to the Oval Office
Posted: Sat 07 Dec, 2002 10:18 am
(We take you now to the Oval Office with Condoleezza Rice (National<br>Security Advisor) and George W.)<br><br>George: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?<br><br>Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.<br><br>George: Great. Lay it on me.<br><br>Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.<br><br>George: That's what I want to know.<br><br>Condi: That's what I'm telling you.<br><br>George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader<br>of China?<br><br>Condi: Yes.<br><br>George: I mean the fellow's name.<br><br>Condi: Hu.<br><br>George: The guy in China.<br><br>Condi: Hu.<br><br>George: The new leader of China.<br><br>Condi: Hu.<br><br>George: The Chinaman!<br><br>Condi: Hu is leading China.<br><br>George: Now whaddya' asking me for?<br><br>Condi: I'm telling you Hu is leading China.<br><br>George: Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China?<br><br>Condi: That's the man's name.<br><br>George: That's whose name?<br><br>Condi: Yes.<br><br>George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the<br>new leader of China?<br><br>Condi: Yes, sir.<br><br>George: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was<br>in the Middle East.<br><br>Condi: That's correct.<br><br>George: Then who is in China?<br><br>Condi: Yes, sir.<br><br>George: Yassir is in China?<br><br>Condi: No, sir.<br><br>George: Then who is?<br><br>Condi: Yes, sir.<br><br>George: Yassir?<br><br>Condi: No, sir.<br><br>George: Look, Condi. I need to know the name of the new<br>leader of China. Get me the Secretary General of the U.N.<br>on the phone.<br><br>Condi: Kofi?<br><br>George: No, thanks.<br><br>Condi: You want Kofi?<br><br>George: No.<br><br>Condi: You don't want Kofi.<br><br>George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a<br>glass of milk. And then get me the U.N.<br><br>Condi: Yes, sir.<br><br>George: Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N.<br><br>Condi: Kofi?<br><br>George: Milk! Will you please make the call?<br><br>Condi: And call who?<br><br>George: Who is the guy at the U.N?<br><br>Condi: Hu is the guy in China.<br><br>George: Will you stay out of China?!<br><br>Condi: Yes, sir.<br><br>George: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the<br>guy at the U.N.<br><br>Condi: Kofi.<br><br>George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on<br>the phone.<br><br>(Condi picks up the phone.)<br><br>Condi: Rice, here.<br><br>George: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls, too.<br>Maybe we should send some to the guy in China. And the<br>Middle East. Can you get Chinese food in the Middle East? <p></p><i></i>