Black396
08-12-2004, 06:21 PM
George W. Bush is visiting a primary school and he visits one of the
classes. 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 of 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 runaway tractor
comes along and knocks him dead, that would be a tragedy." "No," says
President 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 exalted
leader. "That's what we would call a great loss." The room goes silent. No
other children volunteer. President 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, little Johnny raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says: "If
Air Force One carrying you was struck by a missile and blown to smithereens,
that would be a tragedy." "Fantastic!" exclaims President Bush, "That's
right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?" "Well," says the
boy, "because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss and it probably
wouldn't be an accident either."
classes. 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 of 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 runaway tractor
comes along and knocks him dead, that would be a tragedy." "No," says
President 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 exalted
leader. "That's what we would call a great loss." The room goes silent. No
other children volunteer. President 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, little Johnny raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says: "If
Air Force One carrying you was struck by a missile and blown to smithereens,
that would be a tragedy." "Fantastic!" exclaims President Bush, "That's
right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?" "Well," says the
boy, "because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss and it probably
wouldn't be an accident either."