Duncan Garner, best dressed 2007
March 22nd, 2007 at 9:57 pm by David FarrarOh dear Duncan Garner’s will be unstoppable this week. In typical Garner style he tried to ask Bush a question despite being told there would be no questions. Bush wouldn’t take the question, but he did comment
Bush: “Nice-lookin’ suit you’ve got there. You’re too well dressed.”
Garner “It’s a New Zealand suit,”
Bush: “Where’s the American press? … Follow suit with this guy, will you?”
Duncan is know for his sartorial style, but having the President of the US compliment it is going to be a story retold many times I am sure.
Tags: Media
March 23rd, 2007 at 8:10 am
Well he is a very snappy dresser… and I certainly like him more than Guyon
Vote:March 23rd, 2007 at 8:55 am
Quite a smart joke by the Prez…
Vote:March 23rd, 2007 at 9:34 am
God the man is an idiot.
Vote:March 23rd, 2007 at 10:20 am
Bush: “Where’s the American press? … Follow suit with this guy, will you?”, great one liner from GW..To me everbody in tht room look completely out of the depth including Helen in how to deal with GW..Jim Hubbard on nzpaimages has a great cartoon tht sums it up nice.
Vote:March 23rd, 2007 at 12:13 pm
TV3 going from the pres clip to the suit shop and then the suit maker is unbelievable. Talk about interviewing your typewriter. Is nothing else going on over in the TV3 news department. Get over yourselves. The first time in months i have the electric fish tank on at 6 and they put that on.
Vote:March 23rd, 2007 at 12:59 pm
“…follow suit…”
Hold on, isn’t that a pun?! Yet on a previous thread we’re told “puns are third-form maths teacher humour”. But good enough for the leader of the free world, it seems. So there
(Albeit that’s a pretty weak one… and probably written on his cuff by a speechwriter – “pick out any foreign journo in the crowd wearing a suit and say…”)
But more intriguing than the alleged sartorial heights reached by Duncan Garner is that we’re told “Karl Rove [is] the United States’ more controversial equivalent of Helen Clark’s right-hand woman, Heather Simpson”.
Indeed he is. And why? Because the US press have been fearless in exposing the extent of his influence and the level of his direct interference in policy. Whereas, thanks to the NZ media, most NZers would still ask “Heather Who?”.
Vote:March 23rd, 2007 at 1:02 pm
Garner’s not that bad, sonic …
Vote:March 23rd, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Just watched the tv3 video on Bush’s comments on Duncan G’s suit – is it possible that the president was actually sending his officials a signal to throw the guy out of the room, and to keep an eye on him?
Vote:March 24th, 2007 at 1:21 am
It is absolutely amazing that Bush can remain so jovial considering the bloodbath that his decisions have unleashed in Iraq. What a statesman. What a world leader. He must have an amazing ability to compartmentalise things.
Vote:March 24th, 2007 at 4:21 am
Garner asked a question despite being told there were going to be no questions. He thought he would look good if he got one past, but he’s just a smart ass who got shot down.
Bush just took the piss out of him, plain and simple. Good work W.
Vote:March 24th, 2007 at 1:50 pm
we’re told “puns are third-form maths teacher humour”. But good enough for the leader of the free world, it seems. So there
Well, you got me there Rex. if Bush said it, it must be funny. From now on all humour should be judged by the George Bush test.
Regarding Garner and his outfit, am I the only one who thought that he actually looked like an overdressed monkey in that suit? I’m with Clint, Bush was taking the piss. Like “nice comb-over mate”.
It is absolutely amazing that Bush can remain so jovial considering the bloodbath that his decisions have unleashed in Iraq. What a statesman.
He could remain jovial because the media weren’t aloud to ask any questions.
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