With the remark about his bowling skills being akin to the Special Olympics, Obama has successfully made George W. Bush saying "nucular" a non-issue. But it's okay my liberal friends, he is the golden one after all, not some crazy "Texan." So, for a run-down, from Slate.com, I give you the complete list of Bushisms followed by a list of the top 25 Bushisms.
What did you find on those lovely links? Bushisms. Sometimes a poor understanding of grammar, or a bizarre, colloquial way of saying things. You know what you probably don't see? The President of the United States of America demeaning mentally handicapped people with an off the cuff remark that would land a third-grader in detention for a week. Bush flubbed his ability to properly pronounce things, use the correct pronoun, but never once did he blatantly snub an entire section of our populace. Before you get up in arms about Katrina, just don't.
It's apparently okay though, because Obama is in fact, OBAMA!!! He can do no wrong, no matter how grievous the slip of the tongue. He gave us HOPE and other such awesome catch phrases (which grab Gen-Xers by the cojones and never let go.) So, how can this man renowned for his eloquence fall so far from grace in so few seconds with an interviewer not widely regarded as a trickster? Obama was so widely regarded as an amazing speaker that he beat Billary, and he can't even make it through an interview with a big-chinned late-night host without insulting mentally handicapped people?
This man is the leader of the free world, and he needs to do something more than a simple apology. He needs to donate his entire salary to helping this underfunded and misunderstood community. But hey, he's got the economy to worry about. And finding secretaries that don't have undisclosed tax issues. And closing Gitmo so Osama can laugh at us. And talking to Iran. And finding his daughters a dog. And putting a basketball court in the White House.
So, I look forward to more of these slip-ups from our silver-tongued demigod. I'm sure they will come out in the future. Americans will forget Bush ever misspoke because when it comes to doing some serious damage to the office of POTUS, Obama shall be king.
Peace.
PS- Most of what he said other than the Special Olympics comment was intriguing, but it was primarily political rhetoric (which he excels at) and not worth even commenting on.
Friday, March 20, 2009
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