Saturday, September 05, 2009

I Think This Kid Will Go a Long Way

China schoolgirl aspires to be 'corrupt official':state media - Yahoo! News: "A six-year-old girl has become a media darling in China on her first day of school by expressing her aspiration to become a 'corrupt official' when she grows up, state media said Friday.
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'When I grow up I want to be an official,' said the girl, whose face was blurred to protect her identity.

'What kind of official?' the interviewer asked.

'A corrupt official because corrupt officials have a lot of things,' she replied."

Hat tip to Jeff Meyerson.

2 comments:

Donna said...

But by saying that, hasn't she proved herself too honest to be a successful corrupt official?

Unknown said...

A failing of youth. She'll learn.