Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for April 23, 1989

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Ambassador: Hot damn! This has the making of real party! Didn't know they had real booze out here...sorry I'm late, folks! Man: (Who is this man?) Man 2: (The new U.S. ambassador, excellency.) Ambassador: Got lost comin' over here! All the damn streets look the same, and nobody here speaks Anglaus! Man: (Political appointee I take it.) Man 2: (Yes, sir, he's a real estate developer who raised money for Bush.) Ambassador: What a day I had! Nothin' but hassles from the embassy career stiffs! Man: (Keep him out of the loop. We'll continue to deal directly with the undersecretary for African affairs.) Man 2: (Yes, sir.) Ambassador: Jealousy is what is is! They don't cotton to people outside their little club! Man: (Meanwhile, he obviously thinks he' sin a backwater. Let's oblige him.) Man 2: (Yes, sir, I'll arrange daily power and water outages at the embassy.) Ambassador: Well, lemme tell you somethin', chief! I raised $200,000 for George Bush! I paid for this ambassadorship fair and square! Man: (Also have the local employees strike tomorrow.) Man 2: (Very good excellency.) Ambassador: So! Whadda y'all do for fun around here? Man: (Go ahead, your broken English is better than mine.) Man 2: We sing. We dance. We are simple people, sahb.