A Kids View of Elections

An Elementary Look at Campaigns and Elections

Kids explain elections,. You’ll especially like the last
one….

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Did you ever think what I used to think about candidates running neck-and-neck? Well it is not true.

Universal suffrage means that even the illegible get to vote.

Calling a person a runner-up is the polite way of saying they lost.

What I learned about elections is that we aren’t really getting to
elect the president. It is some people in a college who get to. I have
not decided what to do about it yet but I am not going to just sit
around.

It is possible to get the majority of electoral votes without getting
the majority of popular votes. Anyone who can ever understand how this
works gets to be president.

Some of our presidents never did much else and are famous only because they became president.

The more I think about trying to run for president the less I think of it.

The president has the power to appoint and disappoint the members of his cabinet.

Much has been said about balancing the budget. It has been found that the budget is more talkable than balanceable.

The campaign is when the candidate tells what he stand for and the
election is when the votes tell if they can stand for his being elected.

In January, the president makes his Inaugural Address after he has been sworn at.

Once he is elected, sometimes the president has to work 24 hours a day until he finds out what he is supposed to do.

The nominees are usually called candidates or campaigners although I have heard them called other things.

One of the strictest rules is all dark horses running for president must be people.

Popular votes tell who is the most popular. Electoral votes tell who is the most elected.

Noncommittal is to be able to talk and talk without saying anything.

A dark horse is a candidate that the delegates don’t know enough about to dislike yet.

Political science is to try to figure out what makes candidates act that way.

When they talk about the most promising presidential candidate, they mean the one who can think of the most things to promise.

Elephants and donkeys never fought until politics came along.

We are learning how to make our election results known quicker and
quicker. It is our campaigns we are having trouble getting any shorter.

One of the mainest rules of campaigning is you are not allowed to go on a whistle-stop tour without a train.

Speaking of defeat, candidates are told never to.

and…

Campaigns give us a great deal of happiness by their finally ending.

Into thin air, the book.

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I have found over the years that there is no such thing as reality, it is only how we perceive it. Each of us may have a different view of it because of our different beliefs and experiences. Two individuals can be sitting side by side, looking at the same event and “see” two entirely different outcomes based on their individual perceptions

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Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

Many of you are aware that the US Supreme
Court ruled that the state of Missouri cannot discriminate against the
Ku Klux Klan when it comes to groups that want to participate in the
adopt-a-highway program.

While seeing the name of the Klan on a
highway sign is aesthetically
disgusting, most realized that this decision was victory for free speech
andequal protection under the law.

Well, the Department of Transportation
in Missouri has gotten its legal
revenge, and boy is it sweet. True, they can’t remove the KKK’s
adopt-a-highway sign, but no one would dispute the state’s right to name
the highway itself.

The KKK is now regularly cleaning up a
stretch of the newly christened
Rosa Parks Freeway!

AND YOU THOUGHT GOD DID NOT HAVE A SENSE
OF HUMOR

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His Name was Fleming

His Name Was Farmer Fleming

His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish
farmer.

One day, while trying to eke out a living for his family, he heard
a
cry for help coming from a nearby bog. He dropped his tools and ran
to the bog. There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified
boy, screaming and struggling to free himself.

Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what
could have been a slow and
terrifying death.

The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman’s sparse
surroundings. An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and
introduced himself as the father of the boy Farmer Fleming had
saved.

“I want to repay you,” said the nobleman. “You saved my son’s
life.”

“No, I can’t accept payment for what I did,” the Scottish
farmer
replied, waving off the offer.

At that moment, the farmer’s own son came to the door of the family
hovel.

“Is that your son?” the nobleman asked.

“Yes,” the farmer replied proudly.

“I’ll make you a deal. Let me take him and give him a good
education.

If the lad is anything like his father, he’ll grow to a man you can
be proud of.”

And that he did. In time, Farmer Fleming’s son graduated
from St.
Mary’s Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become
known throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming,
the discoverer of Penicillin.

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Years afterward, the nobleman’s son was stricken with
pneumonia.
What saved him? Penicillin.

