Mr. Bush is no longer President ...

[andyb]

One sunny day in late January, 2009 an old man approached the White House from Across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a parkbench. He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, 'I would like to go in and meet with President Bush.'

The Marine looked at the man and said, 'Sir, Mr. Bush 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 Bush.' The Marine again told the man, 'Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Bush 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 Bush.' The Marine, understandably agitated at this point, looked at the man and said, 'Sir, this is the third day in row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Bush. I've told you already that Mr. Bush 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.'

[CalamityJane]

More truth in that story than we realize methinks!

Obama has so much to "live-up to" so to speak. Read an article the other day that he's also trying to stop smoking.

Jane

[GuzziHeroV50]

Plagiarised from the Richard Dawkins forum:

Richard Dawkins, Barack Obama and Jesus are standing by a river, wondering how to get across. Jesus suggests they all simply walk across the surface of the water.

Dawkins goes first, and to the amazement of the other two, runs lightly across the surface to the other side.

Obama follows him, skipping lightly across to join him.

Jesus takes two steps and falls into the water up to his neck.

Dawkins grins, turns to Obama and says "Good on you for not telling him about the stepping stones."

Obama replies "What stepping stones?"

[Bamawing]

Oooh!!! Score one for Guzz!

Obama has already made a huge difference in the country, simply by claiming African American heritage and getting elected. He seems to me to be a bit of an idealist, but not in the Bush "this is the way I see it and I'm not wrong" way.

I've got my fingers crossed, my hopes high, and a teeny weeny American flag that I can wave from afar. Don't let us down, Barack. We believe in you.

[GuzziHeroV50]

To be honest, it was the 'mutt' comment that made him bigger in my eyes.  It showed that he isnt scared of the race question, but is laid back about it. 

Im not usually an ideallist, but I think this really COULD be a new wave.

(btw, only reason Ive been away so long was because the forum was slow for me...now it seems to be a lot better )

[andyb]

Welcome back Guzzi - and with a corker of a joke too (even if it was plagiarised  )

andyb

[totalfolly]

Both these jokes made me LOL and I passed them along to DH. 

I have high hopes for Obama, but I fear it'll take him all of this term just to undo the damage caused by the previous administration.  *sigh*  Patience!

totalfolly

[mnm mom]

Thank you very much I love both jokes.
mnm mom