The Ant and the Grasshopper.

[Guest goldstudmuffin]

There are two Versions - Read Both

TRADITIONAL VERSION:

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building

his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and

plays the summer away.

Come winter, the ant is warm and well fed. The grasshopper has no

food or shelter, so he dies out in the cold.

MORAL OF THE STORY: Be responsible for yourself!

MODERN VERSION

The ant works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building

his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

The grasshopper thinks the ant is a fool and laughs and dances and

plays the summer away.

Come winter, the shivering grasshopper calls a press conference and

demands to know why the ant should be warm and well fed while others

are cold and starving.

CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, and ABC show up to provide pictures of the

shivering grasshopper next to a video of the ant in his comfortable

home with a table filled with food.

America is stunned by the sharp contrast.

How can this be, that in a country of such wealth, this poor

grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

Kermit the Frog appears on Oprah with the grasshopper, and everybody

cries when they sing, 'It's Not Easy Being Green.'

Jesse Jackson stages a demonstration in front of the ant's house

where the news stations film the group singing, 'We shall overcome. Jesse

then has the group kneel down to pray to God for the grasshopper's

sake.

Nancy Pelosi, Barack Obama, John Kerry & Harry Reid exclaim in an

interview with Larry King that the ant has gotten rich off the back of

the grasshopper, and both call for an immediate tax hike on the ant

to make him pay his fair share.

Finally, the EEOC drafts the Economic Equity and Anti-Grasshopper

Act retroactive to the beginning of the summer! The ant is fined for

failing to hire a proportionate number of green bugs and, having

nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, his home is confiscated by

the government.

Hillary Clinton gets her old law firm to represent the grasshopper in

a defamation suit against the ant, and the case is tried before a

panel of federal judges that Bill Clinton appointed from a list of

single-parent welfare recipients.

The ant loses the case.

The story ends as we see the grasshopper finishing up the last bits

of the ant's food while the government house he is in, which just

happens to be the ant's old house, crumbles around him because he doesn't

maintain it.

The ant has disappeared in the snow.

The grasshopper is found dead in a drug related incident and the

house, now abandoned, is taken over by a gang of spiders who

terrorize the once peaceful neighborhood.

MORAL OF THE STORY:

Be very careful how you vote in 2008

[Bandana Don]

Amen is all I can add.

Don

[chascpetty]

WE NEED MORE PEOPLE THAT THINK LIKE THAT!

Chuck

Be responsible for yourself!

[Reg]

Goldstudmuffin,

Your ignorance is showing.

Reg

[Guest goldstudmuffin]

Reg,

Where did I show ignorance? It's just one of Aesop's fables providing a moral lesson about hard work and preparation. The modern verson of the Ant and the Grasshopper gives an example of a libertarian socialist society. Reg would that be good or bad for our society? People should be very careful how they vote, Barack Obama seems to attract Marxists. Are you a follower of Karl Marx?

Russ

[Reg]

muffin,

Your ignorance is still showing.

Reg

[grubstake]

YEH! I CLING to my GUNS and religon! Mostly my guns! Grubstake

They told me in 1966 when I joined the Army, my rifle was my best friend, and my knife my second best friend. Still holds true in a tight spot.

[claim jumper]

Don't take Reg too serious. He is about as far left as they come. I would bet money he is voting for Obama. So be easy on him or he will cry and not return to this forum.

[vini]

People like reg want to regulate your FREEDOM OF SPEECH Russ, that isn't going to happen more need to speak out.

A few days ago went in to get some smokes a guy who was delivering metioned how his boss docks his pay if things dont go right on his route and you know what i told him, we're at the bottom of the food chain but we can still do something about being mistreated.

Another guy during this same day another location was talking about how he was going to now get taxed even more if so and so took office, how he had worked his butt off to get in the financial bracket he's in now, he took risks and layed money borrowed on the line to grow and now he's going to get SLAMMED with more taxes and he'll probably lose his business.

GREED, CONTROL, BIGGER GOVERNMENT TELLING US ALL HOW TO LIVE taking our money to pay off bad loans it goes on and on its getting pretty sickening but we have a choice at least when we hit the ballot box. A few days ago I had decided not to vote or just throw it away today I changed my thinking I know what I dont want and i dont want LIBERALSIM IN MY LIFE nor do I want more REGULATIONS OF OUR LAND from the enviro MENTAL whackos, so you know now where my vote will be going.

reg take your name calling and cram it where the sun don't SHINE PAL......

