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