<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Real Science]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[stevengoddard]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/author/stevengoddard/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[An Old Russian Joke In The White&nbsp;House]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>A peasant is out plowing his field, and finds a bottle containing a genie who promises to grant one wish of whatever he wants. But there is a caveat &#8211; his neighbor will get twice as much as he does.</p>
<p>The farmer hems and haws &#8211; &#8221; <em>I could ask for a million Rubles, but then my neighbor would get two million</em>&#8221;  &#8220;<em>I could ask for a beautiful wife, but then my neighbor would get two beautiful wives</em>&#8221;</p>
<p>Finally he tells the genie &#8211; &#8220;<em>I want you to take my eye out</em>&#8221;</p>
<p>Fast forward to 2014</p>
<blockquote><p>Obama says Keystone pipeline mostly helps Canadian oil companies, not Americans</p>
<p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/19/obama-says-keystone-pipeline-helps-canadian-oil-companies-at-expense-americans/">Obama says Keystone pipeline mostly helps Canadian oil companies, not Americans | Fox News</a></p></blockquote>
<p>So Obama would rather buy oil from the Middle East, than give Canada more benefit than the US receives.</p>
<p>In Obama&#8217;s world, Cuba is good and Canada is evil.</p>
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