The other guy

A lot of problems in Skypeland originate from certain people who do not want to let anyone else talk. They love to take center stage, and force others to listen to them. They interrupt anyone else who talks. They complain bitterly about others who talk, although it is often a case of "he doth protesteth too much".

A lady from Israel asked one of these blowhards if he thought that when Sadam Hussein was in power, there was power at all times in Iraq. As she got partway into the question and had only mentioned the name Sadam, and he could not keep quiet any longer. He blurted out a stream of comments, talking over her, "He is a jackass! He is a jackass! He is a jerk..." and so on and so forth. He did not listen to the question at all since he was so anxious to talk about Sadam.

The Israeli lady asked the question twice more and he would not stay quiet to allow her to ask. Finally I asked him to be quiet. Then he said that he had not heard the question, since the "other guy" was talking (me, asking him to be quiet). Ah yes, it is always the fault of "the other guy"...