Speak for yourself, pal

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Regular readers of this blog know that I hate the way POTUS et. al. cozy up to the Saudis; I think they are a terrorist regime as defined by the Bush Doctrine.

Whatever.

But recently, I came across this quote that just raised my dander one more time:

The Saudi envoy is "a very seasoned diplomat," Ari Fleischer gushed, "a very affable fellow, very good humor, speaks English better than most Americans."

Is there a way to spin this statement so that it doesn't sound like "most Americans" are being dissed?