jimccool
09-24-2002, 03:53 PM
> Shortly after President Bush took office, an old man approached the
White
> House from the park across Pennsylvania Ave where he'd been sitting on a
> park bench. He spoke to the U. S. Marine standing guard and said, "I
> would
> like to go in and meet with President Clinton." The marine looked at the
> man
> and said, "Sir, Mr. Clinton is no longer president and no longer resides
> 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 Clinton."
> The marine again told the man, "Sir, Mr. Clinton 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
> Clinton."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. Clinton. I've told you already that Mr. Clinton
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, saluted and said, "See you tomorrow,
> Sir!"
> -----------------------------------
> God Bles America
>
White
> House from the park across Pennsylvania Ave where he'd been sitting on a
> park bench. He spoke to the U. S. Marine standing guard and said, "I
> would
> like to go in and meet with President Clinton." The marine looked at the
> man
> and said, "Sir, Mr. Clinton is no longer president and no longer resides
> 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 Clinton."
> The marine again told the man, "Sir, Mr. Clinton 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
> Clinton."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. Clinton. I've told you already that Mr. Clinton
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, saluted and said, "See you tomorrow,
> Sir!"
> -----------------------------------
> God Bles America
>