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[Robert Weeks]

I find it a little ironic that something as callous, crass and pointless 
as this is being circulated at a time of year when we traditionally take 
time out to be thankful for the many *blessings* we have.

It's really too bad that Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity and Coulter and 
their like have brought the discourse so low in this country.

I guess that the author of this little ditty has never heard of poor 
elderly people who have worked their whole lives who have to choose 
between medications they need and food. Of course not, poverty is a 
simple equation to the Fox News crew and the ditto heads, just like the 
little parable that was posted to this list.

I was brought up to believe that when I see someone less fortunate that 
it is by the grace of God that I am not in their shoes. Jesus spoke 
constantly about helping the poor. I don't think he would have portrayed 
them as people who partied and danced the summer away.

You may not agree with some of the programs that the government has 
tried to help the less fortunate. You may not feel that it is the 
governments job to help the less fortunate. Well I don't believe that it 
is the governments job to preemptively attack a sovern nation that posed 
no threat to us so we're even there. I'd rather be spending trillions on 
helping people in this country than to have it spent on G.W. Bush's war 
in Iraq.

Would you like me to post some liberal chain emails to this list? Of 
course not, so perhaps everyone should try to show a little respect for 
those on the list who don't share their political views by keeping this 
stuff on the list that Ed set up for this stuff. There's been way too 
much of this on the list lately.

It's funny but my 5 year old just came in to show me a Thanksgiving 
place mat that he made earlier. He wrote on it: "I'm thankful for not 
being poor". Good timing kid.

Robert




Dave G. wrote:
> Sent to me by my ex-Father-in-law (of allpeople!!)....
> I likedit, in spite of that....
>
> THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER