Ice Cream and the Election

FunGolfer · **Posted:** February 8th, 2009, 1:11 pm

Ice Cream & The Election

Excellent analogy! From a teacher in the Nashville area.

Who worries 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. He sat down and Olivia came to the podium. Her speech w as 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 could 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 fifty-two percent of the people reacted like nine year olds. They want ice cream.

The other forty-eight percent of us know we're going to have to feed the cow and clean up the mess.

Cobra · **Posted:** February 8th, 2009, 4:19 pm

Hate to agree, but most do act like that !!!! Very true that the cow must have feed and the mess must be cleaned up !!!!!

JJBECK72 · **Posted:** February 9th, 2009, 12:47 pm

The Obama is on the tube as i type. He will save me from the evil capitalist pigs who have destroyed the planet. I love The Obama.............he be the truth. We will all die unless we heed The Obama.

Cobra · **Posted:** February 9th, 2009, 6:00 pm

JJ, you are cracking me up !!!!! :lol:

Did he by any chance "Hint" at how to clean the cow mess up ?????

nuhips · **Posted:** February 9th, 2009, 8:50 pm

He sure sounds confident about what he is saying and trying to sidestep all the cow piles

JJBECK72 · **Posted:** February 10th, 2009, 12:50 pm

The Obama is very well versed in bullshit...........................he's a politician.

tomtoes · **Posted:** February 10th, 2009, 1:28 pm

Truer words were never spoken JJ.

Cobra · **Posted:** February 10th, 2009, 6:51 pm

JJBECK72 wrote:

The Obama is very well versed in bullshit...........................he's a politician.

LMAO,,, how true, how true !!!!

nuhips · **Posted:** February 10th, 2009, 8:00 pm

The market sure didn't like his message today

Ice Cream and the Election

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