"I could have calibrated those words differently."
Thus spake the president of the US and A. There's only one thing more worrying than him mangling the English language and that's him leaping in to get involved in matters that have nothing to do with him.
Badly advised, incredibly naïve, hopelessly inexperienced? Not a good portent for the future dealings of the world's "most powerful" man.
Thus spake the president of the US and A. There's only one thing more worrying than him mangling the English language and that's him leaping in to get involved in matters that have nothing to do with him.
Badly advised, incredibly naïve, hopelessly inexperienced? Not a good portent for the future dealings of the world's "most powerful" man.
8 comments:
You're right. It's been observed elsewhere, and I agree, Obama is likely to make Dan Quayle look and sound like Einstein.
"incredible naive"????
doing some mangling of your own, aren't you?
I disagree. I respect someone who speaks as he feels it, and not always constrained by some script written by his minders. When, as will happen to people in this mode, he makes a mistake then, so far, he has dug himself out pretty well as far as I can see: he's owned up, done the best he can to make amends, and then moved on. That's how real people function. Expecting a president never to make a mistake is unrealistic: I'd far rather have one with energy, intelligence and, occasionally but well-handled, mistakes then a complete moron under the control of undetermined puppet-masters (like certain preceding presidents).
Aiya! s/then/than/ and s/occasionally/occasional/ as us geeks would say...
O/T, I know, but shouldn't civil servants, all of them, including the POTUS be obliged to pay NO TAX whatsoever ?
http://mickysmuses.blogspot.com/2009/07/pinch-nostrils-head-back-tap-throat.html
I think you may be doing a disservice to Obama's army of minders, Mr Smog. One hopes it was one of them, at any rate, that came up with "calibrated".
Seems a matter of predisposition. If a President you don't like makes a mistake it's evidence that he's an unthinking idiot. If a President you like makes a mistake it's evidence of what an honest, unscripted and intelligent man he is.
I guess that means it's better to make an effort to play the ball rather than the man.
Doesn't everyone play the man, including - especially? - presidents and presidential candidates?
Post a Comment