The little blue wagon

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wyldwolf  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Sat Jan-17-09 07:40 AM
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Some here didn't get the little blue wagon they wanted
   
I saw this posted in the editorial forum:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

Once upon a time there was a boy named Johnny who wanted a little blue wagon. In his dreams he had seen it: a beautiful dark blue wagon, well-built, made to carry a lot and still move smoothly. It was the kind his father had when he was a little boy way back when, the kind nearly every kid used to have. For years, though, the most popular wagons had been the little red wagons made by the GOP Company of Freeperville, Alabama. They were awful little wagons that broke down constantly but they were cheap and easy to replace and the commercials for them were everywhere. This frustrated Johnny to no end, and his friends wondered why he just didn't get a little red wagon like everyone else. Johnny was right, of course: the little red wagons were nothing but a scam, and the GOP Company was rich because people kept having to buy new ones. But nobody cared how bad they were, and some were afraid not to get one because they wouldn't fit in, like Johnny.

But Johnny's parents understood. They really wanted him to have that little blue wagon he had always dreamed of. So all year his father and mother worked hard and saved money so that he could have the best wagon that was out there, and at Christmas, Johnny received a shiny new wagon from the BHO Company of Chicago, Illinois, a beautiful blue wagon with red trim, the best and sturdiest wagon that was currently available, one even his father said was every bit as good as the little blue wagon he had as a kid, and that year many kids got one under their Christmas tree as well. A lot of people still had the crappy old red wagons, but this year the shiny new BHO wagons were the most popular, a big change from days past.

But Johnny hated that wagon. He hated the red trim because red was the color of those other wagons, and he hated the BHO Company of Chicago, Illinois. The wagon of his dreams was built by the DFK Company of Cleveland, Ohio, and if he couldn't have that blue wagon, he didn't want any wagon at all. But his parents told him that this is the best wagon they could get, and since no one was buying the little blue wagons anymore, they were no longer available.

So he kicked it and mistreated it and abused it, and very soon his shiny new wagon looked beat up and worn out, and the wheels started to wobble a bit, and people seeing it thought,"What an awful little wagon! Why did we ever think about buying one?" And Johnny wasn't alone, a few other kids felt the same way. They wanted the little blue wagon from the DFK Company and they wouldn't be satisfied with anything else.

The GOP Company, which owned the newspapers and the radio stations and the TV stations, were more than happy to show Johnny's broken wagon and talk about how bad it was at every opportunity, and also to plug the little red wagons that were still a part of so many households. And so less and less people bought the wagons from the BHO Company, and they were forced to declare bankruptcy, and no one wanted to make little blue wagons any more.

Johnny never got a little blue wagon from his parents ever again, because he had treated the one he had so badly. He never got a little red wagon, either, but that was fine by him. They were still around, unfortunately, because cheap and easy was what everyone wanted, and every time someone tried to build a newer, better wagon, Johnny and his friends worked with the GOP Company to make sure it failed because it wasn't a pure blue wagon made by the DFK Company of Cleveland, Ohio. He still dreamed of that little wagon, but a dream is all that remained. There were no more blue wagons and there never would be. And the GOP Company of Freeperville, Alabama kept making those awful little red wagons and they lived happily ever after.

FROM: cupojoe.blogspot.com

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x8096188

Summary : "Where's my ******* FREE PONYâ„¢"

Lilith Velkor  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Sat Jan-17-09 11:12 PM
Response to Reply #1
76. Seriously, what does he think this is, a democracy?
   

Wouldn't be like a DUmmie to confuse Republic with Democracy now would it.

Crisco  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Sat Jan-17-09 08:20 AM
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2. And Some Here Spent Months Presenting The Wagon As 100% Blue
   
Edited on Sat Jan-17-09 08:24 AM by Crisco
Not only that, but they solicited Johnny's allowance, and all the money he made selling lemonade out on the street, to buy it with. They also tried to club anyone who did try to tell Johnny, in advance, it was getting red trim and about 25 corporate logos painted all over it.
   

Suckers !

BlooInBloo  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Sat Jan-17-09 08:17 PM
Response to Reply #5
58. Nobody hates Democrats more than DUers. Nobody.

The DUmmies hate anyone to the right of Stalin in case you hadn't noticed.

unapatriciated  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Sat Jan-17-09 11:38 AM
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11. so we should stop trying to build the best and settle for second best?
   
Edited on Sat Jan-17-09 11:43 AM by unapatriciated
just because we want to make improvements on the blue wagon doesn't mean we want to scrap it.

Obama can and will be a great President, with our help. We need to make sure that our blue wagon doesn't become painted over in red.

I like to see you maintain the HOPE, in the face of CHANGE.

BerryBush  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Sat Jan-17-09 12:41 PM
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17. If little Johnny had actually LIVED anywhere around Cleveland in 1978
   
he might have realized that the little blue wagons made in Cleveland were not as perfect as he made them out to be, anyway, He would realize that the problem with having a little blue wagon from Cleveland is that such a little wagon would absolutely refuse to roll unless it had everything its way, and as a result all the other kids in the neighborhood would laugh at Johnny for having a wagon that wouldn't even go anywhere.

Johnny would realize there's a downside to getting your heart set on having a little blue wagon just because the ads say it's "the People's Wagon" and star a pretty lady with long red hair.

Suckers !

geek tragedy  (1000+ posts) Sat Jan-17-09 01:40 PM
Response to Reply #23
27. Bush is gone in 72 hours. Gone, Out of power.
   
People need to start thinking like a governing party, not a resistance.

No, keep up the infighting. It's most entertaining and revealing of your baser natures.

[comradebillyboy]

  I don't understand why I should care about little Johnny and his wagon.
I don't see why the primitive author can't just point out that Barry is not the person they thought he was. It's intuitively obvious to the most casual observer that the Dummies have been totally delusional where Obama is concerned.

Just think, there is a bright side to an Obama presidency; the consternation of the dummies and kossacs will grow ever more amusing.

[The Village Idiot]

In Little Johnny's world people are too idiotic to make the 'right' decision so that Johnny can grow up to be a bureaucrat and force everyone to do things his way whether they were good decisions or ran the entire nation into bankruptcy. Gee, Johnny, he seemed like such a nice boy before he went on a random shooting spree that injured 4 before the cops and a neighbor shot him down like a rabid dog.