I received this today and thought it was quite fitting to rerun here...so Plainfield -- Elections are just around the corner!!
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 ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.
She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be an Obama Democrat."
"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 do with 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 Republican."
"I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?"
"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are -- or where you are going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise you have no idea how to keep, and you expect
me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but somehow, now it's my fault."
The Crux:
You are hearing from political pundits that the party of President Obama, the Democratic Party, will not do well during the upcoming election. It’s an easy call based on historical fact (the party in power always loses seats).
A big reason according to a poll by the Pew Trust is that we (minorities) tend to not vote in mid-term elections. Let’s change that! It’s intuitively obvious that the Republican party has no interest in helping the President fix the economy or anything else and if they regain power the country will be in far worse shape.
Encourage your friends and family to vote this midterm. Send this email if you think it will help. Create your own or add your comments.
Polls don't vote -- people do!
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