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Little Johnny meets Barack Obama
>
> 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 president if he would like to lead the discussion
> on the word 'tragedy.' So our illustrious president 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 him over 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 off a cliff, killing everyone, 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 child 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 a tragedy?"
> "Well," says Johnny, "It has to be a tragedy, because it sure as hell
> wouldn't be a great loss ...... and you can bet your black ass it
> wouldn't be an accident either."
>
> 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 president if he would like to lead the discussion
> on the word 'tragedy.' So our illustrious president 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 him over 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 off a cliff, killing everyone, 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 child 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 a tragedy?"
> "Well," says Johnny, "It has to be a tragedy, because it sure as hell
> wouldn't be a great loss ...... and you can bet your black ass it
> wouldn't be an accident either."
