<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Is this what you call fair and balanced, Mr. Falen?<br><br><div>Seeya round town, Moscow.</div><div><br></div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div> </div><div>"When all is said and done, have you done or said enough? Have you just gone along for the ride, or have you steered destiny's hotrod? When you leave this world, did you make it any better than it was when you arrived? All you need is all you've got: your wits and the clothes on your back. Your epitaph is yours to earn. Your legacy is yours to make."</div><div><br></div><div>- Author Unknown</div><div><br></div><div> </div></div><div><br>On Sep 29, 2011, at 10:42, lfalen <<a href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen@turbonet.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span></span><br><span>-----Original message-----</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Subject: People with opposite outlooks.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> This has been around before, but I still think it's worth reading again.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> A rather gentle explanation of the difference in thinking between people with opposite outlooks.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span> A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so many others her age, she considered herself to be very liberal, and among other liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.</span><br><span></span><br><span> She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch conservative, a feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.</span><br><span></span><br><span> One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs.</span><br><span></span><br><span> The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was doing in school.</span><br><span></span><br><span> Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no 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 she spent all her time studying.</span><br><span></span><br><span> Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"</span><br><span></span><br><span> She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung over."</span><br><span></span><br><span> Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."</span><br><span></span><br><span> The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair! I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"</span><br><span></span><br><span> The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the conservative side of the fence."</span><br><span></span><br><span> If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!</span><br><span></span><br><span> If a conservative doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.</span><br><span> If a liberal doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.</span><br><span></span><br><span> If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.</span><br><span> If a liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.</span><br><span></span><br><span> If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.</span><br><span> A liberal wonders who is going to take care of him.</span><br><span></span><br><span> If a conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.</span><br><span> Liberals demand that those they don't like be shut down.</span><br><span></span><br><span> If a conservative is a non-believer, he doesn't go to church.</span><br><span> A liberal non-believer wants any mention of God and Jesus silenced.</span><br><span></span><br><span> If a conservative decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.</span><br><span> A liberal demands that the rest of us pay for his.</span><br><span></span><br><span> If a conservative reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.</span><br><span> A liberal will delete it because he's "offended."</span><br><span></span><br><span> Well, I forwarded it to you. </span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND: white"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt">A rather gentle explanation of the
difference in thinking between people with opposite
outlooks.<br><br><br>A young woman was about to finish her
first year of college. Like so many others her age, she
considered herself to be very liberal, and among other
liberal ideals, was very much in favor of higher taxes to
support more government programs, in other words
redistribution of wealth.<br><br>She was deeply ashamed that
her father was a rather staunch conservative, a feeling she
openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had
participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor,
she felt that her father had for years harbored an evil,
selfish desire to keep what he thought should be
his.<br><br>One day she was challenging her father on his
opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more
government programs.<br><br>The self-professed objectivity
proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth and she
indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she
was doing in school.<br><br>Taken aback, she answered rather
haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let him know that it
was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a very
difficult course load and was constantly studying, which
left her no 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 she spent all her
time studying.<br><br>Her father listened and then asked,
"How is your friend Audrey doing?"<br><br>She replied,
"Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy
classes, she never studies and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She
is so popular on campus; college for her is a blast. She's
always invited to all the parties and lots of times she
doesn't even show up for classes because she's too hung
over."<br><br>Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't
you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off
your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That
way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be
a fair and equal distribution of GPA."<br><br>The daughter,
visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired
back, "That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair! I've
worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of
time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next to
nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail
off!"<br><br>The father slowly smiled, winked and said
gently, "Welcome to the conservative side of the
fence."<br><br>If you ever wondered what side of the fence
you sit on, this is a great test!<br><br>If a conservative
doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.<br>If a liberal
doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.<br><br>If a
conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.<br>If a
liberal is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned
for everyone.<br><br>If a conservative is down-and-out, he
thinks about how to better his situation.<br>A liberal
wonders who is going to take care of him.<br><br>If a
conservative doesn't like a talk show host, he switches
channels.<br>Liberals demand that those they don't like be
shut down.<br><br>If a conservative is a non-believer, he
doesn't go to church.<br>A liberal non-believer wants any
mention of God and Jesus
silenced.</span></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND: white"><b><span style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"><br>If a conservative decides he
needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may
choose a job that provides it.<br>A liberal demands that the
rest of us pay for his.<br><br>If a conservative reads this,
he'll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.<br>A
liberal will delete it because he's "offended."<br><br>Well,
I forwarded it to
you.</span></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></div></div></div></blockquote></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table>
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