Welfare Mother Contest - FIRST ENTRY!

Hooray for the brave soul that submitted the first entry to our "Portrait of the Great Contemporary American Welfare Mom" art contest. As it is a simple pen and ink sketch worthy of coloring books, I may post it here for others to print and color, like those heart-warming Christmas Coloring Contests sponsored by many of our local, hometown newspapers.

I sure hope we can inspire today's youth to think about those less fortunate! We could sure lend them a helpful Christian hand. And - prizes will be awarded for the best entry for the coloring contest! So, if you're feeling you can't compete with those in the original contest, you still have a chance to show off your talent - and WIN!

To get your thinking caps all a-quiver prior to posting the shock and awe-inspiring sketch, consider gathering some of the following materials to add some lifelike texture to your entry in the Coloring Contest for the first entry of our Portrait of the Great Contemporary American Welfare Mom:

Pearls
Cocaine
Taxpayer money
Black felt for that Mouse hat from Florida
Crumbled marble for the remains of the Savings and Loans of America
More crumbled marble for the remains of the legal institutions of America
More pearls
Grease or oil for the slimy film depicted over the entire sketch
Sequins to make the numbers "41" and "43" on the tiara and crown
More sequins for the tutu and cheerleading outfit
Plenty of gold for all those wedding rings
A flesh-colored crayon
A flesh-colored bear trap
Still more pearls
A tattered flag

That should give all of us a good start! Isn't this exciting?

Be sure to check back frequently to get a jump on the other competitive boys and girls!