Subject: FW: Obama meets Johnny

Barack Obama was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the class. They were in the middle of a discussion  related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked the president  if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy.' So our  illustrious president asked the class for an example of a  'tragedy.'

One little boy stood up and offered: 'If my best  friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a tractor runs  over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.'

'No,'  said Obama, 'that would be an accident.'

A little girl raised  her hand: 'If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff,  killing everyone inside, that would be a tragedy.' 'I'm afraid  not,' explained Obama. 'That's what we would call  great loss.'  The room went silent. No other children  volunteered. Obama searchedthe room. 'Isn't there someone here who can  give me an example of a tragedy?'

Finally at the back of  the room, Little Johnny raised his hand. In a quiet voice he said: 'If  the plane carrying you and Mrs. Obama was struck by a 'friendly fire'  missile and blown to smithereens that would be a  tragedy.'

'Fantastic!' exclaimed Obama. 'That's right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?'

'Well,? says Johnny, 'It has to be a tragedy, because it sure as hell wouldn't be a great loss...... and you can bet your ASS it's probably not an accident either.