“You know that scene in the movie ‘Blazing Saddles,’ when Cleavon Little holds the gun to his own head and threatens to shoot himself?” asked Ronald E. Neumann, a former ambassador to Afghanistan.

I uh…do…I’m somewhat of an...uh... aficionado...uh... regarding that movie…and …uh…he points the gun to his head and says…(unfortunate example Neumann… in my opinion).