ADDING INSULT TO WIN CHILE

As well as offending all right-thinking people with their washed out reggae copyings, it seems The Police are now singling out heads of state for particular abuse. The band's drummer (and prior to this incident the only member of the band who seemed semi-normal) Stewart Copeland somehow offended the whole of Chile (and their female President Michelle Bachelet in particular) in a newspaper interview...

The drummer told Mercurio newspaper:

"Look, the future President of Argentina would be good for one beer; yours for four."

The Chileans took this to mean that their President was less attractive than the female Argentinian President-elect (Cristina Fernandez de Kirshner), though to me it sounds like he's saying the Chilean lass would be more generous with the beers when it came to her round.

Whatever, Copeland (who is the son of a CIA agent and therefore no stranger to meddling in South American affairs) has issued an apology to the President for any offence caused because he truly cares, and not because he is terrified that he may lose a few cents if people don't attend The Police concerts in Chile.

"If by chance you are able, Sting, Andy and I would welcome the opportunity to personally express our admiration for you and your wonderful country by extending an invitation to you and your guests to attend our performance," he wrote in an open letter to Bachelet, published in the Chilean press.

Yes, that should help. Insult the woman and then invite her to meet the patronising and overbearing Sting. What could possibly go wrong?

Rate the presidents for yourself...

Bachelet is the one with the guitar.