John and Jay (and the French)

Oh, man, that's funny! John, you're killing me, really!

Okay, so, you remember that last week, John could not tell how many houses he and his wife own, right.

Well, a week later, last night, the guy goes to a comedy show hosted by excellent Jay Leno. Okay, if I'm John McCain, and I plan to go for a chat with witty Jay, I know the dude is gonna make fun of me about my not knowing how many houses I own, blah blah blah. So I'm gonna work all week to get my answers straight, right. I'm gonna talk to my staff, summon a meeting or something, and I'm gonna find out how many houses I own, so that I don't make the same blunder twice in a week.

So John goes to chat with Jay. And of course, Jay asks John, ah ah ah, how many houses he owns. Well, John is a funny guy. He could give a straight answer, right, like "yes, I admit, I own ten houses, you see, my wife is very rich, etc, etc." But no. Because he is the guest of a comedy show he says: "You know, could I just mention to you, Jay, in a moment of seriousness, that I spent five and a half years in a prison cell, I did not have a house, I didn't have a kitchen table, I didn't have a table, I didn't have a chair."

Oh, John, you're my man. That was hilarious. Can I elect you President of France? Pleeeeeease?

Note for my friends in France: the funny guy is very happy about Nicolas. "The French, 80% of their electricity is generated by nuclear power. We want to imitate the French, of course. We have the President of France who is pro-American, which shows anything can happen if you live long enough."
John, come on, remember when you were a kid, the French helped the Americans in their revolution.