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My sister is a little behind in all the election goings on, having been on a round the world adventure from December until May.  I’ve filled her in on what she’s missed, including a lot of venting about the whole Obama muslim smear fiasco.  She recently forwarded me this joke: 

A Jew, a Christian and Barack Obama are in a rowboat in the middle of the ocean. Barack Obama says, “This joke isn’t going to work because there’s no Muslim in this boat.”

I’ll admit, it did bring a smile to my face, although it isn’t as good as my favorite Bush joke:

One night, a Delta twin-engine puddle jumper was flying somewhere above New Jersey.

There were four people on board: the pilot, George W. Bush, the Dalai Lama, and a school boy.

Suddenly, the engine bursts into flames and the passenger cabin began to fill with smoke. The cockpit door opened, and the pilot burst into the compartment. “Gentlemen,” he began, “I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that we’re about to crash in New Jersey. The good news is that there are three parachutes, and I have one of them!” With that, the pilot threw open the door and jumped from the plane.

George W. Bush rose and said, “I’m the president and the world needs me.  And apart from that, I am the most intelligent President in the history of the country and I have a responsibility to my people not to die”. So he takes a parachute and jumps.

The Dalai Lama and the school boy looked at one another. Finally, the Dalai Lama spoke. “My son,” he said, “I have lived a satisfying life and have known the bliss of True Enlightenment. You have your life ahead of you; you take a parachute, and I will go down with the plane.”

The school boy smiled slowly and said, “Hey, don’t worry.  The most intelligent president in history just jumped out wearing my backpack.”