What I do remember is fumbling around with my phone in front of security, saying something polite to her while averting my eyes, her saying something equally polite back to me, and then taking one selfie with her before being shooed away by her people.
No eye contact, quick shake of the head, say something firm but polite: "Sorry, not today".
For example, say something short and polite like, "That's interesting but sorry, I can't talk now," and walk away or make reasonable excuses (such as an appointment or deadline) if your friend tries to start a conversation.
When Bush replied, "Of course," the reporter looked astonished, and Bush later asked his national-security aide, Stephen Hadley, "Did I say something wrong?" Hadley was polite.
Everyone was too polite to say something but we all smelt it.
They went to someone's house and had chicken the day before, and it was pink in the middle, but they were too polite to say something.
They went to someone's house and had chicken the day before and it was pink in the middle but they were too polite to say something.
