Saturday, November 26, 2011

Which Great Living Statesman Did Not Say This, But Might Well Have?

Well, look {little gasp} I mean I'm a Christian {extends hands forward, palms up} and I think - well what I want to say is - I mean - AIDS is a terrible problem, and let's face it {little gasp} it's a real, well, tragedy for Africa {little gasp} and for gays everywhere, and {extends hands forward, palms up} I know most Catholics are with me and my wife on this - I - well - you know - I think that condoms {little gasp} really are the answer.

Well, look {little gasp} I mean I'm a Christian {extends hands forward, palms up} and I think - well what I want to say is - I mean - unwanted pregnancy is a terrible problem, and let's face it {little gasp} it's a real, well, tragedy for Africa {little gasp} and for women everywhere, and {extends hands forward, palms up} I know most Catholics are with me and my wife on this - I - well - you know - I think that condoms abortion {little gasp} really is the answer.


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr Putin?

Mike Cliffson said...

I'm lost.Who?

Left-footer said...

Mike Clifton - he is alive and British. Does that help?

He once said, when he was in a less new-mannish mood, that he felt the hand of History on his shoulder.

Mike Cliffson said...

Clochemerlebabylon for me, I fear.Still lost, but I suspect I havent missed anything if your characterization be apt.

Lincoln apparently said any regiment-he included confederates- had enough good men to form a presidency and all the posts of a national government.
The same should be true of a Catholic Parish.

Left-footer said...

Sorry, Mike, my fault. It was based on long-ago, probably not very accurate, memories of seeing and hearing Blair on Television.

The word "statesman" was, of course, used ironically.

Too much of my blog is powered by andger and uncharity. Mea culpa!