Shortly after President Bush took office, an old man
> approached the White House from the park across
> Pennsylvania Ave 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
> Clinton."
>
> The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr.
> Clinton is no longer president and no longer resides
> 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 Clinton."
>
> The Marine again told the man, "Sir, Mr. Clinton is no
> longer president and no longer resides 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 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 Mr. Clinton; I've told you already that Mr. Clinton
> is no longer the president and no longer resides 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.
> approached the White House from the park across
> Pennsylvania Ave 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
> Clinton."
>
> The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr.
> Clinton is no longer president and no longer resides
> 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 Clinton."
>
> The Marine again told the man, "Sir, Mr. Clinton is no
> longer president and no longer resides 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 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 Mr. Clinton; I've told you already that Mr. Clinton
> is no longer the president and no longer resides 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.
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