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Dude
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 06/04/2005 : 23:28:08
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http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/blbushisms.htm
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"It seemed like to me they based some of their decisions on the word of — and the allegations — by people who were held in detention, people who hate America, people that had been trained in some instances to disassemble — that means not tell the truth. And so it was an absurd report." — George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 31, 2005, on an Amnesty International report on prisoner abuse at Guantanamo Bay
Somebody please buy this guy a dictionary.
The sad part, I think, is that while his vocabulary (if you want to call it that) makes me cringe... it is probably seen as an endearning trait by many.
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Cuneiformist
The Imperfectionist
USA
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Posted - 06/05/2005 : 06:12:42 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dude
The sad part, I think, is that while his vocabulary (if you want to call it that) makes me cringe... it is probably seen as an endearning trait by many.
I know. At least from his apologists/defenders, they'll spin it so that most Americans don't know the word dissemble, so why should anyone care if the President mistakes another word for it. Indeed, they'll pin the fact that the press even reported on it as just another sign of its "liberal bias."
On a side note, I heard Bill Clinton a few days ago on NPR's Talk of the Nation. The contrast between him and Bush is stunning. Listening to Bush hem and haw (and butcher the English language) when dealing with complex and/or unscripted questions is painful-- particularly when he simply repeats the standard RNC talking points ("up or down vote . . . up or down vote . . . up or down vote"). Conversely, Clinton seemed perfectly at home discussing difficult issues, and did so in a way that was both "folksy" but also intelligent. Quite a difference! |
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GeeMack
SFN Regular
USA
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 13:02:34 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dude
The sad part, I think, is that while his vocabulary (if you want to call it that) makes me cringe... it is probably seen as an endearning trait by many.
Most of us over about 40ish probably know of Norm Crosby. (I'm not trying to slight the under 40 group, I just don't know if he has found much of an audience there.) Norm Crosby is the comedic master of a misused word or phrase, and it can be quite endearing when done well... and intentionally. It's true that many might find Bush's malapropisms cute, but I'm with Dude on this one. It makes me cringe. Come on George, let's keep that sort of behavior within the confines of the comedy club, where it belongs!
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
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Posted - 06/07/2005 : 16:15:45 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by GeeMack
Come on George, let's keep that sort of behavior within the confines of the comedy club, where it belongs!
Isn't the American government in it's current incarnation a comedy act?  |
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