Cow and the ice cream

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THE COW AND THE ICE
> CREAM
>
>
>
> ONE OF THE BEST EXPLANATIONS
> OF WHY OBAMA WON THE
> ELECTION
>
> --From a
> teacher in the Nashville area
>
> "We are
> worried about 'the cow' when it is all about the 'ice cream.'"
>
> The most
> eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade
> this year. The presidential election was heating up and some of the
> children showed an interest.
> I
> decided we would have an election for a class president. We would
> choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class
> would vote. To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by
> other class members.
> We discussed
> what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many
> nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for
> the top
>
> spot.
>
> The
> class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were
> good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots
> of parental support. I had never seen Olivia's mother.
> The day
> arrived when they were to make their
> speeches. Jamie went
> first. He had specific ideas about
> how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his
> very best. Everyone applauded and he sat down.
> Now is
> was Olivia's turn to speak. Her speech was concise. She said, "If you
> will vote for me, I will give you ice cream." She sat down.
> The
> class went wild. "Yes! Yes! We want ice cream."
> She
> surely would say more. She did not have to. A discussion followed. How
> did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn't sure. Would her
> parents buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn't know. The
> class really didn't care. All they were thinking about was ice cream.
> Jamie
> was forgotten. Olivia won by a landslide.
> Every
> time Barack Obama opened his mouth he offered ice cream and 52 percent
> of the people reacted like nine year olds. They want ice cream.
>
> The
> other 48 percent know they're going to have to feed the cow and clean
> up the mess.
>
> Remember, the government cannot
> give anything to
> anyone that they have not first taken
> away from someone
> else.
>