He picks it up, and to his surprise, it appears to be a lamp of some sorts, and (you know what's coming) when he rubs the sides in an attempt to look for some identifying markings POOOF!, a genie comes out.
The genie says his usual genie thing, and offers the man three wishes.
The man wishes for wealth---he gets it---, health---he gets it---, and then stops to give some thought to his third wish.
Finally, he remembers how much his wife loves to travel, and how their vacations are stiffled by her fear of flying, so he asks the genie to build a bridge that would connect every major continent to every island in the world, figuring they could then travel the whole world by car if they wanted to.
The genie thinks for a moment, and with a big sigh, explains just how incredibly difficult a feat of engineering this bridge would be, finally convincing the man to ask for something else easier to accomplish.
Remembering the coming elections, the man jumps up and says: "I know what I want! I want you to make sure in these coming elections, that TRUTH will prevail, that fraud will not prosper, and that only just and true people will be elected to office."
The genie thinks for a moment, turns to the man, and says:
"OK, about this bridge.."