an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park bench.
He spoke to the Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with President George Bush"
The Marine replied, "Sir, Mr. Bush is not President and doesn't reside here." The old man said, "Okay," and walked away.
The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President George Bush"
The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr.Bush is not President and doesn't reside here."
The man thanked him and again walked away . .
The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet with President George Bush"
The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Bush ,I've told you already several times that Mr. Bush is not the President and doesn't reside here. Don't you understand?"
The old man answered, "Oh, I understand you fine. I just love hearing your answer!"
The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow."
He spoke to the Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with President George Bush"
The Marine replied, "Sir, Mr. Bush is not President and doesn't reside here." The old man said, "Okay," and walked away.
The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President George Bush"
The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr.Bush is not President and doesn't reside here."
The man thanked him and again walked away . .
The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same Marine, saying "I would like to go in and meet with President George Bush"
The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Bush ,I've told you already several times that Mr. Bush is not the President and doesn't reside here. Don't you understand?"
The old man answered, "Oh, I understand you fine. I just love hearing your answer!"
The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, "See you tomorrow."
To be clear, this isn't my joke; it's an old joke that made me smile.
Old enough to have been making the rounds in 2004, where it could have been that election year's sweet, Presidential punch line. Except, of course, it ran smack into the brutal reality that a disturbing number of voters are, y'know, idiots.
4 comments:
I get the distinct feeling that W rides his bike on the lawn in the accompanying pic.
Slow Learners for McCain!
...and still half of the fucking electorate says they will vote for mcsame...I am dimbfounded! Please buy our place so we can move to New Zealand.
Cept it wasn't Teh Voters who were Teh Stupids in 2004. It was Teh Rigged Voting Machines and Teh Criminal GOP Election Commishes what done it.
pwapvt said ...
Slow Learners for McCain!
Here is a Long Learner Against McCain:
Why I Will Not Vote for John McCain
Phillip Butler | March 27, 2008
http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,164859_1,00.html
I saw it on a News feed from Democrats.com. Mr. Butler has known John Boy since the Naval Academy and was a POW in Vietnam for 8 years (to the saw-dusty "hero" McCain's 2-dot-5 years under better treatment conditions).
This is EXPLOSIVE SHIT. How much George-Bush-Hugger-and-Rimmer Johnny McCain really really hates the B Boy. How McCain has never -- not ever -- been religious, as he now links up with some extreme fundi whackos.
How his lifelong buddy, academy mate, fellow POW Butler would never vote for McCrazy the Hothead. And doesn't wanna see Johnny's hand near the red nuke buttons.
Long Learneds Adamantly Opposed to McCain!
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