One sunny day in 2005 an old man approached the White
House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, 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 Kerry." The Marine looked at the
man and said "Sir, Mr. Kerry was not elected
president." 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 Kerry." The Marine again
told the man "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Kerry was
not elected President and does not reside 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 Kerry."
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.
Kerry. I've told you already that Mr. Kerry was not
elected President and does not reside 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."
House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, 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 Kerry." The Marine looked at the
man and said "Sir, Mr. Kerry was not elected
president." 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 Kerry." The Marine again
told the man "Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Kerry was
not elected President and does not reside 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 Kerry."
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.
Kerry. I've told you already that Mr. Kerry was not
elected President and does not reside 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."
