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10-20-2004, 18:11
John Kerry visits a primary school and sits in on
one of the classes, which is in the middle of a discussion
on words and their meaning.
The teacher asks Mr. Kerry if he would like to lead
the discussion of the word "tragedy".
So, the illustrious leader asks the class for an
example of a "tragedy."
One little boy stands up and offers: "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.
"That's wrong," Kerry shouts. "That would be
considered an accident."
A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying
50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that
would be a tragedy."
"You are completely incorrect" shouts the Senator.
"That would be what we would consider a great loss".
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer.
Kerry searches the room. "Isn't there someone here
who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally at the back of the room a small boy raises
his hand. In a quiet voice he says: "If a plane carrying
Senator John Kerry were struck by a missile and blown to
smithereens, that would be a tragedy".
one of the classes, which is in the middle of a discussion
on words and their meaning.
The teacher asks Mr. Kerry if he would like to lead
the discussion of the word "tragedy".
So, the illustrious leader asks the class for an
example of a "tragedy."
One little boy stands up and offers: "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.
"That's wrong," Kerry shouts. "That would be
considered an accident."
A little girl raises her hand: "If a school bus carrying
50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone inside, that
would be a tragedy."
"You are completely incorrect" shouts the Senator.
"That would be what we would consider a great loss".
The room goes silent. No other children volunteer.
Kerry searches the room. "Isn't there someone here
who can give me an example of a tragedy?"
Finally at the back of the room a small boy raises
his hand. In a quiet voice he says: "If a plane carrying
Senator John Kerry were struck by a missile and blown to
smithereens, that would be a tragedy".