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Headlines Making News 'Over There'

Aired August 01, 2003 - 07:52   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: A British airline is causing a big to-do with an ad promoting "weapons of mass distraction," or, as some might call them, "WMDDS."
Richard Quest explains now, as we check in, in London, and see what's happening "Over There."

We missed you the last couple of weeks. Good to have you back with us. What are these "WMDDS" all about? I think I know.

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I will explain that close to your heart in a moment, Jack. But two subjects that you will find of interest.

First of all, you recognize one of these, of course. This is...

CAFFERTY: The Benjamin.

QUEST: The Benjamin, absolutely. Now, you'll remember the huge fuss when his face got very large on the $100 bill. Needless to say, I had to scout around the back at CNN around here to find one of those. Well, now there's a fuss over the British -- hey, there aren't many going around these days.

CAFFERTY: Yes.

QUEST: Look, there was a huge fuss, because a new survey about the British 10 pound note as to whose face, perhaps instead of her majesty, people wanted to see on the 10 pound bill. Guess who came No. 1?

CAFFERTY: Who? I don't know. I have no idea.

QUEST: Well, if you were to replace, people said they would like to see instead of anybody else, they wanted to see the British footballer, now playing for Spain, David Beckham.

CAFFERTY: Ah, all right.

QUEST: So, we'll show you what that looks like. This is David...

CAFFERTY: Well, you've got to admit, he's a little better looking than the queen.

QUEST: Well, he's got a few less wrinkles and his hair probably is a little more permed than her majesty's. CAFFERTY: That's part of it.

QUEST: Also, the people said who they wanted to see was Winston Churchill.

CAFFERTY: Yes.

QUEST: They said Shakespeare. They wouldn't mind seeing him. They did not want the British prime minister, Tony Blair, although I have to say there is absolutely no danger of that happening.

CAFFERTY: No.

QUEST: Personally -- personally, I think this 10 pound note is the best one. This one, of course, has my good self.

CAFFERTY: Oh, please! With that picture, it's a 2 pound note.

QUEST: I think it's got a certain charm. It's a distinctive -- can't you see it?

CAFFERTY: Yes, yes, yes. Tell me about the weapons.

QUEST: OK, weapons of mass destruction has been across the Atlantic. How would you like to see what EasyJet, the low-cost carrier, is calling "weapons of mass distraction?" Now, this is not for the faint-hearted -- 186 people complained...

CAFFERTY: Oh!

QUEST: ... that this particular advert was offensive, sexist and unpleasant.

CAFFERTY: Yes.

QUEST: Now, of course...

CAFFERTY: So what?

QUEST: ... the Advertising Standards Authority have said, no it's not. It doesn't trivialize the law. It's distasteful, but it is by no means offensive. So, now when you want to see something, look for a few "weapons of mass distraction."

CAFFERTY: There you go. What's the worst movie you've ever seen?

QUEST: I'm not a great movie-goer, Jack.

CAFFERTY: All right.

QUEST: But I would probably say "Star Wars."

CAFFERTY: There you go. Richard, good to see you. I'll talk to you next Friday. Richard Quest "Over There" in London.

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Aired August 1, 2003 - 07:52   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: A British airline is causing a big to-do with an ad promoting "weapons of mass distraction," or, as some might call them, "WMDDS."
Richard Quest explains now, as we check in, in London, and see what's happening "Over There."

We missed you the last couple of weeks. Good to have you back with us. What are these "WMDDS" all about? I think I know.

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I will explain that close to your heart in a moment, Jack. But two subjects that you will find of interest.

First of all, you recognize one of these, of course. This is...

CAFFERTY: The Benjamin.

QUEST: The Benjamin, absolutely. Now, you'll remember the huge fuss when his face got very large on the $100 bill. Needless to say, I had to scout around the back at CNN around here to find one of those. Well, now there's a fuss over the British -- hey, there aren't many going around these days.

CAFFERTY: Yes.

QUEST: Look, there was a huge fuss, because a new survey about the British 10 pound note as to whose face, perhaps instead of her majesty, people wanted to see on the 10 pound bill. Guess who came No. 1?

CAFFERTY: Who? I don't know. I have no idea.

QUEST: Well, if you were to replace, people said they would like to see instead of anybody else, they wanted to see the British footballer, now playing for Spain, David Beckham.

CAFFERTY: Ah, all right.

QUEST: So, we'll show you what that looks like. This is David...

CAFFERTY: Well, you've got to admit, he's a little better looking than the queen.

QUEST: Well, he's got a few less wrinkles and his hair probably is a little more permed than her majesty's. CAFFERTY: That's part of it.

QUEST: Also, the people said who they wanted to see was Winston Churchill.

CAFFERTY: Yes.

QUEST: They said Shakespeare. They wouldn't mind seeing him. They did not want the British prime minister, Tony Blair, although I have to say there is absolutely no danger of that happening.

CAFFERTY: No.

QUEST: Personally -- personally, I think this 10 pound note is the best one. This one, of course, has my good self.

CAFFERTY: Oh, please! With that picture, it's a 2 pound note.

QUEST: I think it's got a certain charm. It's a distinctive -- can't you see it?

CAFFERTY: Yes, yes, yes. Tell me about the weapons.

QUEST: OK, weapons of mass destruction has been across the Atlantic. How would you like to see what EasyJet, the low-cost carrier, is calling "weapons of mass distraction?" Now, this is not for the faint-hearted -- 186 people complained...

CAFFERTY: Oh!

QUEST: ... that this particular advert was offensive, sexist and unpleasant.

CAFFERTY: Yes.

QUEST: Now, of course...

CAFFERTY: So what?

QUEST: ... the Advertising Standards Authority have said, no it's not. It doesn't trivialize the law. It's distasteful, but it is by no means offensive. So, now when you want to see something, look for a few "weapons of mass distraction."

CAFFERTY: There you go. What's the worst movie you've ever seen?

QUEST: I'm not a great movie-goer, Jack.

CAFFERTY: All right.

QUEST: But I would probably say "Star Wars."

CAFFERTY: There you go. Richard, good to see you. I'll talk to you next Friday. Richard Quest "Over There" in London.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.