"In his first address to a joint session of the United States Congress, on 26 December 1941, he teased the assembled Senators and Representatives with the suggestion, "If my father had been American and my mother British, instead of the other way 'round, I might have got here on my own!""
Unfortunately, I have run into a pathetic mental block here. Does he mean "If I were American (ie had an American father and lived in the US), I might have been a member of Congress"? I'm having trouble working out what is the funny part is.
Unfortunately, I have run into a pathetic mental block here. Does he mean "If I were American (ie had an American father and lived in the US), I might have been a member of Congress"? I'm having trouble working out what is the funny part is.