Barack Obama
met with the Queen of England. He asked her, "Your Majesty, how do you run such
an efficient government?
Are there
any tips you can give me?"
"Well," said
the Queen, "the most important thing is to surround yourself with intelligent
people."
Obama
frowned, and then asked, "But how do I know the people around me are really
intelligent?"
The Queen
took a sip of tea. "Oh, that's easy; you just ask them to answer an intelligent
riddle."
The Queen
pushed a button on her intercom. "Please send Tony Blair in here, would
you?"
Tony Blair
walked into the room and said, "Yes, Your Majesty?"
The Queen
smiled and said, "Answer me this please, Tony, your mother and father have a
child. It is not your brother and it is not your sister. Who is
it?"
Without
pausing for a moment, Tony Blair answered, "That would be
me."
"Yes! Very
good," said the Queen.
Obama went
back home to ask Joe Biden the same question. "Joe, answer this for me. Your
mother and your father have a child. It's not your brother and it's not your
sister.
Who is
it?"
"I'm not
sure," said Biden. "Let me get back to you on that one."
He went to
his advisors and asked everyone, but none could give him an
answer.
Finally,
Biden ran in to Sarah Palin out eating one night. Biden asked, "Sarah, can you
answer this for me? Your mother and father have a child and it's not your
brother or
your sister. Who is it?"
Sarah Palin
answered right back, "That's easy, it's me!"
Biden
smiled, and said, "Thanks!"
Biden then,
went back to speak with Obama. "Say, I did some research and I have the answer
to that riddle. It's Sarah Palin!"
Obama got
up, stomped over to Biden, and angrily yelled into his face, "No! You idiot!
It's Tony Blair!"