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The Little Red Hen – Modern Version

One of my readers sent me the following. After reading it, I decided that the Democratic Party, especially the radical left and Hollywood types, no longer reflects my views or sense of values. John Kerry’s grandstand play in calling for a filler buster on Judge Alito’s Supreme Court nomination only serves to strengthen my thinking that I made the right decision in switching to the Republican Party. Kerry is a loser and many moderate democrats in congress will not support his pathetic move to appease the radical left wing of the party. The Little Red Hen story follows:

Once upon a time, on a farm in Texas, there was a little red hen who scratched about the barnyard until she uncovered quite a few grains of wheat.

She called all of her neighbors together and said, "If we plant is wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?"

"Not I," said the cow.

"Not I," said the duck
.
"Not I," said the pig.

"Not I," said the goose.

"Then I will do it by myself," said
the little red hen. And so she did.

The wheat grew very tall and
ripened into golden grain.

"Who will help me reap my wheat?"
asked the little red hen.

"Not I," said the duck.

"Out of my classification," said the pig.

"I'd lose my seniority," said the cow
.
"I'd lose my unemployment
compensation," said the goose.

"Then I will do it by myself,"
said the little red hen, and so she did.

At last it came time to bake the bread.

"Who will help me bake the bread! ?"
asked the little red hen.

"That would be overtime for me," said the cow.

"I'd lose my welfare benefits," said the duck.

"I'm a dropout and never learned how,"
said the pig.

"If I'm to be the only helper, that's
discrimination," said the goose.

"Then I will do it by myself,"
said the little red hen.

She baked five loaves and held them
up for all of her neighbors to see.

They wanted some and, in fact, demanded
a share. But the little red hen said,
"No, I shall eat all five loaves."

"Excess profits!" cried the cow.

"Capitalist leech!" screamed the duck.
"I demand equal rights!" yelled the goose.

The pig just grunted in disdain.

And they all painted "Unfair!" picket signs
and marched around and around
the little red hen, shouting obscenities
.
Then a government agent came, he said to the
little red hen, "You must not be so greedy."

"But I earned the bread," said the little red hen.

"Exactly," said the agent. "That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much
as he wants but under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide the fruits of their labor with
those who are lazy and idle,"

And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, "I am grateful, for now I truly understand,"

But her neighbors became quite disappointed in her. She never again baked bread because she joined the "party" and got her bread free.

And all the Democrats smiled.
'Fairness' had been established.
Individual initiative had died,
but nobody noticed; perhaps no one
cared.....as long as there was free
bread that "the rich" were paying for.

Bill Clinton is getting
$12 million for his memoirs.

Hillary got $8 million for hers.

That's $20 million for memories from
two people, who for eight years,
repeatedly testified, under oath,
that they couldn't remember anything.

IS THIS A GREAT COUNTRY,
OR WHAT???

That’s my story and I am sticking to it.

Milo A. Nickel is the former President and COO of Louisiana State Newspapers.

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