The Year 2017
One sunny day in January, 2017, 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 Obama."
The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr. Obama 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 Obama."
The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday,
Mr. Obama 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 Obama."
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. Obama. I've told you already
that Mr. Obama 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, smiled and said,
"See you tomorrow, Sir."
Thank god for the Marines!
One sunny day in January, 2017, 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 Obama."
The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr. Obama 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 Obama."
The Marine again told the man, "Sir, as I said yesterday,
Mr. Obama 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 Obama."
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. Obama. I've told you already
that Mr. Obama 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, smiled and said,
"See you tomorrow, Sir."
Thank god for the Marines!
