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To: levy who wrote (16043)	9/7/2000 4:19:39 PM
From: Guardian	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

President Bill Clinton was visiting an elementary school today and when he > visited a class in the middle of a discussion related to words and their > meaning, the teacher asked the President if he would like to lead the class in the discussion of the word, "Tragedy." > So our illustrious leader asks the class for an example of a tragedy. One > little boy stands up and offers, "If my best friend, who lives next door, > was playing in the street and a car came along and ran over him, that would be tragedy." > No," says Clinton, "that would be an accident." > A little girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying 50 children drove > off a cliff, killing everyone involved, that would be a tragedy." > I'm afraid not," explains Mr.. President. That's what we would call GREAT LOSS." > The room goes silent. No other children volunteer. President Clinton > searches the room. "Isn't there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?" > Finally, way in the back of the room, a small boy raises his hand. In a > quiet voice he says, "If Air Force One, carrying Mr. & Mrs. Clinton, was > struck by a missile and blown up to smithereens, that would be a tragedy. > "Fantastic," exclaims Clinton, "that's right. And can you tell me WHY that would be a tragedy?" > Well," says the boy, "because it wouldn't be an accident, and it certainly > would be no great loss."