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October 27, 2008

A parable of hope and change

Lifted from an Anonymous.

Yesterday on my way to lunch at Doe's, I passed one of the homeless guys in that area, with a sign that read "Vote Obama, I need the money."

Once in the Doe's my waiter had on an "Obama 08" tee shirt.

When the bill came, I decided not to tip the waiter and explained to him while he had given me exceptional service, that his tee shirt made me feel he obviously believes in Senator Obama's plan to redistribute the wealth. I told him I was going to redistribute his tip to someone that I deemed more in need--the homeless guy outside. He stood there in disbelief and angrily stormed away.

I went outside, gave the homeless guy $3 and told him to thank the waiter inside, as I had decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy looked at me in disbelief but seemed grateful.

As I got in my truck, I realized this rather unscientific redistribution experiment had left the homeless guy quite happy for the money he did not earn, but the waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn.

Well, I guess this redistribution of wealth is going to take a while to catch on, with those doing the work.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at October 27, 2008 03:24 AM

Comments

It won't take that long to catch on once the MSM shows footage of the re-education camps, or once the Youth Groups' anthems include the details of the procedures carried out in the camps.

Dear Glorious O!
He tore the soulless hearts
from the unrepentant earners!
And no, this is not a metaphor!

Posted by: Lickmuffin [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 27, 2008 02:53 PM

I am "detecting" a note of insincerity in this commentary. Obama is not going to let you hold on to that cynicism, Lickmuffin.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 27, 2008 03:41 PM

Brilliant bit of street theatre + object lesson, with one small caveat. You can only do it at places where you intend to never dine again.

Posted by: Chris Taylor [TypeKey Profile Page] at October 27, 2008 03:48 PM