I am deeply touched by your remarks. Your friendship is something I treasure and value. I am so taken by it, as a matter of fact, that I wonder if you would allow me to present you with a token of my esteem and my regard for you. These chocolate-covered macadamia nuts from Hawaii, I think, are just what you need right now. If you would allow me to come over and present them to you, that will give you an opportunity to contemplate as to whether or not, out of regard for our friendship and affection for each other, you will actually support the bill.
Neil Abercrombie: “I am deeply touched by your remarks. Your friendship is something I treasure and value. I am so taken by it, as a matter…”
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The speaker expresses appreciation for a colleague's friendship and offers a gift to encourage support for a bill.
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