Bill Clinton's School Visit

Bill Clinton visited a school.

In one class, he asks the students if anyone can give him an example of a "Tragedy."

One little boy stands up and offers that "If my best friend who lives next door was playing in the street when a car came along and killed him, that would be a "Tragedy."

"No," Clinton says, "That would be an "Accident".

A girl raises her hand. "If a school bus carrying fifty children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved...that would be a "Tragedy."

"I'm afraid not," explains Clinton. "That is what we would call a "Great Loss."

The room is silent; none of the other children volunteered.

"What?" asks Clinton, "Isn't there any one here who can give me an example of a "Tragedy?"

Finally, a boy in the back raises his hand.

In a timid voice, he says, "If an airplane carrying Bill and Hillary Clinton were blown up by a bomb, would that be a "Tragedy?"

"Wonderful!" Clinton beams. "Marvelous! 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 would be no "Great Loss!"