The Parachutes
 

An airplane was about to crash.
There were 5 passengers on board, but only 4 parachutes.
 
The first passenger said, "I am Shaq O'Neil, the best basketball
player in the world. The Lakers need me, so I can't afford to die."
He took the first pack and left the plane.
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The second passenger, Hillary Clinton said, "I am the wife of a former
U.S. President, a NY State Senator and a potential future president.
And I am probably the smartest woman in American history, so America's people don't want me to die", and she took the second pack and
jumped out of the plane.

The third passenger, George W. Bush, said, "I'm the president of the
United States of America. I have great responsibility being the leader of a
superpower nation." So he grabbed the parachute next to him and jumped.
 
The fourth passenger, the Pope, said to the fifth passenger, a ten year
old schoolgirl, "I am old and very frail and I don't have long to live, so
as a true Catholic, I will sacrifice my life and let you have the last parachute."

The girl said, "That's okay, but there's a parachute left for me and you. "
"America's smartest woman just took my backpack!"