From Holden at First Draft. Holden quotes a few of our leader's bons mots from his comments after a visit to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio:
On his home state:
I am here to highlight one of the world's top rehabilitation facilities -- right here in my home state of San Antonio, Texas.
On one of the wounded troops that he met there:
I'll never forget looking at Christian's eyes, and wondering whether or not he was going to make it. See, both his legs were blown off, and he didn't look good.
Do these words seem to come from a person with all his wits about him? San Antonio is a state? When he looked at Christian, did he feel even a little guilt or regret? I expect not, or he would have kept quiet instead of uttering this insensitive inanity.
Holden does this day after day, combing through the exchanges between Dana Perino and the White House Press Corps, as she stumbles, evades, and weasels her way out of answering hard questions. He brings us Bush's press conferences and his impromptu exchanges with the press - Bush unscripted - which yield the "best" material. He's been doing this for years, and my hat is off to him for his perseverance. It can't be easy.
Mark Crispin Miller pointed out some time back that Bush stumbles and fumbles and mangles his syntax when talking about a subject of no real interest to him.
ReplyDeleteHe can be quite straightforward and clear when he wants to make a point, or cares about the topic.
That has become clearer and clearer to me.
Rmj, Crispin may be correct. That would suggest that his interests are quite narrow.
ReplyDeletePresident Dumbass.
ReplyDeleteSorry- it is all that I can say that does not drift into further obscenities.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.......
Bring back Jed and C.J.
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Yes, come back Jed and C. J.!
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