I need your advice re: rw email

[RiffRandell]

mother in law is nice and good to us, but a repub. Just sent us and repub Bro-in-law really stupid political joke:


One ticket:

George and Laura Bush and Bill and Hilliary Clinton are traveling by train to the
Super Bowl. At the station, George and Laura each buy a ticket and watch as
Bill and Hilliary buy just one ticket.

"How are the two of you going to travel on only one ticket?" asks George W,
astonished at what he is seeing.

"Watch and learn," answers Hilliary.

They all board the train. George and Laura take their respective seats but Bill
and Hilliary cram into a toilet together and close the door. Shortly after the train
has departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets.

He knocks on the toilet door and says, "Ticket, please."

The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a ticket in hand.
The conductor takes it and moves on.

The Bushes see this happen and agree it was quite a clever idea, so after the
game they decide to try a similar plan on the return trip.

When they get to the station they see the Clintons at the window buying a
single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the Clintons see that
the Bushes don't buy any ticket at all.

"Aren't you taking a terrible chance by traveling without a ticket?"
says Hililary.

"Watch and learn," answers Laura Bush.

When they board the train the Bushs cram themselves into a toilet and the
Clintons cram into another toilet just down the way. Shortly after the train is
on its way, George W. leaves their toilet and walks over to the toilet in which
the Clintons are hiding.. George W. knocks on their door and says,
"Ticket, please."

(And you're still trying to figure out how the Democrats lost that election.)

So this is what I came up with for a response:

Gee, last time I checked my history books, it was Gore vs George W, not Clinton. But that goes to show you the intellectual capacity of the joke originator. And I'm not still trying to figure out how the Dems lost the election, I know the Repubs stole it. Over 47,000 Black Americans turned away at the polls because they were on a felon list that was later found to be over 90% inaccurate. And the NAACP sued the state of Florida and won after the election. Gotta love those lawyers:) (She hates lawyers, and that was directed towards EdwardS-HA. Husband approved it, should I send it?

[NMDemDist2]

1. i think I'd just laugh and send her another joke re Bush

no use trying to debunk a joke, just give here another one

[bryant69]

I have to say I agree

That's a pretty funny joke, because the names are pretty interchangable (and I'll bet it's been told in one form another since the turn of the last century).

So find your own Bush joke and send it back.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[xocolatl]

8. Yep, old joke

Years ago I heard a version that used different professional groups within my field.

[wryter2000]

2. Up to you

Depends on your relationship. Or you could just point out that Bush was running against Gore, not Clinton, as you've figured out yourself. Or you could add that you always knew * is a bigger thief than Clinton.

[madinmaryland]

3. Send her this.

I saw this earlier to on DU

Little Hannah on the corner holding a box. Curious, he
runs over and says, "What's in the box, kid?"
Little Hannah says, "Kittens, they're brand new
kittens."
Bush laughs and says, "What kind of kittens are they?"
"Republicans", says Little Hannah.
"Now that's cute", Bush says and goes on his way.
A few days later, Bush is running with the Vice
President Cheney and he spies Little Hannah with her
box just ahead.
He says to Dick, "You gotta check this out.", and they
both jog over to Little Hannah.
Bush says, "Look in the box Cheney. Isn't that cute?
Hey, kid, tell my friend what kind of kittens they
are."
Little Hannah replies, "They're Democrats."
"Whoa!", Bush says, "I came by here the other day and
you said they were Republicans. What's up?"
"Well", Little Hannah explains, "their eyes are open
now."

[RiffRandell]

4. That's good--I will--thanks! n/t

[redqueen]

5. Everyone's heard the jokes

the truth will sting. I'd send it, instead. :)

[joefree1]

6. Send this.

The George W. Bush Presidential library burnt down today and both books were lost. George was crushed. He hadn't even finished coloring in the second one.


http://ediablo.com/ediablojokes.html

[madinmaryland]

7. Thats a bummer

Because he hadn't memorized "Curious George Goes to the Zoo" yet.!!

[kaitykaity]

9. Tell her to stop sending you this bullshit crap or you'll

unleash the power of DU, BuzzFlash, Truthout, commondreams,
bartcop, and all the other lefty sites you have at your
disposal.

If she feels like she can violate the relationship by
politicizing it, take her up on it and make her freakin'
pay.