Nancy Pelosi called Harry Reid into her office one day and said,
"Harry, I have a great idea I know how we can win back Middle America in
2012 .."
"Great, but how do you propose we go about that, "asked Harry?"
"Well," Nancy responded, "we'll go down to a local Wal-Mart, get some
cheesy clothes and shoes like most middle Americans wear and then we'll
stop at
the pound and pick up a Labrador . When we look the part we'll go to a
nice old country bar in Middle America , and we'll show them that we
really enjoy
the Countryside and show admiration and respect for the hard working
people living there."
A few days later, all decked out and with the requisite Labrador at
heel, they set off from Washington in a westerly direction. Eventually
they arrived at just the
place they were looking for. With dog in tow they walk into the bar.
They stepped up to the bar. The Bartender took a step back and said,
"Aren't you Harry
Reid and Nancy Pelosi?" Nancy answered, "Yes we are, and what a lovely
town you have here. We were just passing through and Harry suggested
that we stop
and take in some local color."
They then ordered a couple of cocktails from the bartender and proceed
to drink them down, all the while chatting up a storm with anyone who
would listen.
All of a sudden, the bar room door opened and a grizzled old farmer came
in. He walked up to the Labrador , lifted its tail and looked
underneath, shrugged his
shoulders and walked out the door. A few moments later, in came another
old farmer. He walked up to the dog, lifted its tail, looked underneath,
scratched his head
and then left the bar.
Over the course of the next hour or so, another four or five farmers
came in, lifted the dog's tail, and went away looking puzzled.
Eventually Nancy and Harry could stand it no longer and called the
bartender over. "Tell me," said Nancy, "why did all those old farmers
come in and look under the dog's
tail like that? Is it some sort of old custom?"
"Good Lord no," said the bartender.. "It's just that someone has told
them that there was a Labrador in this bar with two asshole's!"
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No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.
--Mark Twain (1866)