The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph
Churchill.

His son’s name? Sir Winston Churchill.

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Throughout man’s long history on earth,there has been one group of people who have carried the torch of liberty and freedom throughout the ages , from time immemorial until the present day. In these days their counsel is need more than ever.

 

Politically Correct Descriptions of Men

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• He does not have a beer gut …He has developed a liquid grain storage facility.
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• He is not a bad dancer …He is overly caucasian.
  
• He does not get lost all the time …He investigates alternative destinations. 

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• He is not balding …He is in follicle regression.
• He is not a cradle robber …He prefers generationally differential relationships.
• He does not get falling-down drunk …He becomes accidentally horizontal.
• He does not act like a total ass …He develops a case of rectal-cranial inversion.
• He is not a male chauvinist pig …He has swine empathy.
• He is not afraid of commitment …He is monogamously challenged.

• He is not horny …He is sexually focused.
• It’s not his crack you see when he bends over …It is male cleavage.

 

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The wisdom of our ancestors

There is an extreme shortage of common sense in today’s world, When looking back in history, I soon discovered this has always been a problem, Benjamin Franklin once said, ”Of all the senses, common sense seems to be the one that is used the least.” As obvious as it may seem, many seem to be totally oblivious to it. Most, if not all of the problems the world faces today could be solved if people would just sit back and think about what would seem to be the most obvious and simple solution to any issue. Often times people tend to over complicate the issues. I often think back to what my parents and grandparents believed and said, at the time I thought they were totally out of their mind and ignored it. I now wish I would have listened and followed their advice. It is now evident they were a lot smarter than we gave them credit for. Many times, in today’s world, the schools and universities can no longer be counted on to teach truth and values that will guide someone through life.

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The Barber Shop

(Passing this along exactly as I got it….)

One day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the cut he
asks the barber about his bill. “I’m sorry, I can’t accept money from
you. I’m doing community service this week.”

The florist is pleased and leaves the shop. The next morning when
the barber goes to open his shop, there’s a thank you card and a dozen
roses waiting at his door.

Later that day a cop comes in for a haircut and he also goes to pay
the barber, and the barber replies: “I’m sorry, I can’t accept money
from you. I’m doing community service this week.”

The cop is happy and leaves the shop. The next morning the barber
goes to open his shop, there is a thank you card and a dozen donuts
waiting at his door.

Later that day a Democrat comes for a haircut and when he asks the
barber what he owes, the barber replies: “I’m sorry, I can’t accept
money from you. I’m doing community service this week.”

The Democrat is very happy and leaves. The next morning when the
barber goes to open his shop, there are a dozen Democrats waiting at his
door.

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Leroy

 

The Social Worker

A woman walks into the downtown welfare office, trailed by 15 kids.

“Wow,” the social worker exclaims, “Are they all yours?!?”

“Yep, they are all mine,” the flustered momma sighs, having heard

that question a thousand times before. She says, “Sit down Leroy.” All
the children rush to find seats.

“Well,” says the social worker, “then you must be here to sign up. I’ll need all your children’s names.”

“This one’s my oldest: his name is Leroy.”

“OK, and who’s next?”

“Well, this one, he is Leroy, also.”

The social worker raises an eyebrow but continues. One by one,

through the oldest four, all boys, all are named Leroy. Then she is
introduced to the eldest girl, named Leigh Roy!

“All right…” says the caseworker, “I’m seeing a pattern here. Are they all named Leroy?”

Their Momma replied, “Well, yes — it makes it easier. When it is

time to get them out of bed and ready for school, I yell, ‘Leroy!’ An’
when it’s time for dinner, I just yell ‘Leroy!’ an’ they all comes a
runnin.’ An ‘if I need to stop the kid who’s running into the street, I
just yell ‘Leroy’ and all of them stop. It’s the smartest idea I ever
had, namin’ them all Leroy.”

The social worker thinks this over for a bit and agrees, but then she

wrinkles her forehead and says tentatively, “But what if you just want one kid to come, and not the whole bunch?”

“Oh, then I call them by their last names.”

