Bush's Grammar Rodeo, 12/20/04: "The lessons learned is continue to...

Bush_Eats_Beef

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Mon Dec-20-04 11:07 AM
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Bush's Grammar Rodeo, 12/20/04: "The lessons learned is continue to...

...vet and ask questions."

Emperor Bunnypants, on Bernie Kerik, from today's press conference.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/12/20/bush.ap/index.html

Bush also defended his failed nomination of former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik to be the Homeland Security secretary. The controversy over the nomination raised questions about the ability of the White House to fully vet its nominees.

"In retrospect he made the right decision to pull his name down," Bush said. "The lessons learned is continue to vet and ask questions."

:evilgrin:

On the hot topic of Rumsfeld, Bush declared "He's doing a very fine job."

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Left Is Write

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Mon Dec-20-04 11:08 AM
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1. Is it just me, or did he seem to be reading that whole speech

in the style of a first grader just learning to sound things out?

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Mon Dec-20-04 11:09 AM
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2. 'Grammar Rodeo' - perfect

barely hanging on... :thumbsup:

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goclark

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Mon Dec-20-04 11:10 AM
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3. He is a piece of work(s) : )

I have been watching him and it is so painful(s) that I need to
turn(s) it off.

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Hieronymus

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Mon Dec-20-04 11:11 AM
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4. There's no "Texas" accent at all, today.

What a damn phony.:eyes:

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KurtNYC

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Mon Dec-20-04 11:14 AM
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5. Rove believes that * 's vernacular patterns endear him to the

populace. This is a time-honored propaganda technique -- a powerful, billionaire educated at the top schools in the country speaking in a Texas dialect.

Plain Folks or Common Man: The "plain folks" or "common man" approach attempts to convince the audience that the propagandist's positions reflect the common sense of the people. It is designed to win the confidence of the audience by communicating in the common manner and style of the audience. Propagandists use ordinary language and mannerisms (and clothes in face-to-face and audiovisual communications) in attempting to identify their point of view with that of the average person. With the plain folks device, the propagandist can win the confidence of persons who resent or distrust foreign sounding, intellectual speech, words, or mannerisms.

also...
Errors. Scholastic pronunciation, enunciation, and delivery give the impression of being artificial. To give the impression of spontaneity, deliberately hesitate between phrases, stammer, or mispronounce words. When not overdone, the effect is one of deep sincerity. Errors in written material may be made only when they are commonly made by members of the reading audience. Generally, errors should be restricted to colloquialisms.

http://serendipity.li/more/propagan.html

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