Re: Bushisms

["Robert L Bass" <RobertLBass@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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>>> "I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth,
>>> either, by the way, unless I say it." --George W. Bush, Crawford,
>>> Texas, Nov. 10, 2007
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>> And to think he made higher scores at Harvard than Kerry did.

 We hate to pick on Georgie any more, but sometimes, it's just so
easy.

Tuesday night, Keith Olbermann (of Countdown, on MSNBC) showed a
video clip of President Bush during his visit to the
Israeli-Palestinian conference. Flanked by the prime minister of
Israel, Ehud Olmert, and the president of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas,
President Bush attempted to thank each of them by name.

Even though Bush is the leader of the free world and the
highest-ranking elected official of our nation, he butchered the
pronunciation of not one (which would have been embarrassing enough),
but both of their names.

Now, we understand that these are not traditional English names, such
as George or Jeb, but come on. The President's entourage surely
includes at least one, if not many, trained professionals who are
highly paid to make sure he is ready for this kind of thing. Heads
up, White House speechwriter: Perhaps phonetic spelling is the best
way to go.

When the President was done with his speech, all three men shook
hands, and as with any good photo op, you vitally need a cliché,
shaking-hands photo. Unfortunately, bless his heart, Bush could not
even get this right.

After he shook hands with both men, and then Abbas and Olmert shook,
and then they all shook again, Prime Minister Olmert audibly
whispered to President Bush that they needed to move out from behind
the podium.

Just as a refreshing reminder, only 340 days remain until the 2008
presidential election. Please hold the applause.
media.www.themuleskinner.com


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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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