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From: Self <JOHN_MARSHALL/8LEVINE>
To: mbjones@freenet.uwm.edu (Mary B.Jones )
Subject: Re: looking for quote
Date: 12 Oct 93 15:19:09
> We are looking for the origin of the phrase: "What am I, a potted plant?"
> We need to know who coined the phrase, and if possible, in what context.
The quote was uttered by Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr., Oliver North's
counsel during the Iran-Contra hearings. If I recall correctly, the
exact quote was "I'm not a potted plant here, Senator!" He was
objecting to what he perceived as an attempt to deliberately bypass
him during questionning of his client.
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