Dalai Lama "is not a call girl"

[helderheid]

OTTAWA (Reuters) - When Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to explain in a year-end interview why he'd met the Dalai Lama in his Ottawa office, it was clear he wanted to show respect for the exiled Tibetan leader.

Unfortunately, it didn't quite come out that way.

"I met the Dalai Lama in my office but I meet everyone in my office. I don't know why I would sneak off to a hotel room just to meet the Dalai Lama. You know, he's not a call girl," Harper told OMNI television.

He quickly added: "As I say, he's a respected international spiritual leader."

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[originalpckelly]

1. I see George broke up with Stephen.

Now he's so desperate he's going after celibate old wrinkly men.

[dmallind]

2. Why?

why is it a sign of disrespect to remind an interviewer that meeting with VIPs in the office is normal and that there should be no reason to treat the Dalai Lama any differently? After all he did say "NOT a call girl..."

[AlCzervik]

3. i'm really glad he cleared that up, all these years i thought the Lama was turning tricks.

[The Straight Story]

4. How the hell does he know what the Dalai Lama does in his spare time?

:)

[zbdent]

5. He's not? Gee, and I was going to give him the Brooklyn Bridge I just bought

as a Christmas gift ...

[Benhurst]

6. Glad to know it. You learn something new every day.

:rofl:

[Javaman]

7. I see harper has been to the george w. moron* school of speech-a-fying

another fucking moron.

[rjones2818]

8. Maybe Harper thought that the Dali Lama was

a rent boy?