Hu's
on first
By
James ShermanPlaywright
Jim Sherman wrote
this today
after Hu Jintao was named chief
of
the Communist Party in China.
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We
take you now to the Oval Office.
Characters:
George Bush - U.S President
Condoleezza Rice - Assistant to the President
for National Security Affairs
Kofi Annan - Secretary general of United Nations
Hu Jintao - New President of China
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George:
Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?
Condi:
Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.
George:
Great. Lay it on me.
Condi:
Hu is the new leader of China.
George:
That's what I want to know.
Condi:
That's what I'm telling you.
George:
That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?
Condi:
Yes.
George:
I mean the fellow's name.
Condi:
Hu.
George:
The guy in China.
Condi:
Hu.
George:
The new leader of China.
Condi:
Hu.
George:
The Chinaman!
Condi:
Hu is leading China.
George:
Now whaddya' asking me for?
Condi:
I'm telling you Hu is leading China.
George:
Well, I'm asking you. Who is leading China?
Condi:
That's the man's name.
George:
That's who's name?
Condi:
Yes.
George:
Will you or will you not tell me the name of the new leader of
China?
Condi:
Yes, sir.
George:
Yassir? Yassir Arafat is in China? I thought he was in the Middle
East.
Condi:
That's correct.
George:
Then who is in China?
Condi:
Yes, sir.
George:
Yassir is in China?
Condi:
No, sir.
George:
Then who is?
Condi:
Yes, sir.
George:
Yassir?
Condi:
No, sir.
George:
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?
George:
No, thanks.
Condi:
You want Kofi?
George:
No.
Condi:
You don't want Kofi.
George:
No. But now that you mention it, I could use a glass of milk. And
then get
me the U.N.
Condi:
Yes, sir.
George:
Not Yassir! The guy at the U.N.
Condi:
Kofi?
George:
Milk! Will you please make the call?
Condi:
And call who?
George:
Who is the guy at the U.N?
Condi:
Hu is the guy in China.
George:
Will you stay out of China?!
Condi:
Yes, sir.
George:
And stay out of the Middle East! Just get me the guy at the U.N.
Condi:
Kofi.
George:
All right! With cream and two sugars. Now get on the phone.
(Condi
picks up the phone.)
Condi:
Rice, here.
George:
Rice? Good idea. And a couple of egg rolls, too. Maybe we should
send some
to the guy in China. And the Middle East. Can you get Chinese food
in the
Middle East?