[grubstake]

I vote ever election, I vote for those that think and have the same values as I would like, I figure if you don't vote! You got no room to gripe. My personal feelings about Obama, is he is a radical, in his thinking and the way he would govern. Race, religion, all aside, he thinks like a communist, has only though and planned to take our country over from the inside, just like the communist said they would back in the 50's and 60's.These are my thoughts and since I already voted for McCain by absentee ballot. That all that needs to be said. Obama has never served in the military, thinks he's better than anyone else, and so does his wife{his projections} not mine I've got kids almost his age, I wouldn't turn over the car keys to some of them, much less the USA. Grubstake

[DOC]

I never have cared too much for people that have too many unanswered questions surrounding them. You know things like whether you were even born in The U.S. and allowed to run for the presidency of the United States.

If you were born in the U.S., and people question it, why not just show your original birth certificate to the world and settle the issue once and for all?

Instead Barack Obama had a poor sick grandmother that he had to go see in Hawaii. Notice that you have heard nothing about her since he went to Hawaii?

And what a coincidence. What did the Governor of Hawaii do after BO's visit?

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=...mp;pageId=79174

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Although the legitimacy of Sen. Barack Obama's birth certificate has become a focus of intense speculation – and even several lawsuits – WND has learned that Hawaii's Gov. Linda Lingle has placed the candidate's birth certificate under seal and instructed the state's Department of Health to make sure no one in the press obtains access to the original document under any circumstances.

Call me suspicious, but when you have nothing to hide, you hide nothing.

Then of course we have his own paternal grandmother talking about how proud she is of Barack and that she was present in the delivery room when Barack was born IN KENYA, which by the way is not in the United States, last I checked.

http://www.israelenews.com/view.asp?ID=3324

"Someone is lying. According to Obama's Kenyan (paternal) grandmother, as well as his half-brother and half-sister, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Kenya, not in Hawaii as the Democratic candidate for president claims. His grandmother bragged that her grandson is about to be President of the United States and is so proud because she was present DURING HIS BIRTH IN KENYA, in the delivery room. -This, according to several news sites and Pennsylvania attorney Philip J. Berg (see video below) who is, surprisingly, a life long democrat himself. Berg is the former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and he has an impressive background in his activities as a democrat, but his support for the party seemingly stops when it comes to his trust in Barack Hussein Obama."

But you know how grandmother's lie.

Now let's assume just for one minute, that Barack Obama gets elected. And later, someone gets ahold of that birth certificate that shows he was not born in Hawaii, that he was born in Kenya, and as such, he is not eligible to be president of the United States. Now we have to enforce the Constitution, his butt has to be thrown out of office. Now you better hold on to your rear ends because we are going to have a whole bunch of very upset people on both sides

And by the way, I don't need anyone telling me how I am letting my stupidity show, I have a wife for that. You can chalk this up to me having been a cop, I just like it better when things add up, stories check out, and everyone is telling the same story. Like I said, my experience has been that people with nothing to hide, hide nothing; their life is an open book.

Doc

[grubstake]

Hurah for freedom of speach! isn't it nice! Vote! Vote for freedom! enjoy what we have now! and vote! or get ready for another revolution coming to a place near you soon. freedom is not free, it cost dearly! our sons and our fathers, grandfathers have fought and paid the price of our freedom with there blood. Remember that, never forget! you may have to do the same one day, or your grand kids. Grubstake LET me say, that when that time comes, not if! I'll be one of the first to step up to the plate, if I can still step or crawl.

[shep]

Agree with most of the above! It's a sorry world when repeatedly one has to vote for the lessor of two evils; not good and evil, although this one is close to that!

Be prepared! Hell, they rioted in Philly, last night, and they won! go figure!

[paleface]

I never have cared too much for people that have too many unanswered questions surrounding them. You know things like whether you were even born in The U.S. and allowed to run for the presidency of the United States.

If you were born in the U.S., and people question it, why not just show your original birth certificate to the world and settle the issue once and for all?

Instead Barack Obama had a poor sick grandmother that he had to go see in Hawaii. Notice that you have heard nothing about her since he went to Hawaii?

And what a coincidence. What did the Governor of Hawaii do after BO's visit?

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=...mp;pageId=79174

HONOLULU, Hawaii – Although the legitimacy of Sen. Barack Obama's birth certificate has become a focus of intense speculation – and even several lawsuits – WND has learned that Hawaii's Gov. Linda Lingle has placed the candidate's birth certificate under seal and instructed the state's Department of Health to make sure no one in the press obtains access to the original document under any circumstances.

Call me suspicious, but when you have nothing to hide, you hide nothing.

