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The ANT AND THE  GRASSHOPPER This one is a little different ... Two Different Versions ... Two Different Morals OLD 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 OLD STORY: Be responsible for yourself! MODERN VERSION The ant works hard in the withering heat and the rain 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 allowed to be warm and well fed while he is co...

Under President Woodrow Wilson, 116,516 soldiers died in World War I during 1917-18.  Under President Franklin Roosevelt, 405,399 died in WWII during 1941-45.  Under President Harry Truman, 54,246 died in Korea during 1950-53.  Under President John F. Kennedy, 191 died in Vietnam during 1961-63.  Under President Lyndon Johnson, 48,399 died in Vietnam during  1964-69.  Under President Richard Nixon, 21,194 American soldiers were killed in Vietnam during 1969-74.  Under President George H.W. Bush, 383 died in the Gulf War in 1991.  Under President George W. Bush, 4,371 died in Iraq during 2003-09, and 947 soldiers died during 2001-09 in Afghanistan. Under President Barack Obama, 124 died in Iraq during 2001-09, and 1,749 soldiers died from 2009-16 in Afghanistan. So, here are the totals: 626,761 soldiers killed under Democrat presidents. 26,895  soldiers killed under Republican pres...

While walking down the street one day a US senator is tragically hit  by a truck and dies. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.  "Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems  there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these  parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you." "No problem, just let me in," says the man. "Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from higher up. What we'll do  is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can  choose where to spend eternity." "Really, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the  senator. "I'm sorry, but we have our rules." And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes  down, down, down to hell. The doors open and he finds himself in the  middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and  standing in front of it are ...

  H.L. Mencken (born 1880 - died 1956) was a journalist, satirist, critic and registered Democrat. Mencken wrote the editorial below while working for the  Baltimore Evening Sun : As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people.   On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will   be occupied by a downright fool and complete narcissistic moron.                                  -H.L.  Mencken, the Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920 So it was written, and so it has come to pass... Want more quotes? Just click here .

Saul Alinsky died about 43 years ago, but his writings influenced those in political control of our nation today....... Recall that Hillary did her college thesis on his writings, and Obama writes about him in his books. Died: June 12, 1972, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA Education: University of Chicago Spouse: Irene Alinsky Books:  Rules for Radicals ,  Reveille for Radicals Anyone out there think that this stuff isn't happening today in the U.S. ?   How to create a social state by Saul Alinsky:   There are  eight levels of control  that must be obtained before you are able  to create a social state. The first is the most important:   Healthcare -  Control healthcare and you control the people Poverty -  Increase the poverty level as high as possible, poor people are easier to control and will not fight back if you are providing everything for them to live. Debt -  Increase the debt to an unsustainable level. ...

There was a Chemistry professor in a large college that had some exchange students in the class. One day while the class was in the  lab the professor noticed one young man (exchange student) who kept  rubbing his back and stretching as if his back hurt. The professor asked the young man what was the matter. The student told him he had a bullet lodged in his back. He had been shot  while fighting communists in his native country who were trying to  overthrow his country's government and install a new communist  government. In the midst of his story he looked at the professor and asked a strange  question. He asked, " Do you know how to catch wild pigs?" The professor thought it was a joke and asked for the punch line. The young man said this was no joke. "You catch wild pigs by finding a suitable place! in the woods and putting corn on the ground. The pigs find it and begin to come  everyday to eat the free corn. When they are used to coming every d...

ARLINGTON CEMETERY Jeopardy Question:  On Jeopardy the other night, the final question was "How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns?" All three contestants missed it!  1. How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the tomb of the Unknowns and why? 21 steps :  It alludes to the twenty-one gun salute which is the highest honor given any military or  foreign dignitary.  2. How long does he hesitate after his about face to begin his return walk and why? 21 seconds for the same reason as answer number 1 3. Why are his gloves wet? His gloves are moistened to prevent his losing his grip on the rifle. 4. Does he carry his rifle on the same shoulder all the time and ,  if not, why not? He carries the rifle on the shoulder away from the tomb. After his march across the path, he executes an about face  and moves the rifle to...