Life imitates satire once again
Is this some sort of bizarre deliberate homage?
2004: The SNL version of the presidential debate contains the following:
"So your plan is to crush terrorism by coming in on Saturdays?" asked the character playing moderator Jim Lehrer.
The Bush character replied, with reluctance: "If that's what it takes."
2006: The Pentagon holds a
press conference for the defense of the Secretary of Defense:
"As far as Pete Pace is concerned, this country is exceptionally well-served by the man standing on my left," General Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters at the Pentagon. "Nobody, nobody works harder than he does to take care of the P.F.C.'s and lance corporals and lieutenants and the captains. He does his homework. He works weekends, he works nights.
"People can question my judgment or his judgment," he continued, "but they should never question the dedication, the patriotism and the work ethic of Secretary Rumsfeld."
comment by i o n:
"People can question my judgment or his judgment," he continued, "but they should never question the dedication, the patriotism and the work ethic of Secretary Rumsfeld."
Sounds good. We'll question his competence, his cronyism, and his regular ethics instead.