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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 03:23 PM
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A Joke
When Richard Nixon met face to face with Chairman Mao, they had a lively discussion of the communist worldview versus America's emphasis on the individual.

Mao held that historical forces of class struggle dictate results, while individual qualities are mere distractions. Nixon countered that history turns on individual actions.

"Just imagine, " Nixon said, "how differently history would have played out if Lee Harvey Oswald had assassinated Nikita Khrushchev instead of John Kennedy."

Mao thought for a while, then said, "I see your point... Aristotle Onassis would probably not have married Mrs. Khrushchev."
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 03:49 PM
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1. And then Nixon buried his face and cried. Nikita asked, "Comrade! What wrong?"
And Nixon looked up and replied, "How many is a brazillion?"
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Andrea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 05:33 PM
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2. Good one! Thanks! n/t
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-23-07 03:19 PM
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A-Schwarzenegger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 06:27 PM
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3. Hilarious! except that . . .
Oswald didn't assassinate Kennedy.
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Kurt_and_Hunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-22-07 07:03 PM
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4. Yeah, but you wouldn't expect Nixon to tell Mao about the Bohemian Grove
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