One sunny day in 2009 an
old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue,
where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the U.S.
Marine standing and said, 'I would like to go in and meet with
President Bush.' The Marine looked at the man and said, 'Sir,
Mr.Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here.' The old
man said, 'Thanks' 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
Bush.' The Marine again told the man, 'Sir, as I said yesterday,
Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here.' The
man thanked him and, again, just walked away.
The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to
the very same U.S. Marine, saying 'I would like to go in and meet
with President Bush.' The Marine, somewhat 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 that Mr. Bush is no longer the president and no longer
resides here. Don't you understand?' The old man looked at the
Marine and said, 'Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it.'
The Marine snapped to attention, saulted, and said, 'See you
tomorrow!'
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Jan 16, 2009 4:17pm