[From nobody Tue Nov 4 14:45:17 2008 Received: from omta02.suddenlink.net ([208.180.40.74]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v9.2.1) with ESMTP id KMW62220 for <lfalen@turbonet.com>; Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:44:20 -0800 Received: from D38V5R01 ([72.47.119.234]) by omta02.suddenlink.net (InterMail vM.7.05.02.03 201-2174-114-109-20070208) with ESMTP id <20081104014419.IWPD28684.omta02.suddenlink.net@D38V5R01>; Mon, 3 Nov 2008 19:44:19 -0600 From: "Eileen Rowan" <rowan33@suddenlink.net> To: <rowan33@suddenlink.net> Subject: It's all about the (Political)Ice Cream Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:45:27 -0700 Message-ID: <NPEPKOKEAMINEHILHGDGMEKPCBAA.rowan33@suddenlink.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_001D_01C93DE4.56928310" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1933 Importance: Normal X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.66 required=5.00 tests=HTML_MESSAGE=0.00, MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR=0.45, BAYES_50=0.00, MR_NOT_ATTRIBUTED_IP=0.20, NO_RDNS2=0.01 version=3.2.1 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (1.0) on mail.turbonet.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C93DE4.56928310 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 From a third grade teacher It's all about the Ice Cream The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while = teaching third grade in 2000. The presidential election was heating up = and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election = for a class president. We would choose our nominees. They would make a = campaign speech and the class would vote. To simplify the process, = candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what = kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many = nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the = top spot. The class had done a great job in their selections. Both = candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage = because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia's mother. The = day arrived when they were to make their speeches Jamie went first. He = had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by = promising to do his very best. Every one applauded. He sat down and = Olivia came to the podium. Her speech was concise. She said, 'If you = will vote for me, I will give you ice cream. 'She sat down. The class = went wild.'Yes!Yes! We want ice cream. ' She surely would say more. She did not have to. A = discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She = wasn't sure. Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it. = She didn't know. The class really didn't care. All they were thinking = about was ice cream. Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a land slide.=20 Every time Barack Obama opens his mouth he offers ice = cream, and fifty percent of America reacts like nine year olds. They = want ice cream. The other fifty percent know they're going to have to = feed the cow. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- =20 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C93DE4.56928310 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: attachment From: "gmarek" <gmarek@tds.net> To: "anita falen" <rafalen@turbonet.com>, "krista parkins" <bkparkins@cpcinternet.com> Subject: Fw: It's all about the (Political)Ice Cream Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2008 22:51:32 -0700 Message-ID: <00a301c93dc8$100275c0$65d00b45@marek2zf2ctvr9> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C93DE4.5684A060" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1933 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 080731-0, 07/31/2008), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.27 required=5.00 tests=DATE_IN_PAST_06_12=0.93, HTML_MESSAGE=0.00, MAILTO_TO_SPAM_ADDR=0.45, BAYES_20=-0.11, NO_RDNS2=0.01version=3.2.1 X-Spam-Level: * X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.1 (1.0) on mail.turbonet.com Importance: Normal This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C93DE4.5684A060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Norskog To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 1:11 PM Subject: It's all about the (Political)Ice Cream From a third grade teacher It's all about the Ice Cream The most eye-opening civics lesson I ever had was while teaching third grade in 2000. The presidential election was heating up and some of the children showed an interest. I decided we would have an election for a class president. We would choose our nominees. They would make a campaign speech and the class would vote. To simplify the process, candidates were nominated by other class members. We discussed what kinds of characteristics these students should have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and Olivia were picked to run for the top spot. The class had done a great job in their selections. Both candidates were good kids. I thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got lots of parental support. I had never seen Olivia's mother. The day arrived when they were to make their speeches Jamie went first. He had specific ideas about how to make our class a better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. Every one applauded. He sat down and Olivia came to the podium. Her speech was concise. She said, 'If you will vote for me, I will give you ice cream. 'She sat down. The class went wild.'Yes!Yes! We want ice cream. ' She surely would say more. She did not have to. A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay for the ice cream? She wasn't sure. Would her parents buy it or would the class pay for it. She didn't know. The class really didn't care. All they were thinking about was ice cream. Jamie was forgotten. Olivia won by a land slide. Every time Barack Obama opens his mouth he offers ice cream, and fifty percent of America reacts like nine year olds. They want ice cream. The other fifty percent know they're going to have to feed the cow. ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C93DE4.5684A060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.6000.16735" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#00ffff> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20 <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3Decho29@roadrunner.com = href=3D"mailto:echo29@roadrunner.com">Walter=20 Norskog</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3DUndisclosed-Recipient:;=20 href=3D"mailto:Undisclosed-Recipient:;">Undisclosed-Recipient:;</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 02, 2008 1:11 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> It's all about the (Political)Ice Cream = </DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Palatino Linotype" size=3D4></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=3D"Palatino Linotype"=20 size=3D4></FONT><BR>&nbsp;</DIV> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=3Dtop> <DIV id=3Dms__id50><BR><BR>&nbsp;</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: = rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"> <DIV id=3Dyiv570819770> <TABLE cellSpacing=3D0 cellPadding=3D0 border=3D0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=3Dtop> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: = rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"> <DIV id=3Dyiv1357813252> <DIV id=3Dms__id42 dir=3Dltr = align=3Dleft>&nbsp;</DIV><BR> <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader lang=3Den-us = id=3Dms__id43 dir=3Dltr=20 align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DTahoma = size=3D2><BR></FONT><BR>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV id=3Dms__id45><FONT face=3DArial = color=3D#000000>From a third=20 grade teacher</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT = id=3DEC_role_document=20 face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#804040 size=3D3><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial = color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 = size=3D2>It's all about the=20 Ice Cream<BR><BR>The most eye-opening civics lesson I = ever had=20 was while teaching third grade in 2000. The presidential = election was heating up and some of the = children<BR>showed an=20 interest. I decided we would have an election for a = class=20 president. We would choose our nominees. They would make = a=20 campaign speech<BR>and the class would vote. To simplify = the=20 process, candidates were nominated by other class = members. We=20 discussed what kinds of characteristics these students = should=20 have. We got many nominations and from those, Jamie and = Olivia=20 were picked to run for the top spot.<BR>The class had = done a=20 great job in their selections. Both candidates were good = kids. I=20 thought Jamie might have an advantage because he got = lots=20 of<BR>parental support. I had never seen Olivia's = mother. The=20 day arrived when they were to make their speeches Jamie = went=20 first. He had specific ideas<BR>about how to make our = class a=20 better place. He ended by promising to do his very best. = Every=20 one applauded. He sat down and Olivia came to the = podium. Her=20 speech was concise. She said, 'If you will vote for me, = I will=20 give you ice cream. 'She sat down. The class went = wild.'Yes!Yes!=20 We want ice cream. '<BR>She surely would say more. She = did not=20 have to. A discussion followed. How did she plan to pay = for the=20 ice cream? She wasn't sure.<BR>Would her parents buy it = or would=20 the class pay for it. She didn't know. The class really = didn't=20 care. All they were thinking about was ice cream. Jamie = was=20 forgotten. Olivia won by a land slide.=20 </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet = MS"=20 color=3D#804040 size=3D3><FONT = style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"=20 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial = color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet = MS"=20 color=3D#804040 size=3D3><FONT = style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"=20 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial = color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2>Every time Barack Obama opens his mouth he = offers ice=20 cream, and fifty percent of America reacts like nine = year olds.=20 They want ice cream.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT=20 face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#804040 size=3D3><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial = color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><BR>The other fifty = percent know=20 they're going to have to feed the cow.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">&nbsp;</DIV><FONT=20 face=3D"Palatino Linotype"=20 size=3D4></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT=20 face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#804040 size=3D3><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial = color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2></FONT></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: = rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#804040 = size=3D3><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial = color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#804040 = size=3D3><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial = color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 = size=3D2><FONT=20 face=3D"Palatino Linotype"=20 size=3D4></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" color=3D#804040 = size=3D3><FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial = color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2> <HR> <HR> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt = arial"><BR></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT> = <DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>= </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C93DE4.5684A060-- ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C93DE4.56928310--]