Barack Obama met with the Queen of England ..
He asked her how she ran such an efficient government. "Your Majesty, any tips you can share with me?"
"Well," said the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people."
Obama frowned, and then asked, "But how do I know the people around are really intelligent?"
The Queen took a sip of tea and said, "Oh, that's easy; you just ask them to answer an intelligent question." She then pushed a button on her intercom and said, "Please send Tony Blair in here, would you?"
A moment later,Tony Blair walked into the room and said, "Yes, Your Majesty?"
The Queen smiled and said, "Answer me this please, Tony, your mother
and father have a child. The child is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?"
Without hesitation, Tony Blair answered, "That would be me."
"Yes! Very good. Thank you Tony" said the Queen.
When Obama got back to Washington, he summoned Joe Biden and asked him the same question. "Joe, answer this for me. Your mother and your father have a child. The child is not your brother and it's not your sister. Who is it?"
Biden looked confused and said, "I'm not sure. Please let me get back to you on that one"
He went to his advisors and asked every one the question, but none could give him an answer. Finally, he ran into Sarah Palin at dinner one night. Biden asked, "Sarah, can you answer this for me? Your mother and father have a child and it's not your brother or your sister. Who is it?"
Sarah Palin answered right back, "That's easy, it's me!"
Biden smiled, and said, "Thanks!" Then, he went back to speak with Obama.
"Sir. I did some research on that question and I have ananswer to the riddle.. It's Sarah Palin!"
Obama got up, stomped over to Biden, and yelled into his face, "No! You idiot! It's Tony Blair!"
THAT DESCRIBES MUCH OF WASHINGTON POLITICS TODAY. People are giving answers to questions they don't understand. And they are asking questions that are equally irrelevant. The whole thing is absurd.
NOTE: The source of the riddle is unknown. I received a version in my email.
He asked her how she ran such an efficient government. "Your Majesty, any tips you can share with me?"
"Well," said the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent people."
Obama frowned, and then asked, "But how do I know the people around are really intelligent?"
The Queen took a sip of tea and said, "Oh, that's easy; you just ask them to answer an intelligent question." She then pushed a button on her intercom and said, "Please send Tony Blair in here, would you?"
A moment later,Tony Blair walked into the room and said, "Yes, Your Majesty?"
The Queen smiled and said, "Answer me this please, Tony, your mother
and father have a child. The child is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is it?"
Without hesitation, Tony Blair answered, "That would be me."
"Yes! Very good. Thank you Tony" said the Queen.
When Obama got back to Washington, he summoned Joe Biden and asked him the same question. "Joe, answer this for me. Your mother and your father have a child. The child is not your brother and it's not your sister. Who is it?"
Biden looked confused and said, "I'm not sure. Please let me get back to you on that one"
He went to his advisors and asked every one the question, but none could give him an answer. Finally, he ran into Sarah Palin at dinner one night. Biden asked, "Sarah, can you answer this for me? Your mother and father have a child and it's not your brother or your sister. Who is it?"
Sarah Palin answered right back, "That's easy, it's me!"
Biden smiled, and said, "Thanks!" Then, he went back to speak with Obama.
"Sir. I did some research on that question and I have ananswer to the riddle.. It's Sarah Palin!"
Obama got up, stomped over to Biden, and yelled into his face, "No! You idiot! It's Tony Blair!"
THAT DESCRIBES MUCH OF WASHINGTON POLITICS TODAY. People are giving answers to questions they don't understand. And they are asking questions that are equally irrelevant. The whole thing is absurd.
NOTE: The source of the riddle is unknown. I received a version in my email.
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