Ah, the old tried and true method of dividing and conquering. Mitchell didn't particularly like either Ambassador, but then again. Mitchell didn't like anyone that wasn't going to further his goals. Pure pragmatism, and he shook his head. It was a dangerous line of questioning, but a reasonable one. One that Mitchell had to be careful about, of course.
"It's certainly not a line I would have chosen," he admitted, cautiously. "Back home, I was Mayor of New York City, and we had the Iraq war going on, something that many people -- including myself -- weren't enamored with, and they chose my city as the one to host the party convention," and what a shitstorm that had been. At least until the actual event, and hell, he'd even offered to give a speech, but he hadn't exactly had the opportunity. Thankfully.
It would have been a hell of a speech. Maybe if he'd made it, he would have...
Well, nothing to think on now. "But I think that some of us are certainly more interested in forging their city on their own, instead of working as a cohesive unit."
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"It's certainly not a line I would have chosen," he admitted, cautiously. "Back home, I was Mayor of New York City, and we had the Iraq war going on, something that many people -- including myself -- weren't enamored with, and they chose my city as the one to host the party convention," and what a shitstorm that had been. At least until the actual event, and hell, he'd even offered to give a speech, but he hadn't exactly had the opportunity. Thankfully.
It would have been a hell of a speech. Maybe if he'd made it, he would have...
Well, nothing to think on now. "But I think that some of us are certainly more interested in forging their city on their own, instead of working as a cohesive unit."