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President Obama was flying to a meeting when he invited some Senators to come with him. His hope was to discuss some of the issues of the day. He invited five Republicans and five Democrats.
Unfortunately Airforce 1 hit a flock of Canadian geese (E$@#@$#@ Canadians) and went down in the ocean. As it was sinking a rescue helicopter flew to it and dropped a rope.
Immediately all 10 Senators and President Obama grabbed the rope and started to climb. Hand over hand they pulled themselves free of the wreckage and up to the helicopter.
Suddenly one of the rescuers yelled down, "This is too much weight. The rope can only hold 10 people. One of you will have to let go, plunging into the icy waters below. We know its almost certain death, but one of you will have to sacrifice for the rest."
Silence on the rope.
Suddenly the leading Democrat said, "It should be one of the Republicans. They are in the minority. They really don't count. One of them should let go."
The Republican leader shouted almost at the same time, "It should be one of the Democrats. They have such a majority that missing one won't make a difference. One of them should let go."
Now they Republicans and Democrats began shouting and fighting, back and forth.
Finally President Obama spoke. "Friends. In the spirit of Bi-Partisanship, let me be the one to let go..." He then gave a farewell speech, where he called on the people and those Senators who's lives he shall save, to remember his sacrifice not as something grand or special, but as the common everyday expectation of any American, and especially those called to serve their country.
It was a grand speech.
It was a wonderful, inspiring, powerful speech.
And when he was done all ten senators clinging to the rope--applauded with both hands.
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It is a reworking of a joke I heard elsewhere--that was more racially biased. Why make any racial group the unfair butt of the joke when that is what we elect congressmen for.
And NH--Fixed the weight issue. Don't want to send you into twitchy coma. That is better than being sent into a comma coma, but I digress.
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I e-mailed it to a friend already. Not on hatrack, but still, it has been e-mailed. I don't think she will forward it to many people though.
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quote:Suddenly one of the rescuers yelled down, "This is too much weight. The rope can only hold 10 people. One of you will have to let go, plunging into the icy waters below. We know its almost certain death, but one of you will have to sacrifice for the rest."
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What about the crew, and the press corpse, and his aides, and the secret service, and the senators precious and nubile interns? Did they all die horribly?
Furthermore, considering the current state of electile disfunction in the senate, I doubt you could pick out ten of those withered geriatrics capable of climbing hand over hand up a ten meter rope.
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