Strong words win Silver Lips award for former Sejm deputy Goryszewski

Former Solidarity Election Action (AWS) Sejm deputy Henryk Goryszewski has won the annual Silver Lips award for the most original quote of the year. The award, presented by Polish Radio 3, was in recognition of comments made by Goryszewski during a speech to Parliament a few months ago. He said, "When I look at that smile and that vacant stare into the infinite distance, I feel the urge to dedicate to you, Mister Prime Minister, the words of a cabaret song: 'What else could we screw up here, gentlemen, what else could we screw up?'" Upon receiving his award on Friday Goryszewski said, "When I said the words I was fully aware that they would be considered strong. The situation called for such words and I'm not ashamed of them." (Gazeta Wyborcza, Oct. 27-28, p. 2) T.J.