Next of Kin


Father O'Malley rose from his bed.. It was a fine spring day in his new downtown Boston, MA, parish. He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of the beautiful day outside. He then noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn. He promptly called US Senator Kerry's office for assistance. The conversation went like this: "Good morning. This is Senator Kerry. How might I help you?" "And the best of the day to yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St. Brigid's. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn. Would ye be so kind as
to send a couple o' yer lads to take care of the matter?" Senator Kerry, considering himself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk, "Well now father, it was always my impression that you people of the cloth took care of last rites!" There was silence on the line for a long moment. Father O'Malley then replied: "Aye, & true it is, but we are also obliged to first notify the next of kin."

John Kerry had a defining experience in Viet Nam, he fought for both sides!