(?`?.?Craig Chilton?.???) Be Proudly EGALITARIAN. The *Right* is Usually WRONG!
7/9/2005 2:07:00 PM
[[[ Hateful, bigoted, ignorant, and socially-retarded "Sir
Skidmark" FINALLY did something USEFUL! He
reminded me of the excellence of the post that follows.
Thus, for the first time in several months, I'm RE-posting
it. Enjoy!!! ]]]
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"c-bee1" <c-bee1@insightbb.com> was so kind and so astute
as to post this EXCELLENT article within a thread. Unfortunately,
though, in that location, many people might easily have missed it.
So I'm re-posting it, under its own subject header.
Thanks for providing it to us, "c-bee1" !!
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"A Day in the Life of Joe Middle-Class Republican"
By John Gray, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 2004
Joe gets up at 6:00 AM to prepare his morning coffee. He
fills his pot full of good clean drinking water because some liberal
fought for minimum water quality standards.
He takes his daily medication with his first swallow of coffee. His
medications are safe to take because some liberal fought to insure
their safety and that they would work as advertised.
All but $10.00 of his medications are paid for by his employer's
medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their
employers for paid medical insurance, that Joe now gets too.
He prepares his morning breakfast-bacon and eggs today. Joe's
bacon is safe to eat because some liberal fought for laws to
regulate the meat packing industry.
Joe takes his morning shower reaching for his shampoo. His
bottle is properly labeled with every ingredient and the amount of
its contents because some liberal fought for his right to know what
he was putting on his body and how?many chemicals it?contained.
Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he
breathes is cleaner because some tree hugging liberal fought for
laws to stop industries from polluting our air.
He walks to the subway station for his government-subsidized
ride to work; it saves him considerable money in parking and
transportation fees. You see, some liberal fought for affordable
public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to
be a contributor.
Joe begins his work day; he has a good job with excellent pay,
medical benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because
some liberal union members fought and died for these working
standards.
Joe's employer pays these standards because Joe's employer
doesn't want his employees to call the union. If Joe is hurt on the
job or becomes unemployed he'll get a worker compensation or
unemployment check because some liberal didn't think he should
lose his home because of his temporary misfortune.
It's noon time. Joe needs to make a Bank Deposit so he can
pay some bills. Joe's deposit is federally insured by the FSLIC
because some liberal wanted to protect Joe's money from
unscrupulous bankers who ruined the banking system before
the depression.
Joe has to pay his Fannie Mae underwritten Mortgage and
his below market federal student loan because some stupid
liberal decided that Joe and the government would be better
off if he was educated and earned more money over his lifetime.
Joe is home from work, he plans to visit his father this evening
at his farm home in the country. He gets in his car for the drive to
dad's; his car is among the safest in the world because some
liberal fought for car safety standards.
He arrives at his boyhood home. He was the third generation
to live in the house financed by Farmers Home Administration
(FHA) because bankers didn't want to make rural loans.
The house didn't have electricity until some big government
liberal stuck his nose where it didn't belong and demanded
rural electrification. (Those rural Republicans would still be
sitting in the dark)
He is happy to see his dad, who is now retired. His dad lives
on Social Security and his union pension because some liberal
made sure he could take care of himself so Joe wouldn't have to.
After his visit with dad he gets back in his car for the ride home.
He turns on a radio talk show. The host keeps saying that liberals
are bad and conservatives are good. (He doesn't tell Joe that his
beloved Republicans have fought against every protection and
benefit Joe enjoys throughout his day)
Joe agrees. "We don't need those big government liberals
ruining our lives; after all, I'm a self-made man who believes
everyone should take care of themselves, just like I have."
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-- Craig Chilton <xanadu222_@mchsi.com>