“What’s in a name?”
“Let me counter that proverb with another: a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.”
“Hmmmm….”
“Hey before the birth of a child we spend days if not months, choosing the name…”
“That’s true but I hesitated because there are some who not only have chosen the right name but also have great riches.”
“True and if you have great achievements to your name, and President Trump certainly does, why not use that name to bring good luck, money, to other…”
“You being facetious?”
“Not at all.”
“You referring to his children? And the payment of his son’s second marriage expenses by a Russia oligarch!”
“No, I am referring to the President’s desire to have his name on the Kennedy centre building and a federal judge blocked the move stating that Trump’s name on the building bucks a federal court order and a statute Congress enacted.”
“Did the court know that in August the Kennedy Centre board approved a resolution to add President Donald Trump’s provided…. But after the ruling Trump says no renovation funds for the Kennedy Centre and therefore it will remain closed as long as he is president.”
“Our politicians must learn from President Trump.”
“What? To change the name on government buildings? I know rename the Federal Board of Revenue the Sharif Board of Revenue and….”
“I would suggest Langrial Board of Revenue – he got the award while none of the Sharifs have ever got an award!”
“And the Parliament House could be renamed…”
“Stop right now, anyway when I said our politicians must learn from the Grand Master I was referring to President Trump’s ability to effortlessly deflect from a narrative that is not in his favour to another…”
“That’s true – no one talks of the Epstein files anymore, and with the court ruling no one was talking about the Iran war on Tuesday and…”
“I suggest the Chief Minister Punjab to deflect, not by ignoring the issue or getting the unelected in her cabinet to defend her, but for example she can make a public statement that as a woman she has decided to provide The Third Wife of The Man Who Must Remain Nameless, Faceless and Voiceless…”
“No can do, she hates those two more than…than…”
“OK so how about releasing Yasmin Rashid a cancer survivor….”
“I am not sure she has the necessary authority.”
“I give up.!”
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