mmarkey
06-17-04, 09:33 AM
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
was for the distribution of all wealth. She felt deeply ashamed that her
father was a rather staunch Republican, and she expressed this openly.
One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition
to higher taxes on the rich and more welfare programs. In the middle of
her heartfelt diatribe based upon the lectures she had from her far left
professors at her school, he stopped her and asked her point blank how
she was doing in school.
She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA and let him know
that it was tough to maintain. That she had to study all the time, never
had time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even
have time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many college friends
because of spending all her time studying. She boasted that she was
taking a more
difficult curriculum.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Mary?" She
replied, "Mary is barely getting by", she continued, "all she has is
barely a 2.0 GPA, and she takes only easy classes and never studies." To
explain further she continued emotionally, "But Mary is extremely popular
on campus, and college for her is a blast. She goes to all the parties
all
the time and very often doesn't even show up for classes because she is
too hung over."
Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's
office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA and give it to your
friend who only had a 2.0?" He continued, "That way you will both have a
3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair equal distribution of GPA."
The daughter visibly shocked by the fathers suggestion angrily fired
back, "That wouldn't be fair! I worked really hard for mine. I did
without and Mary has done little or nothing - she played while I worked
really hard!"
The father slowly smiled and said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."
others her age she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat and
was for the distribution of all wealth. She felt deeply ashamed that her
father was a rather staunch Republican, and she expressed this openly.
One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition
to higher taxes on the rich and more welfare programs. In the middle of
her heartfelt diatribe based upon the lectures she had from her far left
professors at her school, he stopped her and asked her point blank how
she was doing in school.
She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA and let him know
that it was tough to maintain. That she had to study all the time, never
had time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even
have time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many college friends
because of spending all her time studying. She boasted that she was
taking a more
difficult curriculum.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Mary?" She
replied, "Mary is barely getting by", she continued, "all she has is
barely a 2.0 GPA, and she takes only easy classes and never studies." To
explain further she continued emotionally, "But Mary is extremely popular
on campus, and college for her is a blast. She goes to all the parties
all
the time and very often doesn't even show up for classes because she is
too hung over."
Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's
office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA and give it to your
friend who only had a 2.0?" He continued, "That way you will both have a
3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair equal distribution of GPA."
The daughter visibly shocked by the fathers suggestion angrily fired
back, "That wouldn't be fair! I worked really hard for mine. I did
without and Mary has done little or nothing - she played while I worked
really hard!"
The father slowly smiled and said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."