entirely factual.

 

[RockofStrength]

Which Republican Party? What century?

Probably the same century in which the parents could be described as "liberal Democrats" who would support wealth redistribution and free housing and in which grocery stores existed.

 

[Expat]

Probably the same century in which the parents could be described as "liberal Democrats" who would support wealth redistribution and free housing and in which grocery stores existed.

Wow, well I know that BHO, Nancy Pelosi and current crop would not be for those sorts of thing

 

[EvilBlackGun]

Sounds like the same kid that announced a batch of new kittens;

...and neighbor went over to check them out. "They're democrat kittens, too!" she beamed, "like mommy and daddy say they are; but they'll be changing to Republicans before long." "Oh, really?" says visitor, "Why will THAT happen?" "Because pretty soon they'll have their eyes open."

 

[Effingham]

It makes no difference if the story is true or not.
It's the lesson the story teaches that counts.
Aesop made his living on that premise.

In this case the lesson is entirely factual.

Exactly. There's a similar one about the girl who was a real good student and had just aced a test but who felt bad about her friend who was flunking. Her father suggested she offer the teacher to cut her down to a C an give the extra points to her friend, to which she replied, "That's no fair, I *worked hard* for that A!" --

Yup.

 

[RockofStrength]

It makes no difference if the story is true or not.
It's the lesson the story teaches that counts.
Aesop made his living on that premise.

In this case the lesson is entirely factual.

Indeed. The point of having a child as the mouthpiece is to show that not only is it slap-you-in-the-face obvious, but also because your average kid isn't trying to do mental cartwheels to fit things into his worldview.