Thursday, September 23, 2004
BUSH GIVES TOTALLY BORING SPEECH AT U.N.
By Tweed
Big on platitudes, and short on substance is the best way to describe Bush's most recent offering. And the audience felt the same way - giving the President a polite, but noticeably muted, reception.
"I have to admit," said Armen Martirossien, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, "I was bored by the thing. I was expecting at least some soaring rehtoric and discussion of Iraq." Mr. Martirossien also admitted that when he excused himself to use the restroom, he actually went to smoke a cigarette. "It was a short speech, but it seemed a hell of a lot longer."
"Everyone in my row was checking out Ms. Gustafsson," said Ambassador Alfred Capelle, the Republic of the Marshall Islands Permanent Representative, "Felipe [H. Paolillo, the Permanent Representative from Uruguay,] couldn't take his eyes off of her. And he's got that latin thing going on, so . . . maybe he'll get lucky."
Indeed, Eva-Lena Gustafsson, Assistant to Anders Liden, the Swedish Permanent Representative, seemed to be the center of attention. While the President extolled the virtues of democracy, many ambassadors and guests were try to get a better look at Ms. Fustafsson's virtues. Ms. Gustafsson did not disappoint wearing a stylish tweed Prada suit, with matching handbag.
"I don't know what the big deal was," said Valerie McClean, an Administrative Attache to the Irish delegation. "If I had that body, I wouldn't wear anything so trashy. And Rick - well, I could have watered the plants with the amount of drool coming out of his mouth," continued Ms. McClean referring to Richard Ryan, the Irish Permanent Representative.
"I think that Valerie just has to relax a little," Vinci Niel Clodman, Mauru's Permanent Representative said. "Back in August, at the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, I think both Valerie and Eva had a bit too much to drink and got into an argument - I think it was about Pedro." Sources say Pedro may be a reference to Pedro Agustin Roa-Arboleda, Columbia's Second Secretary, Budgetary and Administrative Affairs, and the reputed paramore of many of the staff.
Ambassador Clodman's comments, however, would not explain reactions similar to Ms. McClean's from other staff. Maria Csapak, Secretary to the Hungarian Ambassador, Viktoria Melega, the Secretary and Archivist at the Hungarian Embassy and Ni Made Ayu Marhini of the Indonesian Delegation all made similar comments. "Our Ambassador was so obvious it was gross," said Ms. Melega, "I mean, come on - she's, like, gorgeous and all, but he didn't have to be so obvious about it."
"My friend Miranda, from the Kingdom of the Netherlands - did you know it was a kingdom? - well, anyway, she told me that that Eva girl used to work at the Swedish embassy in Holland and that the Dutch asked her to leave because she was - you know - with one of the Councils of State, I think," said Ms. Csapak, referring to Miranda van Iersel of the Dutch delegation.
Ms. van Iersel could not be reached for comment.
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By Tweed
Big on platitudes, and short on substance is the best way to describe Bush's most recent offering. And the audience felt the same way - giving the President a polite, but noticeably muted, reception.
"I have to admit," said Armen Martirossien, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations, "I was bored by the thing. I was expecting at least some soaring rehtoric and discussion of Iraq." Mr. Martirossien also admitted that when he excused himself to use the restroom, he actually went to smoke a cigarette. "It was a short speech, but it seemed a hell of a lot longer."
"Everyone in my row was checking out Ms. Gustafsson," said Ambassador Alfred Capelle, the Republic of the Marshall Islands Permanent Representative, "Felipe [H. Paolillo, the Permanent Representative from Uruguay,] couldn't take his eyes off of her. And he's got that latin thing going on, so . . . maybe he'll get lucky."
Indeed, Eva-Lena Gustafsson, Assistant to Anders Liden, the Swedish Permanent Representative, seemed to be the center of attention. While the President extolled the virtues of democracy, many ambassadors and guests were try to get a better look at Ms. Fustafsson's virtues. Ms. Gustafsson did not disappoint wearing a stylish tweed Prada suit, with matching handbag.
"I don't know what the big deal was," said Valerie McClean, an Administrative Attache to the Irish delegation. "If I had that body, I wouldn't wear anything so trashy. And Rick - well, I could have watered the plants with the amount of drool coming out of his mouth," continued Ms. McClean referring to Richard Ryan, the Irish Permanent Representative.
"I think that Valerie just has to relax a little," Vinci Niel Clodman, Mauru's Permanent Representative said. "Back in August, at the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, I think both Valerie and Eva had a bit too much to drink and got into an argument - I think it was about Pedro." Sources say Pedro may be a reference to Pedro Agustin Roa-Arboleda, Columbia's Second Secretary, Budgetary and Administrative Affairs, and the reputed paramore of many of the staff.
Ambassador Clodman's comments, however, would not explain reactions similar to Ms. McClean's from other staff. Maria Csapak, Secretary to the Hungarian Ambassador, Viktoria Melega, the Secretary and Archivist at the Hungarian Embassy and Ni Made Ayu Marhini of the Indonesian Delegation all made similar comments. "Our Ambassador was so obvious it was gross," said Ms. Melega, "I mean, come on - she's, like, gorgeous and all, but he didn't have to be so obvious about it."
"My friend Miranda, from the Kingdom of the Netherlands - did you know it was a kingdom? - well, anyway, she told me that that Eva girl used to work at the Swedish embassy in Holland and that the Dutch asked her to leave because she was - you know - with one of the Councils of State, I think," said Ms. Csapak, referring to Miranda van Iersel of the Dutch delegation.
Ms. van Iersel could not be reached for comment.