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America is in serious trouble, many no longer realize what values and principles our country is founded on and have strayed from the common sense and creative thinking of our ancestors, how can we fix it?

 

 

Dear Abby

Dear Abby:
My husband is a lying cheat. He tells me he loves me, but he has
cheated our entire marriage. He is a good provider and has many
friends and supporters.

They know he is a lying cheat, but they
just avoid the issue. He
is a hard worker but many of his coworkers are leery of him. Every
time he gets caught, he denies it all. Then he admits that he was
wrong and begs me to forgive him. This has been going on for so
long, everyone in town knows he is a cheat. I don’t know what to do.
Signed Frustrated

Dear Frustrated:
You should dump him. Now that you are a New York Senator, you
don’t need him anymore.

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The Worst Ethnic Joke Ever

The Worst Ethnic Joke Ever Told

As it’s not politically correct to direct a joke at any particular ethnic minority, try this one:

 

An Englishman, a Scotsman, an Irishman, a Welshman, a Latvian, a Turk, a German, an Indian, several Americans (including a southerner [but certainly not a redneck!], a New Englander, and a Californian), an Argentinian, a Dane, an Australian, a Slovakian, an Egyptian, a Japanese, a Moroccan, a Frenchman, a New Zealander, a Spaniard, a Russian, a Guatemalan, a Colombian, a Pakistani, a Malaysian, a Croatian, a Uzbek, a Cypriot, a Pole, a Lithuanian, a Chinese, a Sri
Lankan, a Lebanese, a Cayman Islander, a Ugandan, a Vietnamese, a Korean, a Uraguayan, a Czech, an Icelander, a Mexican, a Finn, a Honduran, a Panamanian, an Andorran, an Israeli, a Venezuelan, a Fijian, a Peruvian, an Estonian, a Brazilian, a Portuguese, a Liechtensteiner, a Mongolian, a Hungarian, a Canuck, a Moldovan, a Haitian, a Norfolk Islander, a Macedonian, a Bolivian, a Cook Islander, a Tajikistani, a Samoan, an Armenian, a Aruban, an Albanian, a Greenlander, a Micronesian, a Virgin Islander, a Georgian, a Bahamanian, a Belarusian, a Cuban, a Tongan, a Cambodian, a Qatari, an Azerbaijani, a Romanian, a Chilean, a Kyrgyzstani, a Jamaican, a Filipino, a Ukrainian, a Dutchman, a Taiwanese, an Ecuadorian, a Costa Rican, a Swede, a Bulgarian, a Serb, a Swiss, a Greek, a Belgian, a Singaporean, an Italian, a Norwegian and 47-53 Africans walk into a fine restaurant.

“I’m sorry,” said the snooty maître d’, “but you can’t come in here without a Thai.”
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The Hot Air Balloon

Where Am I?

A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him,”Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don’t know where I am.”

The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, “You’re in a hot air balloon approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level. You are 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.”

She rolled her eyes and said, “You must be a Republican.”

“I am,” replied the man. “How did you know?”

“Well,” answered the balloonist, “Everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information and I’m still lost. Frankly, you’ve not been much help to me.”

The man smiled and responded, “You must be a Democrat. “

“I am,” replied the balloonist. “How did you know?”

“Well,” said the man, “you don’t know where you are or where you’re going. You’ve risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air.You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. Plus, you’re in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow now it’s my fault!”

Obama, McCain and Hillary All Die And Go To Heaven

John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama all die and go to heaven.God looks down from his throne and asks McCain , “Do you think you deserve to be in heaven?”

McCain takes a breath and then replies, “Well, I think so because I was agreat leader and tried to follow the words in your great book .” God looks down and then says, “You can sit to my left side.”

So, McCain takes his seat and then God asks the same question to Hillary, “Do you think you deserve to be in heaven?” Hillary thinks for a second and then replies, “I think so because I have been fighting for the rights of so many people for so long.” God again looks down and this time says, “You can sit to my right side.”

Finally God turns to Barack Obama and asks, “Do you think you deserve to be in heaven?”

Obama smiled and replied, “I think you’re in my seat