President George Bush is visiting an elementary school today and he visits
one of the classes. They are in the middle of a discussion related to words
and their meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead
the class in the discussion of the word, "tragedy." So the 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, is playing in the
street and a car comes along and runs him over, that would be a tragedy."
"No," says Bush, "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 a GREAT LOSS." The room goes silent.
No other children volunteer. President Bush 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. Bush, were struck by a missile and
blown up to smithereens, by a terrorist like Osama bin Laden, that would be
a tragedy."
"Fantastic," exclaims Bush, "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
wouldn't be a great loss."
one of the classes. They are in the middle of a discussion related to words
and their meanings. The teacher asks the President if he would like to lead
the class in the discussion of the word, "tragedy." So the 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, is playing in the
street and a car comes along and runs him over, that would be a tragedy."
"No," says Bush, "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 a GREAT LOSS." The room goes silent.
No other children volunteer. President Bush 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. Bush, were struck by a missile and
blown up to smithereens, by a terrorist like Osama bin Laden, that would be
a tragedy."
"Fantastic," exclaims Bush, "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
wouldn't be a great loss."
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