London School of Economics professor Lord Desai, on his reaction to one of Saif Gaddafi’s recent speeches:
“I was disappointed … because he was not behaving as if he had had an LSE education.”
London School of Economics professor Lord Desai, on his reaction to one of Saif Gaddafi’s recent speeches:
“I was disappointed … because he was not behaving as if he had had an LSE education.”
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February 27th, 2011 at 12:26PM
Oh my! How hopelessly tone deaf.
February 27th, 2011 at 1:07PM
LSE’s entire attitude towards Gaddafi’s son is incredible! I read today that upon receiving his PhD, he “gifted” the University £1.5million. Psssh!!!
February 27th, 2011 at 2:13PM
Well, um, also, in fact, Dr. Gaddafi (Ph.D. LSE) was behaving precisely as if he had had an LSE education. There’s a long list of additional as-ifs I can think of (e.g., as if being dragged through the gates of Hell and into Satan’s anus is just a lazy walk along the shaded lanes of the park…) but you get the idea.
February 27th, 2011 at 2:57PM
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