"Mort Sahl on Haig" joke
I heard Mort Sahl tell this story about Al Haig on the CBS
morning TV program on March 24, 1987; this version is
paraphrased from my notes.
When Prime Minister Nakasone visited President Reagan, he
asked for the auto import restrictions to be rescinded,
saying ''We've had a rougher time of it; consider
Hiroshima.''
The Gipper was nonplused. ''What has that got to do
with it?''
''Well, we've never destroyed one of your cities,''
replied Nakasone.
Quickly Haig cut in: ''What about Detroit?''
(The PBS "American Masters" series did a show on Mort Sahl, who had
these anecdotes about Alexander Haig:)
Haig offered Sahl a Cuban cigar, whereupon Sahl wondered how an
anti-communist such as Haig could be supporting Cuba by smoking their
cigars. more...
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