Since Al Gore has no job, he decided to take a sightseeing vacation to Europe. <br /> <br />While visiting England, he is invited to tea with the Queen. <br /> <br />He asks her what her leadership philosophy is. She says that it is to surround herself with intelligent people. He asks her how she finds out if they're intelligent. <br /> <br />"I do so by asking them the right questions," says the Queen. "Allow me to demonstrate." <br /> <br />She phones Tony Blair, puts him on speaker 'phone and asks, "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?'" <br /> <br />Tony Blair responds, "It's me, ma'am." <br /> <br />"Correct. Thank you and good-bye, sir," says the Queen. She hangs up and says, "Did you get that, Mr. Gore?" <br /> <br />"Yes, ma'am. Thanks a lot. I'll definitely be using that!" <br /> <br />Upon returning home, he decides he'd better put some of his old friends to the test. <br /> <br />He calls the Reverend Jesse Jackson and says, "Hi, Reverend Jesse, I wonder if you can answer a question for me." <br /> <br />"Why, of course, Al. What's on your mind?" <br /> <br />"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?" <br /> <br />Jesse Jackson hems and haws and finally asks, "Can I think about it and get back to you?" Gore agrees, and Jackson hangs up. <br /> <br />Jackson, immediately calls members of his gang and they puzzle over the question for several hours, but nobody can come up with an answer. <br /> <br />Finally, in desperation, Jackson calls Colin Powell at the State Department and explains his problem. <br /> <br />"Now look here, your mother has a child, and your father has a child, and this child is not your brother or your sister. Who is it?" <br /> <br />Powell answers immediately, "It's me, of course." <br /> <br />Much relieved Jackson rushes back to call Gore and exclaims, "I know the answer! I know who it is! It's Colin Powell!" <br /> <br />And Gore replies in disgust, "Wrong, it's Tony Blair!"
