Iraqi "Information Minister" Part Deux
This is really funny. It’s Jonah Goldberg discussing Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, the “Information Minister” for Iraq. He’s the one I mentioned earlier that’s just so darn funny to listen to. Here’s a clip from Jonah:
Still, I’ve got to say I love this Information Minister guy. He’s like a Muslim Michael Moore on the Atkins diet. But, as numerous readers have suggested, his press briefings are Monty Pythonesque. It’s as if he’s borrowing from both the Dead Parrot sketch and the Black Knight scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. We say the Medina division has been degraded by 70 percent, he insists: “‘Tis but a flesh wound.” We say the Baghdad division has been destroyed, he says: “We have Coalition forces exactly where we want them.” We say there’s no fight left in the enemy, he says: “We’re just resting.” Terry McAuliffe should offer this guy a job.
Way to go, Jonah! Jabbing the wacky al-Sahaf, Michael Moore and Terry McAuliffe all in a single paragraph! I love it.
