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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."