> Subject: Little Johnny vs Barack Obama
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> > > Presidential candidate, Barack Obama was visiting a primary school and
> > he
> > > visited one of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion
> > related
> > > to words and their meanings. The teacher asked the presidential
> > candidate if
> > > he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy'. So our
> > > illustrious democrat presidential candidate asked the class for an
> > example
> > > of a 'tragedy'.
> > >
> > > One little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best friend, who lives on
> > a
> > > farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills
> > him,
> > > that would be
> > > a tragedy.'
> > >
> > > 'No,' said Obama, 'that would be an accident.'
> > >
> > > A little girl raised 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,' explained Obama. 'That's what we would call great
> > loss.'
> > >
> > > The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Obama searched
> > the
> > > room. 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a
> > tragedy?'
> > >
> > > Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand. In a
> > quiet
> > > voice he said: 'If the plane carrying you and Mrs. Obama was struck by
> > a
> > > 'friendly fire'
> > > missile and blown to smithereens that would be a tragedy.'
> > >
> > > 'Fantastic!' exclaimed Obama. 'That's right. And can you tell me why
> > that
> > > would be tragedy?'
> > >
> > > 'Well,' says the boy, 'It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly
> > wouldn't
> > > be a great loss... and it probably wouldn't be a f #*king accident
> > either.'
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> > > Presidential candidate, Barack Obama was visiting a primary school and
> > he
> > > visited one of the classes. They were in the middle of a discussion
> > related
> > > to words and their meanings. The teacher asked the presidential
> > candidate if
> > > he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy'. So our
> > > illustrious democrat presidential candidate asked the class for an
> > example
> > > of a 'tragedy'.
> > >
> > > One little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best friend, who lives on
> > a
> > > farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs over him and kills
> > him,
> > > that would be
> > > a tragedy.'
> > >
> > > 'No,' said Obama, 'that would be an accident.'
> > >
> > > A little girl raised 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,' explained Obama. 'That's what we would call great
> > loss.'
> > >
> > > The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Obama searched
> > the
> > > room. 'Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a
> > tragedy?'
> > >
> > > Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand. In a
> > quiet
> > > voice he said: 'If the plane carrying you and Mrs. Obama was struck by
> > a
> > > 'friendly fire'
> > > missile and blown to smithereens that would be a tragedy.'
> > >
> > > 'Fantastic!' exclaimed Obama. 'That's right. And can you tell me why
> > that
> > > would be tragedy?'
> > >
> > > 'Well,' says the boy, 'It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly
> > wouldn't
> > > be a great loss... and it probably wouldn't be a f #*king accident
> > either.'
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