Larry Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 > > > > "Barnyard Politics" > > > >Once upon a time, on a farm in Indiana, there was a little red hen who > > > >scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered quite a few grains of > > > >wheat. She called all of her neighbors together and said, "If we plant > > > >this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?" > > > > > > > >"Not I," said the Cow > > > >"Not I," said the Duck > > > >"Not I," said the Pig > > > >"Not I," said the Goose > > > > > > > >"Then I will do it myself," said the little red hen, and she did. > > > > > > > >The wheat grew very tall and ripened into golden grain. "Who will help > > me > > > >reap my wheat?" asked the little red hen. > > > > > > > >"Not I," said the Duck. > > > >"Out of my classification," said the Pig. > > > >"I'd lose my seniority," said the Cow > > > >"I'd lose my unemployment compensation," said the Goose. > > > > > > > >"Then I will do it myself," said the little red hen, and she did. > > > > > > > >At last it came time to bake the bread. "Who will help me bake the > > bread?" > > > >asked the little red hen. > > > > > > > >"That would be overtime for me," said the Cow. > > > >"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the Duck. > > > >"I'm a dropout and never learned how," said the Pig. > > > >"If I'm to be the only helper, that's discrimination," said the Goose. > > > > > > > >"Then I will do it myself," said the little red hen. She baked five > > loaves > > > >and held them up for all of her neighbors to see. They wanted some > and, > > in > > > >fact, demanded a share. But the little red hen said, "No, I shall eat > > all > > > >five loaves". > > > > > > > >"Excess profits!" cried the Cow. > > > >"Capitalist leech!" screamed the Duck. > > > >"I demand equal rights!" yelled the Goose. > > > >The pig just grunted in disdain. > > > > > > > >And they all painted "Unfair!" picket signs and marched around and > around > > > >the little red hen, shouting obscenities. > > > > > > > >Then a government agent came, he said to the little red hen, "You must > > not > > > >be so greedy." > > > > > > > >"But I earned the bread," said the little red hen. > > > > > > > >"Exactly," said the agent. "That is what makes our free enterprise > > system > > > >so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. > But > > > >under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must > > divide > > > >the fruits of their labor with those who are lazy and idle." > > > > > > > >And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, > who > > > >smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, for now I truly understand." But > her > > > >neighbors became quite disappointed in her. She never again baked > bread > > > >because she joined the "party" and got her bread free. > > > > > > > >And all the Democrats smiled. "Fairness" had been established. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Individual initiative had died but nobody noticed; perhaps no one > cared, > > as > > > >long as there was free bread. > > > > > > > >Bill Clinton is getting $12 million for his memoirs. > > > >Hillary got $8 million for hers. That's $20 million for memories from > two > > > >people who for eight years repeatedly testified, under oath, that they > > > >couldn't remember anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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