Der Präsident trifft Sicherheitsberaterin Condoleezza Rice. Das erfundene Protokoll der Sitzung, dessen Sprachwitz nur auf Englisch funktioniert, sorgt derzeit im Internet für weltweite Heiterkeit. Theater-Autor James Sherman aus Chicago hat den Text in Anlehnung an einen Sketch des amerikanischen Komiker-Duos Abbott and Costello geschrieben. Die angesprochenen Politiker sind: Hu Jintao, Chinas neuer KP-Chef, UN-Generalsekretär Kofi Annan und PLO-Chef Jassir Arafat George: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening? Condi : Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China. George: Great. Lay it on me. Condi : Hu is the new leader of China. George: That's what I want to know. Condi : That's what I'm telling you. George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China? Condi : Yes. George: I mean the fellow's name. Condi : Hu. George: The guy in China. Condi : Hu. George: The new leader of China. Condi : Hu. George: The Chinese guy! Condi : Hu is leading China. George: Now whaddya' asking me for? Condi : I'm telling you Hu is leading China. George: Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China? Condi : That's the man's name. George: That's who's name? Condi : Yes. George: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of China? Condi : Yes, sir. George: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle East. Condi : That's correct. George: Then who is in China? Condi : Yes, sir. George: Yassir is in China? Condi : No, sir. George: Then who is? Condi : Yes, sir. George: Yassir? Condi : No, sir. George: 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. Condi : Kofi? George: No, thanks. Condi : You want Kofi? George: No. Condi : You don't want Kofi? George: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And then get me the U.N. Condi : Yes, sir. George: Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N. Condi : Kofi? George: Milk! Will you please make the call? Condi : And call who? George: Who is the guy at the U.N? Condi : Hu is the guy in China. George: Will you stay out of China?! Condi : Yes, sir. George: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N. Condi : Kofi. George: All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone. Condi (picks up the phone): Rice here. George: 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?