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News Making Headlines 'Over There'

Aired May 23, 2003 - 07:50   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: Richard Quest is "Over There," and he wants us all to join him. The British are desperately seeking American tourists this summer, and they've come up with a rather typically British ad campaign to try and lure us over here.
Hi -- Richard. Happy Friday. Tell me about this thing. Did you design these ads? And if we can come, can we stay at your place?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Jack, let me clarify one thing. I would like everybody to come over here, except you. You're welcome to stay behind.

CAFFERTY: Thanks a lot. Here is another one.

QUEST: And I'll pull the sofa bed out for the rest of them. They can all take turns during the course of the night.

CAFFERTY: I've got to tell you something. These ads are pretty mediocre. I won't...

QUEST: This is the...

CAFFERTY: I'm not coming over there based on these ads. Go ahead. I'm sorry.

QUEST: This is the tail of the -- the British tourism minister has said that super hunk heroes like Tom Cruise are wimps, and they won't actually come and visit Britain. So, there is now a major campaign to try and convince American tourists that they should come over here.

The campaign is based on the idea of the deals never sweeter, the time never better, the U.S. and British never closer. Now, that's not a complete dig at the latest political situation. I'd like to see what...

CAFFERTY: So, they're just trying to capitalize on the fact that you people sucked up to the United States during the war. Is that it?

QUEST: (UNINTELLIGIBLE), and we sucked up to you with the military, and now we'd like you to come and spend the money.

CAFFERTY: OK.

QUEST: What is interesting is that the tourism minister actually said that Cruise -- Tom Cruise and the like are wimps, but he said instead that globetrotting Grannies would actually come over here. So, I went out on the streets. I offended large numbers of American tourists. I went to find a globetrotting granny.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I really don't think anyone should be afraid to travel, and I don't feel that we should let the terrorists keep us from doing things that we enjoy doing. And it certainly has not kept my husband and myself from wanting to travel, and we love England and we love London.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

QUEST: Unfortunately, since the U.S. treasury secretary has successfully talked down the dollar in a spectacular bit of economics, it's going to cost her a great deal more to visit here.

CAFFERTY: Yes, very expensive to go.

All right, my friend, listen, though, if we come over, I mean, have you got a spare room? Because the dollar isn't worth much. So, if I bring the gang from AMERICAN MORNING, can we bunk at your joint?

QUEST: You absolutely can. Jack, what does this and this got in common? Now, this is a very large plane and this is a very small baby monitor. The problem was the baby monitor belonged to Lisa Spratley (ph), and when planes were trying to land at London's third airport, all they heard was little frail Spratley (ph). You see, the problem was the frequencies had got mixed up. So, pilots were asking for permission to land, and all they heard was (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Spratley (ph) gurgling and in her cot.

CAFFERTY: That's a true story, isn't it?

QUEST: Now, Mrs. Spratley (ph) suddenly found herself surrounded by large numbers of air traffic controllers, who confiscated her baby monitor, and now the planes can land safely.

CAFFERTY: So now the kid may suffocate in his crib, but the planes will land safely. Is that how that works out?

QUEST: And, listen, it's all about tourism today.

CAFFERTY: I heard.

QUEST: If you were on the plane, would you care much about the baby in the crib?

CAFFERTY: Absolutely not. It's good to see you, as always, my friend. Have a good week. I'll talk to you next Friday.

QUEST: Have a good one.

CAFFERTY: Richard Quest "Over There."

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Aired May 23, 2003 - 07:50   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Richard Quest is "Over There," and he wants us all to join him. The British are desperately seeking American tourists this summer, and they've come up with a rather typically British ad campaign to try and lure us over here.
Hi -- Richard. Happy Friday. Tell me about this thing. Did you design these ads? And if we can come, can we stay at your place?

RICHARD QUEST, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Jack, let me clarify one thing. I would like everybody to come over here, except you. You're welcome to stay behind.

CAFFERTY: Thanks a lot. Here is another one.

QUEST: And I'll pull the sofa bed out for the rest of them. They can all take turns during the course of the night.

CAFFERTY: I've got to tell you something. These ads are pretty mediocre. I won't...

QUEST: This is the...

CAFFERTY: I'm not coming over there based on these ads. Go ahead. I'm sorry.

QUEST: This is the tail of the -- the British tourism minister has said that super hunk heroes like Tom Cruise are wimps, and they won't actually come and visit Britain. So, there is now a major campaign to try and convince American tourists that they should come over here.

The campaign is based on the idea of the deals never sweeter, the time never better, the U.S. and British never closer. Now, that's not a complete dig at the latest political situation. I'd like to see what...

CAFFERTY: So, they're just trying to capitalize on the fact that you people sucked up to the United States during the war. Is that it?

QUEST: (UNINTELLIGIBLE), and we sucked up to you with the military, and now we'd like you to come and spend the money.

CAFFERTY: OK.

QUEST: What is interesting is that the tourism minister actually said that Cruise -- Tom Cruise and the like are wimps, but he said instead that globetrotting Grannies would actually come over here. So, I went out on the streets. I offended large numbers of American tourists. I went to find a globetrotting granny.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I really don't think anyone should be afraid to travel, and I don't feel that we should let the terrorists keep us from doing things that we enjoy doing. And it certainly has not kept my husband and myself from wanting to travel, and we love England and we love London.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

QUEST: Unfortunately, since the U.S. treasury secretary has successfully talked down the dollar in a spectacular bit of economics, it's going to cost her a great deal more to visit here.

CAFFERTY: Yes, very expensive to go.

All right, my friend, listen, though, if we come over, I mean, have you got a spare room? Because the dollar isn't worth much. So, if I bring the gang from AMERICAN MORNING, can we bunk at your joint?

QUEST: You absolutely can. Jack, what does this and this got in common? Now, this is a very large plane and this is a very small baby monitor. The problem was the baby monitor belonged to Lisa Spratley (ph), and when planes were trying to land at London's third airport, all they heard was little frail Spratley (ph). You see, the problem was the frequencies had got mixed up. So, pilots were asking for permission to land, and all they heard was (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Spratley (ph) gurgling and in her cot.

CAFFERTY: That's a true story, isn't it?

QUEST: Now, Mrs. Spratley (ph) suddenly found herself surrounded by large numbers of air traffic controllers, who confiscated her baby monitor, and now the planes can land safely.

CAFFERTY: So now the kid may suffocate in his crib, but the planes will land safely. Is that how that works out?

QUEST: And, listen, it's all about tourism today.

CAFFERTY: I heard.

QUEST: If you were on the plane, would you care much about the baby in the crib?

CAFFERTY: Absolutely not. It's good to see you, as always, my friend. Have a good week. I'll talk to you next Friday.

QUEST: Have a good one.

CAFFERTY: Richard Quest "Over There."

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