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March 08, 2006
The Danish consul hearts us
The NY Press coverage of our rally was pretty accurate. They squashed my delicatedly nuanced not too long-winded exposition into a polarized soundbite. But that's what they do. If I did this more often I would have remarks prepared for easy digestion. Lisa was touched that the reporter thought she was in her 30s. Great picture of Drew.
But the best thing about this news story is that it reported some news. Some news I couldn't have found out otherwise.
Which is that the Danish consul was really glad we were there and even wandered among us incognito.
Torgen Gettermann, the Danish consul, said that there has been no noticeable decline or increase of Danish products here in the United States. This didn’t mean that Gettermann wasn’t delighted to see this rally. He even circumspectly came down to Dag Hammerskjold plaza himself, where he stood in the back of the crowd for a bit.Spoken like a true diplomat.“It is nice to see a show of support for us,” said Gettermann, who noted that while some 2,000 phone calls and e-mails have come in complaining about the cartoons, another 1,000 have come in supporting Denmark. We’ve gotten a tremendous number of e-mails and phone calls, including some asking ‘where can we buy Danish products?’” said Gettermann.
Asked whether he supported newspapers reprinting the original cartoons, Gettermann shifted in his chair. “You’re asking a difficult question,”he responded.“I’m here in two capacities; as myself, and as the person sitting in this chair. As myself”—he looked out the window, where down below the rally had just taken place—“I may have one opinion. But as the person sitting in this chair, I must say ‘no comment.’”
Judith | 03/08/06 at 11:07 PM | Categories: NYC
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