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Reproduced from The Globe and Mail...

Bush prefers our pretty boy to his pretty boy

By JANE TABER
Friday, January 16, 2004 - Page A1

OTTAWA -- This is the tale of the two Scotts -- one American, the other Canadian. One is dark-haired, the other blond. Both are 35 and both work for the most powerful men in their respective countries.

Scott McClellan is the press secretary to U.S. President George W. Bush; Scott Reid is the senior strategist to Prime Minister Paul Martin.

But, according to Mr. Bush, Mr. Martin has the prettier Scott.

Indeed. Welcome to a new era of "pretty face" Canada-U.S. relations.

This is what happened:

Mr. Bush met Mr. Reid earlier this week at the summit in Monterrey, Mexico, just after the President's breakfast with Mr. Martin.

Mr. Reid was not initially in the hotel room where the two leaders and their closest advisers met, but was called in to brief the Prime Minister at the end as the group waited for the media.

Mr. Bush wandered over during Mr. Reid's chat with the Prime Minister. Mr. Reid introduced himself and shook hands with Mr. Bush.

"Well, what do you do for this guy?" the President asked as he pointed to the Prime Minister.

"Well, you know, sir, I can't really say," Mr. Reid said. "It's not that I don't want to. It's just that, you know, I don't really know from day to day."

This is true. Mr. Reid handles a number of files and performs a number of different duties, depending on the issue and the day.

The President chuckled. "Well, you got a pretty face," he told the surprised Mr. Reid. He wasn't done. "You got a pretty face," he said again. "You're a good-looking guy. Better looking than my Scott anyway."

This is true. His Scott has a receding hairline and is on the chubby side, while Mr. Martin's Scott has a full head of hair and is quite fit.

For the first time in his life, Mr. Reid had no reply. "I didn't know what to say," said Mr. Reid, noting later that he wished that Mr. Bush had referred to him as a "rugged-looking young man or something.

"But I'll take what I can, I guess," he joked. "When a Texas Republican says you've got a pretty face, then I guess there is just no way around it."


The mind boggles. Could this explain why he's pushing to have gay marriages outlawed?

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Date: 2004-03-03 08:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skiprudder.livejournal.com
I love you, you know that? =)

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Date: 2004-03-03 10:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] unciaa.livejournal.com
Ye got a purdy mouth there, boy...

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Date: 2004-03-03 11:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] silverscalenaga.livejournal.com
bwahahahah!!!

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Date: 2004-03-04 02:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] shenryyr.livejournal.com
roflmao....................................

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Date: 2004-03-05 05:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] msondo.livejournal.com
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