Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 07, 1980
Transcript:
Honey: "...And be prepared for a possible quiz on pages 93 thorugh 405 of the reading." *sigh* I'm going to have to start cutting more classes... Kissinger: Yes, Mr. Weinburger? Man: Doctor K., may I just say on behalf of the entire tutorial how sorry we were that you failed to negotiate your way back to power in Detroit this summer. Kissinger: Mr. Weinburger, whatever I did in Detroit I did for the good of the entire... Man: Of course you did, Doc. Don't get so defensive. We all thought you were great. I mean, when it comes to plateau bargaining, you still got it? Man: What's plateau bargaining? Man: C'mon, Barney, it's in the reading. It's when you get the other side to agree to your position, and then you refine your demands further. Man: I thought that was overreaching. Man: Normally, it would be. But the treaty of Detroit was a special situation. Nothing less than the complete rehabilitation of a disgraced administration was being attempted. Kissinger: Mr. Weinburger, that is a completely false interpretation of... Man: Hey, listen, Doc. If you're planning another power grab in the near future, do you think it'd be possible for us to audit the negotiations? Kissinger: One does not audit history, Mr... Man: Dr. Kissinger, could you teaach me to plateau bargain? Honey: What do you wear to a power grab? Man: Nothing. Doc likes his power grabs naked.