It was the first day of a school in USA , and a new Indian > student named > Chandrasekhar Subramanian entered the fourth grade. > > The teacher said, "Let's begin by reviewing some > American History. Who said > 'Give me Liberty or give me Death'?" > > She saw a sea of blank faces, except for Chandrasekhar, who > had his hand up. > > "Patrick Henry, 1775," he said. > > "Very good!" > > Who said "Government of the People, by the People, for > the People, shall not > perish from the Earth?" > > Again, no response except from Chandrasekhar. "Abraham > Lincoln, 1863," said > Chandrasekhar. > > The teacher snapped at the class, "Class, you should > be ashamed. > Chandrasekhar, who is new to our country, knows more about > its history than > you do." > > She heard a loud whisper, "Damn those Indians." > > "Who said that?" , she demanded. Chandrasekhar > put his hand up. > > "General Custer, 1862." > > At that point, a student in the back said, "I'm > gonna puke." > > The teacher glares around and asks, "All right! Now, > who said that?" > > Again, Chandrasekhar says, "George Bush to the > Japanese Prime Minister, > 1991." > > Now furious, another student yells, "Oh yeah? Suck > this!" > > Chandrasekhar jumps out of his chair waving his hand and > shouts to the > teacher, "Bill Clinton, to Monica Lewinsky, > 1997!" > > Now with almost mob hysteria someone said, "You little > sh*t. If you say > anything else, I'll kill you." > > Chandrasekhar frantically yells at the top of his voice, > " Michael Jackson > to the child witnesses testifying against him, > 2004." > > The teacher fainted. > > And as the class gathered around the teacher on the floor, > someone said, "Oh > crap, we're screwed!" > > And Chandrasekhar said quietly, "I think it was the > American people, > November 4, 2008."
_________________ "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill
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