The Old Man and the Marine
One sunny day in 2008, an old man approached the White
House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been
sitting on a park bench.
He spoke to the Marine standing guard and said, "I
would like to go in and meet with President Hillary
Clinton."
The Marine replied, "Sir, Mrs. Clinton is not the
President and doesn't reside 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 Hillary Clinton".
The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said
yesterday, Mrs. Clinton is not the President and
doesn't reside here."
The man thanked him and again walked away . . .
The third day, the same man approached the White House
and spoke to the very same Marine, saying "I would
like to go in and meet with President Hillary
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
Mrs. Clinton. I've told you already several times that
Mrs. Clinton is not the President and doesn't reside
here. Don't you understand?"
The old man answered,
"Oh, I understand you fine, I just love hearing your
answer!"
The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said,
"See you tomorrow."
