Monday, March 17, 2003 |
21:54 - Marvelous
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I wish I'd caught her name-- the Environmental Minister or something, in the UK-- being interviewed by the BBC in response to the Bush speech. It went by so fast, and I was reeling from the wordplay, that I dropped it on the floor.
BBC: Do you think that once the war starts, once war is upon us, the country will rally around its Prime Minister and support the war?
M: I hope that the country will recognize the need to rally around its troops.
BBC: But then, as Robin Cook said, the leader of the House of Commons, who just resigned: it's possible to support the troops, but oppose the war...?
And her response was a deliciously acid:
M: I'm sure they'll appreciate that sophistry.
God, I love British wit and diction.
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