It was years ago that I first heard this little story, and I just heard it re-told today, a little different of course, but the meaning still hit as hard as it did the first time I heard it.

I just wonder what anyone's opinion of the story might be:

A man was attending dinner at a friends home one evening.

After dinner, the Very Liberal host and hostess were visiting with the man when the couples 5 year old daughter came into the room.

"Hi", she says to the man.

"Well, hello there, whats your name"?

The girl told him her name, and he asked her, "what do you want to do when you grow up"?

Without a moments hesitation, she replied, "I'm going to be the president of the United States"!

"Well, that is one heck of a goal for a 5 year old", looking up at the beaming parents, the man asks "When you become president, what is the first thing you will do"? The girl replies, "I will give a house and food, to every homeless person in America"!

"Good for you" the man replies, "but, you won't have to wait that long in order to start helping the homeless, I can help you get started right now"

"How" the girl asks?

"You come over to my house with me, I have a whole lot of dog poop in my back yard that needs to be picked up and cleaned up, I'll pay you $5.00 to clean it up. Then, you can take your $5.00 down to the homeless shelter, and use it to buy a homeless man dinner, how would you like that"?

The girl looks at her parents, and then back at the man, and says " I have a better idea.
Why don't you go down to the homeless shelter and pick the man up. Then take him to your house and let him pick up all that dog poop, and you just pay him to do it"?

"Ah YES, the man said, WELCOME TO THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY"!!!

George_1950

That's good! And I thought a conservative is a liberal that's been mugged.

Choux

Typical radical *religious* right propaganda.......big laugh and engendering hate toward homeless people who are the least among us. Mostly veterans and schizophrenics and other mentally ill incompetents.

And, Jesus said, what you do for the least of us you do 'for me'.

Shame on you.

progunr

"radical, religious right propaganda huh?

Strong words, hit a little close to home did it?

Either you ignore the real message here, which has NOTHING to do with the homeless, and everything to do with Liberal Ideals vs. Conservative Ideals, and just how wrong the Liberal Ideals really are. The "Robin Hood" idea of taking from the "so called rich" (anyone who pays taxes) and giving it to the "so called poor" who have been taught to depend on the government for everything.

Personal Responsibility, that is what created this fine nation, and that is what we have to get back, if we really want to "heal our souls".

Shame on you!

NeedKarma

I too would rather the homeless have a job and support himself, and I'm still a fairly moderate/liberal guy. The two concepts aren't mutually exclusive.

squeaks77

You guys are funny! Neither the Liberals nor the Conservatives are "right". It's all about what youfeel passionate about. What is ridiculous is hating people who are passionate about different ideas than you.

progunr

Who said anything about hating anyone?

I sure didn't!

I hate the ideals, yes indeed I do, but hate towards the individuals who lack the knowledge to realize how wrong the socialistic liberal ideals are, in me, does not exist.

Actually, I tend to feel sorry for them, unless they are running for public office that is.

NeedKarma

That's called passive-aggressive hate.

progunr

passive-aggressive hate?

OK.

Go ahead, call me a "hater", passive-aggressive or not.

I actually expect that type of response, since it is difficult to argue in favor of Socialism or Liberalism, when the idea of personal responsibility is injected into the debate.

Even a devout Liberal, has a hard time saying that we should "not" be responsible for ourselves.

It's ok, I understand.

Choux

There are few Conservatives in America.....what we have in America is a war of Fascists against Moderates.

I know, this would be difficult for you to understand since you are used to belching slogans and repeating ignorant drivel. We have average citizens rah-rahing for the cause of Fascism because they are ignorant of their own self interests.

Mary Sue, a Moderate

Oh, and homeless people are very damaged, incompetent people.