Look who's talking

Look who's talking

JAKARTA (JP): Never believe the words of a stranger, wise men
say.

Apparently impressed by his commentary on the narrow defeat of
then president B.J. Habibie's accountability speech, a television
journalist interviewed a man who claimed to be a political
analyst.

"It's likely that Golkar will stick to its presidential
candidate because of the close margin (of defeat of the
accountability speech)," the talkative man, who looked neat in
his coat and tie, began his analysis.

The man was speaking in front of a room in the People's
Consultative Assembly where Golkar Party leaders were holding a
closed-door meeting to discuss Habibie's fate at dawn on Tuesday.

The journalist raised his eyebrows when the man then announced
Golkar might also change its mind and select a new candidate.

"So what is it going to be," the journalist asked. His
question was left unanswered as the "political analyst" walked
away.

The answer came only after a security guard told the
journalist that the man had a mental problem. (amd)