Milbank: Reprising a War with Words (Bushisms)

[kskiska]

Earlier this month, President Bush was almost done with a speech to a group of minority journalists when he dropped a rather startling proposal.

"We actually misnamed the war on terror," he said. "It ought to be the Struggle Against Ideological Extremists Who Do Not Believe in Free Societies Who Happen to Use Terror as a Weapon to Try to Shake the Conscience of the Free World."

Or, if you prefer to abbreviate, SAIEWDNBIFSWHTUTAAWTTTSTCOTFW.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Bushism has returned. The malapropisms that adorned Bush's 2000 campaign before going into remission during much of his presidency have reemerged to garnish his reelection bid.

(snip)

In that same session, Bush might have listeners worried about their civil liberties when he ran into plural trouble. "Let me put it to you bluntly," he ventured. "In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life."

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[Devil Dog Dem]

1. "before going into remission during much of his presidency" ???

WRONG! How about, before the press started giving him a free pass on Bushisms, and everything else?!

[Rose Siding]

2. BIG kisses for Dana!

Something snapped!Either he's drunk or fed up to playing Tatiana to Bush's Bottom:

snip>
The day before, when signing a Pentagon spending bill, Bush delighted late-night comics when he said that our enemies "never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

While Democrats rushed to agree with that accidental Bush admission, they couldn't compete with the brief but forceful way he summed up his candidacy the previous day in Davenport, Iowa: "We stand for things."

[UpInArms]

3. ah, the "struggle resident"!

I do wish he would go and poke his head in the sand. Listening to him speak or attempting to read his words is disturbing.

[MikeG]

4. I guess Al Gore doesn't look so bad now, huh, Dana?

[madmax]

5. I laughed, he's funny. He just should not be President... n/t

[Frances]

6. I think Milbank has been watching Jon Stewart

It was a good column and I'm surprised the Post printed it.

[DeepModem Mom]

7. Kerry's every word is scrutinized -- thanks, Mr. Milbank...

for bringing attention to Bush's considerable difficulty with the English language. The standard by which Bush is judged by the press is outrageously low.

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