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INGLIS CHRISTMAS CARD SOMEHOW CRAZIER THAN EXPECTED, LEAVES ME UTTERLY SPEECHLESS
When I heard Congressman Bob Inglis had sent out a Christmas card, I figured it would be something completely ridiculous that only someone in the midst of a week-long acid trip could understand. Something, perhaps, with martians or dancing spiders or elves burning down the U.S. Capitol.
Yet, even going into it with those expectations, I still couldn’t believe what this guy mailed out.
On the outside was a picture of an empty stable and the words “got your goat,” and on the inside was a handwritten-ish note that said, “We got your goat, and World Vision is delivering it to a family in one of the neediest places in the world,” along with this random message:
The early-morning bleating of a dairy goat is a happy sound for children in countries like Haiti and Kenya – they know it’s ready to be milked. A goat nourishes a family with protein-rich milk, cheese and yogurt, and can offer a much needed income boost by providing offspring and extra dairy products for sale at the market. It even provides fertilizer that can dramatically increase crop yields!
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love for all people.
Umm… bleating goats? Haiti? Kenya? Fertilizer?
What do you even say to that?
Is he trying to imply that I sent him a goat? Because I didn’t send him a goat.
And the Inglis-less family picture? According to the caption, Bob couldn’t make it because he “is out looking for that goat of yours.”
Or it could have been that he was busy with that “fact finding mission” in the Galapagos.
Regardless, this goat card truly makes Rep. Gresham Barrett’s piggyback card look like the standard bearer for Christmas normalcy.
But, hey, at least this time Inglis didn’t send out a video of himself “getting down,” so I guess it could have been worse.
Hey Adam,
I am a fan, but you are dead wrong on this.
This icard and what it represents is good stuff. I am surprised your are making fun of it.
Programs like these, that purchase goats or cows for poor people in third world countires, are spot on.
The bottom line on this is don’t waste money buying crap for people that don’t need it…do something Jesus would do…help those that really need help
Eric,
I’m sure it’s a worth-while program, but why the hell is Inglis sending this random stuff to random people?
I’m not making fun of the program — I’ve never even heard of it — I’m just curious as to why Inglis just sent a card about a goat to a bunch of people who have no idea what this is… without any explanation.
To those of us who don’t normally buy goats for people, this is odd at best.
- A.F.
Adam,
Sorry to say, but you not knowing about programs like this is more telling of your worldview than just about anything else you’ve posted. thi smay come as a shock, but many people know about these kind of programs.
Not only is purchasing animals for third world countries a noble Christian thing to do, it’s even managed to grab hold of the Hollywood elite by giving them something that even THEY can agree with Christians on. And it’s not odd at all: You can even purchase water filtering systems for villages, giving those people a chance to have clean drinking H2O for the first time. Try putting aside the politics for a moment and visit some humanitarian and/or Christian sites once in a while.
Adam,
I really am a big fan of yours.
Admit you missed the point of the card..and then buy a goat. You will be better off for it, and some poor guy someplace will be better able to feed his family.
You are the man. Time for you to be the man with a goat.
Eric
I understood the card right away…. but I can’t help but wonder if the bigger message is ,seperating the sheep FROM the goats……..
Eric – I thought I admitted I missed the point of the card when I wrote this entire post saying that I missed the point of the card.
As for the goat, I prefer Alpacas.
I think this was a brilliant Christmas Card and shows that Bob Inglis knows what it means to be a compassionate conservative.
World Vision, Heifer international, all great organizations — I wonder if this means that Inglis took money from his own campaign coffers, money normally used to tear people down in partisan politics, and instead used it to build people up, build up a community. If he did he’s gained an immeasurable amount of respect from this progressive — and to also encourage his constituents who may or may not have thought about this kind of giving.. great!
Udderly interesting and informative.
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