Merlin1047
Senior Member
A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many
others her age she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat and was
for distribution of all wealth. She felt deeply ashamed that her father was
a rather staunch Republican which she expressed openly.
One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition to
higher taxes on the rich & more welfare programs. In the middle of her
heart felt diatribe based upon the lectures she had from her far left
professors at her school, he stopped her and asked her point blank, how she
was doing in school.
She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that
it was tough to maintain. That she had to study all the time, never had
time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have
time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many college friends because of
spending all her time studying. That she was taking a more difficult
curriculum.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Mary."
She replied, "Mary is barely getting by", she continued, "all she has is
barely a 2.0 GPA" adding, "and all she takes are easy classes and she never
studies." But to explain further she continued emotionally, "But Mary is so
very popular on campus, college for her is a blast, she goes to all the
parties all the time and very often doesn't even show up for classes
because she is too hung over."
Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office
and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA and give it to her friend who
only had a 2.0." He continued, "That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and
certainly that would be a fair equal distribution of GPA."
The daughter visibly shaken by the fathers suggestion angrily fired back,
"That wouldn't be fair! I worked really hard for mine, I did without and
Mary has done little or nothing, she played while I worked real hard!"
The father slowly smiled and said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."
others her age she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat and was
for distribution of all wealth. She felt deeply ashamed that her father was
a rather staunch Republican which she expressed openly.
One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition to
higher taxes on the rich & more welfare programs. In the middle of her
heart felt diatribe based upon the lectures she had from her far left
professors at her school, he stopped her and asked her point blank, how she
was doing in school.
She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that
it was tough to maintain. That she had to study all the time, never had
time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have
time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many college friends because of
spending all her time studying. That she was taking a more difficult
curriculum.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Mary."
She replied, "Mary is barely getting by", she continued, "all she has is
barely a 2.0 GPA" adding, "and all she takes are easy classes and she never
studies." But to explain further she continued emotionally, "But Mary is so
very popular on campus, college for her is a blast, she goes to all the
parties all the time and very often doesn't even show up for classes
because she is too hung over."
Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office
and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA and give it to her friend who
only had a 2.0." He continued, "That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and
certainly that would be a fair equal distribution of GPA."
The daughter visibly shaken by the fathers suggestion angrily fired back,
"That wouldn't be fair! I worked really hard for mine, I did without and
Mary has done little or nothing, she played while I worked real hard!"
The father slowly smiled and said, "Welcome to the Republican Party."
