Sunday, December 18, 2005

An LTE to savor

Seen on the Northwest Voices page of today’s Seattle Times:

Recently, I called the White House Comment Line (202-456-1414). When connected, I heard a kindly, somewhat elderly voice ask me “Now what message would you like me to pass on to the president today?”

I responded that I just wished that he and those around him would just stop their lying.

There was a slight pause and then I heard the following, which both startled and amused me: “Now, which of the president’s lies in particular bothers you the most?”

— Richard Hodgin, Seattle

I have to say that I find it rather difficult to envision a White House operator probing for additional information in quite that manner, but who am I to doubt the veracity of Mr. Hodgin’s anecdote?