So, I listen to NPR news each morning as I fight my way across town to work. Most days, my morning drive is timed to the daily business report. Lately, I've been early and have caught other news items. There was a bit about how President Obama had called the president of Egypt about that whole country-in-turmoil thing going on and urged him to step down. Since then, I've been making up the dialogue to that conversation.
O: (Please go to voice mail, please go to voice mail, oh darn he answered) . . . HI!
M: President Obama? (darn it, what does he want, doesn't he know I'm busy? He always just talks on and on . . .) Buddy! How you been? I see your poll numbers are up!
O: Yeah, Yeah, everything seems to be good. You? How's the fam?
M: oh, we're all good. We took a lovely holiday a few weeks back . . . I'll email you some of the pictures. You'd think we'd get tired of touring pyramids, but you know, we never do.
O: Yeah, that sounds great. We played it low key for the holidays . . . can't look like we're having too much fun, you know?
M: Yeah, ain't it the truth?
(silence)
O: well, um, I guess you know why I'm calling . . . seems I'm going to have to make some statement about what's going on over there . . .
M: yeah . . . I know.
O: you've been at this a long time, you know how it is . . . plus, I've only got one more shot at an election.
M: Yeah . . . sometimes I wish we had term limits . . . this is a young man's game. Frankly, the wife wanted me to retire the last elections.
O: Live the dream, man . . . you gotta take care of yourself . . . if you don't, who will?
M: Yeah . . .
O: so, like, right. I'm gonna say I urged you to step down. But, you know, I love ya, right?
M: Can you give me a day or two to make it look like I made the decision on my own?
O: Oh sure . . . yeah . . . that's good . . . go out with your head held high.
(silence)
O: well, yeah, oooh . . . my secretary is waving at me (not really), gotta go . . . you hang in there, okay buddy?
M: yeah, whatever.
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