President George W. Bush visits a primary school classroom. They are in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead the discussion on the word "tragedy." So, the illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a tragedy.
One little boy stands up and offers: "If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs him over and kills him, that would be a 'tragedy'."
"No, says Bush, that would be an 'accident'."
A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that would be a 'tragedy'."
"I'm afraid not," explains the President. "That's what we would call a 'great loss'."
The room goes silent. No other children volunteered. Bush searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a 'tragedy'?"
Finally, at the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says:
"If Air Force One, carrying you, Mr. President, were struck by a 'friendly fire' missile and blown to smithereens, that would be a 'tragedy'."
"Fantastic!" exclaims Bush. "That's right. And can you tell me why that would be a 'tragedy'?"
"Well," says the boy, "because it certainly wouldn't be a 'great loss,' and it probably wouldn't be a f*cking 'accident' either.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are." -Dale Carnegie
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Politics > > >A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is Politics?" >Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I am the head of >the family, so call me The President. >Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we call her The >Government. >We are here to take care of your needs, so we will call you The People. >The nanny, we will consider her The Working Class. >And your baby brother, we will call him The Future. >Now think about that and see if it makes sense. >So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what Dad has said. Later >that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on >him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little >boy goes to his parent's room and finds his mother sound asleep. >Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door >locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. >He gives up and goes back to bed. >The next morning, the little boy say's to his father, "Dad, I think I >understand the concept of politics now," >The father says, "Great son! Tell me in your own words what you think >politics is all about." >The little boy replies, "The President is screwing The Working Class while >The Government is sound asleep. The People are being ignored and The Future >is in deep ****."
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