One sunny day in 2017, an old man approached the White House from Pennsylvania Avenue, where he had been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the Marine standing guard and said, I would like to go in and meet with President Hillary Clinton. The Marine replied, “Sir, Mrs. Clinton is not the president and doesn’t reside 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 Hillary Clinton. The Marine again replied, “Sir, as I told you yesterday, Mrs. Clinton is not the president and does not reside here.” The man thanked him and again walked away.
The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same Marine again saying, “I would like to go in and meet with president Hillary Clinton. The Marine, understandably agitated at this point said, “Sir, this is the third day in a row that you have asked to speak with Mrs. Clinton, and I have told you each time that Mrs. Clinton is not the president and does not reside here, don’t you understand?”
The old man said, “Oh, I understand you just fine; I just love hearing you say it.” With that the Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, “See you tomorrow, sir.”
