Freedom School: Political Correctness Panel

March 29, 2014 — xanthippa

January 31st/February 1st 2014,  there was an event in Edmonton called ‘Freedom School:  Essentials of Freedom.’

One of the many excellent parts of the program was a panel on Political Correctness:  a number of speakers addressed Political Correctness in different spheres of our life and from widely differing angles.  The short little speeches were followed by a very lively Q&A.

Perhaps I am jumbling the order of speakers, but, I admit I am a little biased…  So, please forgive me that I present the last speaker first:

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You might as well laugh as cry…

March 29, 2014 — xanthippa

So, Obama, worried about all the wars America is involved in, goes to a fortune teller and asks her what the world will be like in 2020.

The fortune teller lays out her tarot cards and spends some time studying them, adding a card here and there, then finally looks up and says:

“Truth and Democracy shall be victorious!”

“Oh, that’s a relief!” says Obama as he breathes a sigh of relief.  After a moment of reflection, he asks:

“And how much will a Big Mac cost in New York?”

Without flinching, the fortuneteller replies:   “One Rouble.”

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