look carefully (humor)

While visiting England, President Bush is invited to
tea with the Queen. He asks her what her leadership
philosophy is. She says that it is to surround herself
with intelligent people. He asks how she knows if
they're intelligent.
"I do so by asking them the right questions," says the
Queen. "Allow me to demonstrate."
She phones Tony Blair and says, "Mr. Prime Minister.
Please answer this question: Your mother has a child,
and your father has a child, and this child is not
your
brother or sister. Who is it?"
Tony Blair responds ,"It's me, ma'am."
"Correct. Thank you and good-bye, sir," says the
Queen.
She hangs up and says, "Did you get that, President
Bush?"
"Yes ma'am. Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be using
that!"
Upon returning to Washington, he decides he'd better
put the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee
to the test. He summons Jesse Helms to the White House
and says, "Senator Helms, I wonder if you can answer
a question for me."
"Why, of course, sir. What's on your mind?"
"Uhh, your mother has a child, and your father has a
child, and this child is not your brother or your
sister.
Who is it?"
Helms hems and haws and finally asks, "Can I think
about
it and get back to you?"
Bush agrees, and Helms leaves. He immediately calls
a meeting of other senior Republican senators, and
they
puzzle over the question for several hours, but nobody
can come up with an answer. Finally, in desperation,
Helms calls Colin Powell at the State Department and
explains his problem.
"Now lookee here, son, your mother has a child, and
your father has a child, and this child is not your
brother or your sister. Who is it?"
Powell answers immediately, "It's me, of course, you
dumb cracker."
Much relieved, Helms rushes back to the White House
and exclaims, "I know the answer, sir! I know who it
is! It's Colin Powell!"
Bush replies in disgust, "Wrong, you dumb fellow, it's
Tony Blair!" While visiting England, President Bush is invited to
tea with the Queen. He asks her what her leadership
philosophy is. She says that it is to surround herself
with intelligent people. He asks how she knows if
they're intelligent.
"I do so by asking them the right questions," says the
Queen. "Allow me to demonstrate."
She phones Tony Blair and says, "Mr. Prime Minister.
Please answer this question: Your mother has a child,
and your father has a child, and this child is not
your
brother or sister. Who is it?"
Tony Blair responds ,"It's me, ma'am."
"Correct. Thank you and good-bye, sir," says the
Queen.
She hangs up and says, "Did you get that, President
Bush?"
"Yes ma'am. Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be using
that!"
Upon returning to Washington, he decides he'd better
put the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee
to the test. He summons Jesse Helms to the White House
and says, "Senator Helms, I wonder if you can answer
a question for me."
"Why, of course, sir. What's on your mind?"
"Uhh, your mother has a child, and your father has a
child, and this child is not your brother or your
sister.
Who is it?"
Helms hems and haws and finally asks, "Can I think
about
it and get back to you?"
Bush agrees, and Helms leaves. He immediately calls
a meeting of other senior Republican senators, and
they
puzzle over the question for several hours, but nobody
can come up with an answer. Finally, in desperation,
Helms calls Colin Powell at the State Department and
explains his problem.
"Now lookee here, son, your mother has a child, and
your father has a child, and this child is not your
brother or your sister. Who is it?"
Powell answers immediately, "It's me, of course, you
dumb cracker."
Much relieved, Helms rushes back to the White House
and exclaims, "I know the answer, sir! I know who it
is! It's Colin Powell!"
Bush replies in disgust, "Wrong, you dumb fellow, it's
Tony Blair!"