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Whitehouse Marine
White House Marine
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."
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