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The cow and the ice cream
December 11th, 2009

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.
This is the ice cream
Obama promised us!

Remember, the government cannot give anything to anyone —
that they have not first
taken away from someone else