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Little Johnny and Hillary
> >>> > LOVE Little Johnny
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> >>> >Hillary Clinton, while visiting a primary school class, found herself in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
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> >>> >The teacher asks Hillary if she would like to lead the discussion of the word "tragedy." So the illustrious congress woman asks the class for an example of a "tragedy."
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> >>> >One little boy stood up and offered: "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 Hillary, "that would be an accident."
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> >>> >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," explains Hillary. "That's what we would call a great loss." The room goes silent. No other
children volunteer.
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> >>> >Hillary searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
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> >>> >Finally at the back of the room little Johnny raises his hand. In a stern voice he says: "If a plane carrying Hillary Clinton were struck by a missile and blown to smithereens that would be a tragedy."
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> >>> >"Fantastic!" exclaims Hillary, "That's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
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> >>> >"Well," says little Johnny, "because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss, and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."
> >>> > LOVE Little Johnny
> >>> >
> >>> >Hillary Clinton, while visiting a primary school class, found herself in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
> >>> >
> >>> >The teacher asks Hillary if she would like to lead the discussion of the word "tragedy." So the illustrious congress woman asks 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 runaway tractor comes along and knocks him dead, that would be a tragedy."
No," says Hillary, "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," explains Hillary. "That's what we would call a great loss." The room goes silent. No other
children volunteer.
> >>> >
> >>> >Hillary 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 stern voice he says: "If a plane carrying Hillary Clinton were struck by a missile and blown to smithereens that would be a tragedy."
> >>> >
> >>> >"Fantastic!" exclaims Hillary, "That's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?"
> >>> >
> >>> >"Well," says little Johnny, "because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss, and it probably wouldn't be an accident either."
