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Thursday, November 9, 2006
Fox looks to Perry for interview tips
It was his Rick Perry moment. President Vicente Fox avoided pseudo-curse words, but he still managed to stick his foot in his mouth moments before a television interview last week.
In a situation reminiscent of Perry’s “Adios, mofo” comment to a TV reporter, Fox didn’t realize the microphones were on in an interview with a Spanish television crew. Settling into his chair, Fox, whose six-year term ends next month, said: “Now I’m free and I can say any ridiculous thing.” The phrase is funnier in Spanish: “Ya ando libre, ya digo cualquier tonteria.”
The clip caused quite a bit of snickering when it was released Wednesday, but no word yet on when the bumper stickers and T-shirts are coming out.
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