Then of course we have his own paternal grandmother talking about how proud she is of Barack and that she was present in the delivery room when Barack was born IN KENYA, which by the way is not in the United States, last I checked.

http://www.israelenews.com/view.asp?ID=3324

"Someone is lying. According to Obama's Kenyan (paternal) grandmother, as well as his half-brother and half-sister, Barack Hussein Obama was born in Kenya, not in Hawaii as the Democratic candidate for president claims. His grandmother bragged that her grandson is about to be President of the United States and is so proud because she was present DURING HIS BIRTH IN KENYA, in the delivery room. -This, according to several news sites and Pennsylvania attorney Philip J. Berg (see video below) who is, surprisingly, a life long democrat himself. Berg is the former Deputy Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and he has an impressive background in his activities as a democrat, but his support for the party seemingly stops when it comes to his trust in Barack Hussein Obama."

But you know how grandmother's lie.

Now let's assume just for one minute, that Barack Obama gets elected. And later, someone gets ahold of that birth certificate that shows he was not born in Hawaii, that he was born in Kenya, and as such, he is not eligible to be president of the United States. Now we have to enforce the Constitution, his butt has to be thrown out of office. Now you better hold on to your rear ends because we are going to have a whole bunch of very upset people on both sides

And by the way, I don't need anyone telling me how I am letting my stupidity show, I have a wife for that. You can chalk this up to me having been a cop, I just like it better when things add up, stories check out, and everyone is telling the same story. Like I said, my experience has been that people with nothing to hide, hide nothing; their life is an open book.

Doc

But on the flip side........

It is almost as much a mystery as to why the McCain campaign has declined to publicly release the senator's birth certificate due to the unusual circumstances surrounding his reported place of birth....

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/fact-checke...birthplace.html

This much was released about Obama, probably not the true document.

http://fightthesmears.com/articles/5/birthcertificate

They should both come clean.........

Jim

[Reg]

Doc, Vini, Claim Jumper,

Your ignorance is showing.

Reg

[claim jumper]

Doc, Vini, Claim Jumper,

Your ignorance is showing.

Reg

That sure tells us who your voting for!!! And your views of our country and beliefs!!

[DOC]

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/31/ob...dorsing-papers/

"Journalists from three major newspapers that endorsed John McCain have reportedly been booted from Barack Obama's campaign plane for the final leg of the presidential race."

What a kind, tolerant and compassionate dictator, ah, I mean president, Barack Hussein Obama will be. It is obvious that he will be a bi-partisan that will try to work hard to bridge the divide with those of differing views.

If McCain threw every reporter off of his plane from a newspaper that endorsed Obama, he could downsize to a two seater.

Doc

[Reg]

claim jumper,

You are really one sorry ass. You obvously voted for the only president to try to ban guns and you imply you know my beliefs. Nobody I voted did this. You voted for the person who lied to the American public for reasons to send Americans to their deaths in a country that was not a threat to the US and you supported this. So, it is you through your stupidity who supported the killing of US troops because of lies, not me.

It is you who supported the president who believes in reducing the malpractice limits. So it is you who is helping the doctors who maimed a person's grandchild. Yes, it is you through your stupidity such things are easier to do.

So, don't imply that I am non patriotic. I am just not stupid.

Maybe we should put McCain in and let him have his way. After all, he voted to reduce VA benefits and wants to cut medicare and medicade. Better yet, you should convince him that all socialistic policies are bad. Then we can eliminate some of them you just might need such as public schools, public highways, the VA, medicare, Medicaid, social security, FCC, FAA, FDA, ICC, etc. These are just some of the socialistic governmental divisions that many Americans survive on. You appear to be about as smart as Muffin Gump who believes that all socialism is bad. So, obviously, you, like muffin gump, would want to do away with them. After all, we can't have any "Marxist" concepts in use.

BTW, just for the record, I probably own more guns than you do and at least, I am smart enough to know who to vote for so assure they remain mine. I work on facts and actions and not propaganda and low IQ remarks.

I personally consider it far more patriotic to bring our troops home rather than have one more die for lies. If that makes me unpatriotic in your eyes, you truly are pathetic. Personally, I feel you and people like you should sign up and demand Iraq as the place to be sent. In the mean time, don't forget to invest heavily in the stock market to support your president, whose policies have made the market and the economy what it is today.

One thing I am not is a racist bigot. Yes, I voted for Obama and proud of it.

Reg

[Guest goldstudmuffin]

Reg, why do you like name calling? Everything from ignorant, Minelab morons, muffin gump, sorry ass, racist bigot! I get it now Reg, you think you are one of the "intellectual elite" and you like to insult other people by telling them how ignorant they are! Reg it seems to me that a person with your IQ should have more important problems to tackle. For example... why is Bruce Candy's Minelab detector better than "yours" or Eric Fostors Gold Scan, Garrett's Infinium or Whites new PI? If I didn't know better I would think that the more intelligent some people are, the more that they think that they are God and they just don't like the competition.

