Friday
(0)The Iraqi Minister of Information, whose ability to defy reality has made him something of a cult figure in the West, has had a website dedicated to his pronouncements which is already drawing massive numbers of hits.
His ability to work for a doomed cause and show fortitude in the midst of great strain is already triggering commentators to wonder about where his talents may be most usefully employed in future. Here are some of my suggestions:
- Manager of Sunderland Football Club (with apologies to Iain Murray)
- Tory Party campaign manager (no explanation really required)
- The manager of George Galloway's campaign to be known as a great British patriot
- Tony Blair's humility counsellor
- Spin doctor for the Democrat's presidential candidate (that's my top choice)
- George W. Bush's elocution coach (sorry Dubya, I could not resist)
- Robert Fisk's psychiatrist (a tough assignment, admittedly)
- Michael Moore's obesity counsellor (another tough one)
- Chief coach to the English cricket team
And finally,
- Management consultant to the BBC's news service.
He has to host Saturday Night Live at least once. Or he could always host TOTP. I he could actually fake enthusiasm for the anodyne faceless pop groups who routinely appear on the show.
Posted by Andrew Ian Castel-Dodge at April 11, 2003 05:25 PM
Re the Sunderland job...
http://www.nufc.com/
Trust the Geordies to get their first...
Posted by Matt Owen at April 11, 2003 05:25 PM
If anyone knows his whereabouts please can you get him to call me. I want to sign him for management & commercial exploitation....He'd earn a fortune on chatshows.... I want to do the DVD & I sincerely believe that he'd make a great rap album......
Simon
Posted by Simon Austin at April 11, 2003 06:42 PM
Public relations agent for Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon?
Posted by Russ L at April 11, 2003 09:16 PM
My client is not fat! Mr. Moore has lost a hundred pounds and will be in the Olympics next year...
Posted by jk at April 11, 2003 10:21 PM
"Management consultant to the BBC's news service"
Why would he want to return to thejob he just quit?
Posted by Omnibus Bill at April 11, 2003 10:44 PM
Judge on American (or Pop) Idol. He could probably give Simon a run for the money
Posted by g at April 12, 2003 03:37 AM
Before Rand Simberg and Jay Manifold beat me to it - head of NASA.
Posted by Alan K. Henderson at April 12, 2003 07:23 AM
Actually Ali G is not that good, its Rory Bremner. Am I the only one to think Ali G is offensive in extremis and would like to one of his victims beat the shit out of him?
Posted by Andrew Ian Castel-Dodge at April 12, 2003 08:03 PM
Surely he should be an announcer for South West trains.
Posted by Philip Chaston at April 13, 2003 12:46 PM
