Dummy in White House? With a Harvard MBA!
Dr Fuji Kamikase
December 17, 2000
By ALICIA COLON ADVANCE COLUMNIST
Public television recently aired an excellent documentary about
the Vietnam prisoners of war, "Return With Honor." Included in
the film were interviews with those men who spent several years
in the infamous Hanoi Hilton and what was especially intriguing
was their description of the code they used to communicate with
each other through raps, coughs, taps and whatever inconspicuous
noises they could slip by their guards.
One former POW showed a sample of the formula they used and I
wondered how anyone but a genius could understand it. The
majority of POWs were fighter pilots and this film reinforced my
theory that this breed in our military is extra smart and
courageous. George W. Bush was a fighter pilot in the Texas
National Guard and yet, according to our media elite, he is a
dummy.
Editorial cartoonists are constantly lampooning him and he is the
prime target of late-night comics. However, I remember Ronald
Reagan was also deemed a poor intellectual choice for the
presidency when he was elected in 1980 and yet history will prove
that he was probably one of the most effective 20th century
leaders.
How are we to assess the true potential of leaders when their
image is distorted by a full frontal assault by the mainstream
media? Curiously, the attacks are usually more vicious when the
target is a conservative. Regardless of how nefarious the deeds
committed by Clinton were, he was never chided for being stupid.
In fact, his critics lamented that his enormous intellect was
being sabotaged by his libido.
Whenever a conservative politician misspeaks, it becomes fodder
for ridicule by the liberal mill. No one was a greater victim
than former Vice President Dan Quayle. His spoonerisms and
malapropisms are as legendary as Yogi Berra's and even I find
them amusing. Yet, I empathize with all those who lack that
particular skill of perfect enunciation and articulation.
I have declined invitations to speak at a few functions because I
am wise enough to know that I am a writer, not a speechmaker. The
art of speaking in front of a large audience is a daunting task
and liable to raise my blood pressure to a dangerous level. When
I'm nervous, I have this tendency to jam words together to form
new, unintelligible phrases.
For example, my first full-time position was as a customer
service representative for the phone company. Our training
required us to answer a customer's call with an assuring response
such as, "I'll be happy to help you," or "I'll be glad to help
you." I would say something like; "I'll be glappy to help you."
That's bad enough, but here are some bloopers from one of this
year's presidential candidates:
"Boy, that Michael Jackson is something." (speaking of the NBA
Champion Chicago Bulls)
"A zebra does not change his spots."
"He's preparing to take $1 trillion -- that's a million billion
-- out of Social Security."
These are just a few samples of goofs made by -- hold on to your
hats -- Vice President Al Gore. Don't be surprised that these
faux pas were not given much press. A conservative didn't make
them, therefore they don't deserve air space.
I am amazed by the aptitude of those able to make fluent remarks
while a dozen reporters shove their microphones before their
faces. Like his father, George W. Bush does not have that
proficiency and thus, he has been mislabeled an idiot.
He will be ascending to a presidency mired in doubt because of
the election counts and recounts. In addition, he will be
burdened with the threat of racial violence instigated by the
Rev. Jesse Jackson, who outlined his plans if the Supreme Court
dared to rule against a vote recount:
"We will take to the streets right now; we will de-legitimize
Bush, discredit him, do whatever it takes, but never accept him."
He will also be called the "moron in the White House," by radio
shock jocks like Don Imus and Howard Stern. Jon Stewart of Comedy
Central calls Bush, who earned an MBA at Harvard, a dummy, yet Al
Gore, who dropped out of divinity and law schools, is considered
an intellectual. Go figure.
Bush will be faced with a divided Congress and a hostile
Democratic Party. These are enormous challenges, but I predict
that George W. Bush will do quite well as President of the United
States.
Although John McCain was my first choice for the next president,
I have come to admire the governor of Texas because of what I
learned during the campaign and after researching his two terms
as governor in Texas.
In 1994, Gov. Bush inherited a Democratic Texas legislature, yet
interacted with them so well that many of them endorsed his re-
election in 1998. In addition, he succeeded in wooing voters for
his party, which became the majority in the legislature for his
second term. He is not exaggerating when he touts his skills as a
"uniter, not a divider" and even many Democrats have attested to
his likeability and charm. If anyone can unite this government,
it is Dubya.
During the final days of the campaign, many were shocked to learn
about his arrest for driving under the influence. His ratings
went down, but I found underlying evidence of his true character.
The arrest occurred in Maine where his father was a prominent and
influential citizen. The level of alcohol, however, did not
exceed the legal limit and the case would probably have been
thrown out by a friendly judge if George W. Bush had elected to
pull in familial favors, but he chose not to. He accepted
responsibility for his actions and took the one-year license
suspension without argument.
Imagine that. A president who may mangle syntax but also takes
responsibility for his actions. How refreshing.
P.S. Thank you, St. Jude.
http://www.silive.com/editorials/advance/index.ssf?1217colo.html
God Bless America
Fuji
IMPEACHMENT IS FOREVER
Sore/Loserman lost the election!
(T- 37 days until eviction and delousing the White House!)
rose...@idt.net
a clue:
>Dummy in White House? With a Harvard MBA!
The fucking supreme court GAVE dumbya the presidency
You suppose the name of "Bush" (which gave him a fortune in tax dollars), and
kept him supported through all his political failures, hasn't managed to "win"
an MBA from harvard too?
You stupid fuck.
Gandalf Grey
<rose...@idt.net> wrote in message news:3a3d284d...@169.132.11.12...
Well, we know it got him in. The same kind of pull that bought him that gig
in the National Guard that he went A.W.O.L. to avoid serving in. Hey!
There's a deserter in the White House.
>
Dr Fuji Kamikase
Gandalf Grey, rosell19 disciple, has become
just another DNC echo chamber.
Gandalf Grey
Dr Fuji Kamikase <drfujik...@aol.comnocrap> wrote in message
news:20001221131722...@ng-ck1.aol.com...
Do you have some actual proof that Dumbya was there for that missing year?
I know that his handlers would love to see it if you do.
>
>
John H. McCloskey
associating his resplendent family name with our national defense. It
is very unreasonable to want him to have turned up personally as well.
Happy days.
== Yours, J. H. McCloskey == ... sobie spiewam a Muzom ... ==
Gandalf Grey
John H. McCloskey <j...@iName.com> wrote in message
news:3A42A1...@iName.com...
> Oh for Pete's sake, he's a BUSH! He did the country a favor by
> associating his resplendent family name with our national defense. It
> is very unreasonable to want him to have turned up personally as well.
>
> Happy days.
Just the thought of a real Bush being within spitting distance of one of
those fighter jets makes me proud that I'm an American.