Bush: Condi! Nice to see you. What’s happening?

Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.

Bush: Great. Lay it on me.

Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.

Bush: That’s what I want to know.

Condi: That’s what I’m telling you.

Bush: That’s what I’m asking you. Who is the new leader of China?

Condi: Yes.

Bush: I mean the fellow’s name.

Condi: Hu.

Bush: The guy in China.

Condi: Hu.

Bush: The new leader of China.

Condi: Hu.

Bush: The Chinaman!

Condi: Hu is leading China.

Bush: Now whaddya’ asking me for?

Condi: I’m telling you Hu is leading China.

Bush: Well, I’m asking you. Who is leading China?

Condi: That’s the man’s name.

Bush: That’s who’s name?

Condi: Yes.

Bush: Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of China?

Condi: Yes, sir.

Bush: Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle East.

Condi: That’s correct.

Bush: Then who is in China?

Condi: Yes, sir.

Bush: Yassir?

Condi: No, sir.

Bush: Then who is?

Condi: Yes, sir.

Bush: Yassir?

Condi: No, sir.

Bush: 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?

Bush: No, thanks.

Condi: You want Kofi?

Bush: No.

Condi: You don’t want Kofi?

Bush: No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And get me the U.N.   

Condi: Yes, sir.

Bush: Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N.

Condi: Kofi?

Bush: Milk! Will you please make the call?

Condi: And call who?

Bush: Who is the guy at the U.N?

Condi: Hu is the guy in China.

Bush: Will you stay out of China?

Condi: Yes, sir.

Bush: And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N.

Condi: Kofi.

Bush: All right. With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone.

(Condi picks up the phone.)

Condi: Rice, here.

Bush: Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls, two. Maybe we should send some to the guy in China. And the Middle East. Can you get Chinese food in the Middle East?