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News Making Headlines 'Over There'

Aired December 20, 2002 - 07:42   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: It's also Friday, which means on this program, it's time for us to go "Over There." Richard Quest joins us from London now with a look at the "Daily Mirror," which has taken some shots at the U.S. president, why the French apparently need to be more like the British, at least when they're driving, and why British doctors don't like the way their patients smell. I can hardly wait.
Richard -- good morning, happy Friday.

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good -- and a happy Friday. It may be nearly Christmas, Jack, but the news, or at least the events, just don't stop over here.

Look at this. If I give you this description, "there is a lunatic with weapons of mass destruction ramping up for a war that would imperil the whole world," who do you think we're talking about? And if you look at...

CAFFERTY: Queen Elizabeth.

QUEST: Oh, very funny. Look at this. This is what the "Daily Mirror" has on its front page this morning, a picture of none other than your own President Bush with the thing, "Stop him."

And what we're now seeing over here is numerous newspapers starting to say that the prospect of war with Iraq -- and now, look at this one. This one not only takes a bash at the president, but it also takes a bash at our own prime minister, Tony Blair. This one has them on the front page of the "Daily Mirror" with "Warkies!" You get the -- well, never mind. It was (UNINTELLIGIBLE). With President Bush...

CAFFERTY: What is a "Warkie?" That's another one of those words I'm not familiar with.

QUEST: It goes back to Barbara Woodhouse (ph), who used to say, "Warkies!" when she was taking the dog for a walk. Don't worry about it.

Look at the dog that they've got there. That's a picture the British prime minister, Tony Blair, going, "yea, yea, yea, yea, yea!"

CAFFERTY: I thought the British...

QUEST: And...

(CROSSTALK) CAFFERTY: I thought the British were our friends in this thing. What's going on?

QUEST: Well, this is the interesting part. There is definitely a view that although there may be a support for what's going on that the British are now starting to become the lackeys of the Americans!

CAFFERTY: It's about time.

QUEST: Just (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

CAFFERTY: Just kidding.

QUEST: Right. Now, listen, we call them the frogs. They call us the Ross bits (ph). We are, of course, talking about the French and the English. But on this occasion, President Jacques Chirac has told his Frenchmen to drive more like the English. Apparently, there are 8,000 deaths a year on the road in France, many of them are drink- related, and that's because there's a social acceptance of drinking and driving. It's all of that rouge (ph) and van ordinare (ph) and all of that sort of stuff.

However, the numbers who die there, twice as many as in Britain, and 50 percent as many as in Germany. So, the French being told to drive more like the British. Maybe you should take a leaf out of their book as well. Steady as she goes, stiff upper lip, gently down the motorway.

CAFFERTY: Thank you. All right, let's move along to the doctors and their complaint about the way that patients in your country smell.

QUEST: This -- I mean, this is a survey of doctors, right? And when asked -- I've got to read it: "Patients who smell are the things that make most general practitioners feel sick." One GP said: "What would I like to say to my patients? You stink!"

Many of the doctors know that patients refuse to heed advice, but this is the best. Are you ready for this? You better hold onto your breakfast, all of you. Are you ready for this? "One despairing doctor claims to have told a patient, 'Please do not answer your mobile phone while I'm doing your smear test'."

CAFFERTY: Oh, no! That's disgusting. Nice to have you join us at this early hour. You know, it's only a quarter to 8:00 over here.

QUEST: And a very, merry Christmas to you, too.

CAFFERTY: Happy holidays, Richard. I'm going to be off a couple of weeks. I'll see you next year, as they say. Richard Quest...

QUEST: All right, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) time.

CAFFERTY: All right, partner. Richard Quest live in London.

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Aired December 20, 2002 - 07:42   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: It's also Friday, which means on this program, it's time for us to go "Over There." Richard Quest joins us from London now with a look at the "Daily Mirror," which has taken some shots at the U.S. president, why the French apparently need to be more like the British, at least when they're driving, and why British doctors don't like the way their patients smell. I can hardly wait.
Richard -- good morning, happy Friday.

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good -- and a happy Friday. It may be nearly Christmas, Jack, but the news, or at least the events, just don't stop over here.

Look at this. If I give you this description, "there is a lunatic with weapons of mass destruction ramping up for a war that would imperil the whole world," who do you think we're talking about? And if you look at...

CAFFERTY: Queen Elizabeth.

QUEST: Oh, very funny. Look at this. This is what the "Daily Mirror" has on its front page this morning, a picture of none other than your own President Bush with the thing, "Stop him."

And what we're now seeing over here is numerous newspapers starting to say that the prospect of war with Iraq -- and now, look at this one. This one not only takes a bash at the president, but it also takes a bash at our own prime minister, Tony Blair. This one has them on the front page of the "Daily Mirror" with "Warkies!" You get the -- well, never mind. It was (UNINTELLIGIBLE). With President Bush...

CAFFERTY: What is a "Warkie?" That's another one of those words I'm not familiar with.

QUEST: It goes back to Barbara Woodhouse (ph), who used to say, "Warkies!" when she was taking the dog for a walk. Don't worry about it.

Look at the dog that they've got there. That's a picture the British prime minister, Tony Blair, going, "yea, yea, yea, yea, yea!"

CAFFERTY: I thought the British...

QUEST: And...

(CROSSTALK) CAFFERTY: I thought the British were our friends in this thing. What's going on?

QUEST: Well, this is the interesting part. There is definitely a view that although there may be a support for what's going on that the British are now starting to become the lackeys of the Americans!

CAFFERTY: It's about time.

QUEST: Just (UNINTELLIGIBLE).

CAFFERTY: Just kidding.

QUEST: Right. Now, listen, we call them the frogs. They call us the Ross bits (ph). We are, of course, talking about the French and the English. But on this occasion, President Jacques Chirac has told his Frenchmen to drive more like the English. Apparently, there are 8,000 deaths a year on the road in France, many of them are drink- related, and that's because there's a social acceptance of drinking and driving. It's all of that rouge (ph) and van ordinare (ph) and all of that sort of stuff.

However, the numbers who die there, twice as many as in Britain, and 50 percent as many as in Germany. So, the French being told to drive more like the British. Maybe you should take a leaf out of their book as well. Steady as she goes, stiff upper lip, gently down the motorway.

CAFFERTY: Thank you. All right, let's move along to the doctors and their complaint about the way that patients in your country smell.

QUEST: This -- I mean, this is a survey of doctors, right? And when asked -- I've got to read it: "Patients who smell are the things that make most general practitioners feel sick." One GP said: "What would I like to say to my patients? You stink!"

Many of the doctors know that patients refuse to heed advice, but this is the best. Are you ready for this? You better hold onto your breakfast, all of you. Are you ready for this? "One despairing doctor claims to have told a patient, 'Please do not answer your mobile phone while I'm doing your smear test'."

CAFFERTY: Oh, no! That's disgusting. Nice to have you join us at this early hour. You know, it's only a quarter to 8:00 over here.

QUEST: And a very, merry Christmas to you, too.

CAFFERTY: Happy holidays, Richard. I'm going to be off a couple of weeks. I'll see you next year, as they say. Richard Quest...

QUEST: All right, (UNINTELLIGIBLE) time.

CAFFERTY: All right, partner. Richard Quest live in London.

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