If you want to live under Socialism and Obama's dictatorship why don't you move to the U.S.S.R., North Korea, or China. I'll bet your good buddy Hugo Chavez would even take you in!

Russ: livin in the USA clinging to my God, my guns and my Minelab!!!

[Reg]

Muffin Gump,

You started the name calling and I am just meeting you head on. If you don't like it or both of us in the US, you move. I have been here longer, so you move. Better yet, grow up and learn the facts. If you don't like being called a fool, then don't act like one. It is that simple. What gives you the right to try to condemn anyone else or use name calling directly or indirectly and then cry like a baby when it comes back at you.

As for being one of the elite, I have never said that was one. I simply do not run off at the mouth with no facts to back my statements or try to preach a political agenda that is based upon stupidity. You have basically called Obama a dictator and you are worried about name calling? What a joke. Lets hope McCain gets elected. History will repeat itself and 1929 will look like the good old days. I am set for life, are you?

Reg

[Dakota Slim]

Hey, Obama will probably be a better President than Clinton was if he wins but I find it amazing that anyone who has any interest in prospecting or mining can be attracted to the Democratic Party. I can assure you that the Clintons, Obama and all the rest of the leftist elite consider the average Joe to be a peon and they thrive on power. Closing off forests and deserts to the public is one way they like to exercise that power.

[dutch john]

Howdy Guys.... Gosh, please lighten up.... This is nuggethunting.com... "America's

guide to finding elusive gold nuggets." All of you have too much knowledge to share

on how to find these elusive gold nuggets... do not waste the time in anger and

frustration... Not good for the ol' blood pressure... With this said, "Lets go back to

discussing 'how to' find those getting more and more elusive nuggets.

My Best to ALL and keep the Faith... Jim "tailgate" Straight

[claim jumper]

claim jumper,

You are really one sorry ass. You obvously voted for the only president to try to ban guns and you imply you know my beliefs. Nobody I voted did this. You voted for the person who lied to the American public for reasons to send Americans to their deaths in a country that was not a threat to the US and you supported this. So, it is you through your stupidity who supported the killing of US troops because of lies, not me.

It is you who supported the president who believes in reducing the malpractice limits. So it is you who is helping the doctors who maimed a person's grandchild. Yes, it is you through your stupidity such things are easier to do.

So, don't imply that I am non patriotic. I am just not stupid.

Maybe we should put McCain in and let him have his way. After all, he voted to reduce VA benefits and wants to cut medicare and medicade. Better yet, you should convince him that all socialistic policies are bad. Then we can eliminate some of them you just might need such as public schools, public highways, the VA, medicare, Medicaid, social security, FCC, FAA, FDA, ICC, etc. These are just some of the socialistic governmental divisions that many Americans survive on. You appear to be about as smart as Muffin Gump who believes that all socialism is bad. So, obviously, you, like muffin gump, would want to do away with them. After all, we can't have any "Marxist" concepts in use.

BTW, just for the record, I probably own more guns than you do and at least, I am smart enough to know who to vote for so assure they remain mine. I work on facts and actions and not propaganda and low IQ remarks.

I personally consider it far more patriotic to bring our troops home rather than have one more die for lies. If that makes me unpatriotic in your eyes, you truly are pathetic. Personally, I feel you and people like you should sign up and demand Iraq as the place to be sent. In the mean time, don't forget to invest heavily in the stock market to support your president, whose policies have made the market and the economy what it is today.

One thing I am not is a racist bigot. Yes, I voted for Obama and proud of it.

Reg

Reg, first off your stupid!! Bush did not lie. He had the same facts everyone else did. Even J Kerry said we should go to Iraq. The facts everyone had was wrong, not Bush.

2nd, I would not be bragging about your guns, might fall on the wrong ears.

3rd who said anything about Obama being black is the reason for voting McCain?? Just you saying raqcist.

4th You need to get off of Democratic Underground and learn who was responsible for the Stock Market problems.

5th I hear you say before you think it was a inside job done by our government that made the Twin towers and building #5 fall.

6th. Did I tell you your stupid yet??? .

[claim jumper]

Oh yea, I forgot to say I think your presence here will be remembered for a while. Should of kept your mouth shut while you were ahead.

[Guest goldstudmuffin]

Reg "Grasshopper elite"

I'm very happy you're set for live. Under Obama's tax plan you may have to go back to work when he "spreads the wealth around"! I don't owe any money to anyone, my house and all my cars and trucks have been paid for years ago. I'll be fine, It's my children and grandchildren I worry about.

grasshopper, why would anyone that believes in the 9-11 conspiracy and all the other government coverups want to live here in the USA?