Final Word from Friday, April 18, 2008
"If you were anybody else, I'd blow you away," said hit man Jack Nicholson in "Prizzi's Honor" to a woman who had cheated his mafia family. He couldn't bring himself to kill her, because he loved her. And so it is with the Czech media and Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg. If anyone else had broken his vow to leave the cabinet should Jiří Čunek return, they'd have blown him away with their criticism. But they're in love with Schwarzenberg. Exceptions exist, of course. Erik Tabery of Respekt, which is part-owned by Schwarzenberg, said his decision was unacceptable. Jaroslav Plesl of LN also jumped on his case, as did blogger Jiří Pehe on Aktualne.cz. In general, though, the media have stopped talking about Prince Karel's loss of nobility. At least for the moment. In the end, Nicholson's own sense of honor prevailed, and he put a knife through his darling's throat, love or no love.[Czech Republic KDU-ČSL Karl Lidove noviny]
Glossary of difficult words
to blow someone away - to kill someone by use of a gun;
hit man - a person hired by a crime syndicate as a professional killer;
Prizzi's Honor - a 1985 film by John Huston;
to bring oneself to do something - to overcome a hesitance to perform a necessary action;
to jump (or get) on someone's case - to criticize or pester someone;
nobility - (in this context) the state or quality of being exalted or dignified in character.