"War on Terror"

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Tominator

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Originally posted by: xuanman
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: GroundZero
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: xuanman
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: Electrode

Four years at Yale will not negate a lifetime of Southern Culture. I know many people that talk just like him. Many are highly educated.

Talking in public would have 99% of us stumbling and looking a lot worse. Public speaking takes practice and some never get it down. That does not mean they are stupid!


Southern culture and attending yale do not neccesarily make one smart either....
I know many people that talk like him too, and most of them are morons like him.


I know people with PHDs that are idiots. They know there profession, but many everyday tasks completly mystify them.

Making fun of Bush's pronunciation leds you no credence in calling him stupid. Clinton was stupid. Gore was even worse! I can explain why I think that way and have done so in many threads. Most here call Bush stupid without ever giving a reason.


For an example...

clinton was a rhodes scholar..he does the nytimes crossword puzzle for fun everyday. gore and bush, they received "gentlemen's Cs" at their respective ivy league institutions. i grew up in the south too, and i know plenty of southerners who can pronounce words accurately and not constantly bumble w/double-negatives.

Clinton flunked out! I did and would not trust Clinton with my daughter OR my wife let alone this country! Clinton may be intelligent, but he was dishonest in the extreme.
 

xuanman

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Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: xuanman
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: GroundZero
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: xuanman
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: Electrode

Four years at Yale will not negate a lifetime of Southern Culture. I know many people that talk just like him. Many are highly educated.

Talking in public would have 99% of us stumbling and looking a lot worse. Public speaking takes practice and some never get it down. That does not mean they are stupid!


Southern culture and attending yale do not neccesarily make one smart either....
I know many people that talk like him too, and most of them are morons like him.


I know people with PHDs that are idiots. They know there profession, but many everyday tasks completly mystify them.

Making fun of Bush's pronunciation leds you no credence in calling him stupid. Clinton was stupid. Gore was even worse! I can explain why I think that way and have done so in many threads. Most here call Bush stupid without ever giving a reason.


For an example...

clinton was a rhodes scholar..he does the nytimes crossword puzzle for fun everyday. gore and bush, they received "gentlemen's Cs" at their respective ivy league institutions. i grew up in the south too, and i know plenty of southerners who can pronounce words accurately and not constantly bumble w/double-negatives.

Clinton flunked out! I did and would not trust Clinton with my daughter OR my wife let alone this country! Clinton may be intelligent, but he was dishonest in the extreme.

exactly, let's not mix the issues. i totally agree that clinton was dishonest and a womanizer. at the same time, you don't become a rhodes scholar b/c you were stupid. my experience with higher education both here and overseas is that it takes a lot to flunk out of school...most people will pass if they try. my guess is that if clinton did flunk out (this is unclear), he was probably having too much fun smoking pot and chasing women to concentrate on school...
 

Tominator

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Originally posted by: xuanman
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: xuanman
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: GroundZero
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: xuanman
Originally posted by: Tominator
Originally posted by: Electrode

Four years at Yale will not negate a lifetime of Southern Culture. I know many people that talk just like him. Many are highly educated.

Talking in public would have 99% of us stumbling and looking a lot worse. Public speaking takes practice and some never get it down. That does not mean they are stupid!


Southern culture and attending yale do not neccesarily make one smart either....
I know many people that talk like him too, and most of them are morons like him.


I know people with PHDs that are idiots. They know there profession, but many everyday tasks completly mystify them.

Making fun of Bush's pronunciation leds you no credence in calling him stupid. Clinton was stupid. Gore was even worse! I can explain why I think that way and have done so in many threads. Most here call Bush stupid without ever giving a reason.


For an example...

clinton was a rhodes scholar..he does the nytimes crossword puzzle for fun everyday. gore and bush, they received "gentlemen's Cs" at their respective ivy league institutions. i grew up in the south too, and i know plenty of southerners who can pronounce words accurately and not constantly bumble w/double-negatives.

Clinton flunked out! I did and would not trust Clinton with my daughter OR my wife let alone this country! Clinton may be intelligent, but he was dishonest in the extreme.

exactly, let's not mix the issues. i totally agree that clinton was dishonest and a womanizer. at the same time, you don't become a rhodes scholar b/c you were stupid. my experience with higher education both here and overseas is that it takes a lot to flunk out of school...most people will pass if they try. my guess is that if clinton did flunk out (this is unclear), he was probably having too much fun smoking pot and chasing women to concentrate on school...


Then he became Governor of Arkansas he graduated to high priced call girls and cocaine. Then he became president and...well....as they say...the rest is history.
 

Hayabusa Rider

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Originally posted by: Jellomancer
I cringed when I first heard Bush talk about "war on terror" a year ago. Shouldn't it be a "War on Terrorism"? I mean... I cause terror all the time, and I don't see soldiers parachuting down, capturing me, and sending me to Cuba.

Well, I can see the day coming.
 

WinkOsmosis

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Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Originally posted by: Jellomancer
I cringed when I first heard Bush talk about "war on terror" a year ago. Shouldn't it be a "War on Terrorism"? I mean... I cause terror all the time, and I don't see soldiers parachuting down, capturing me, and sending me to Cuba.

Well, I can see the day coming.

If you can see soldiers parachuting down, capturing me, and sending me to Cuba, I recommend you see a psychiatrist.
 

Hayabusa Rider

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Originally posted by: Jellomancer
Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Originally posted by: Jellomancer I cringed when I first heard Bush talk about "war on terror" a year ago. Shouldn't it be a "War on Terrorism"? I mean... I cause terror all the time, and I don't see soldiers parachuting down, capturing me, and sending me to Cuba.
Well, I can see the day coming.
If you can see soldiers parachuting down, capturing me, and sending me to Cuba, I recommend you see a psychiatrist.

Im sorry I mispoke, I should have said, in your case I would like to see it :p
 

WinkOsmosis

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By the way, I have information from a very reliable source, that GWB was the head of some kind of drinking fraternity at Yale.
 

Hayabusa Rider

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Originally posted by: Jellomancer
By the way, I have information from a very reliable source, that GWB was the head of some kind of drinking fraternity at Yale.

I dunno, but that might increase my respect for the man
 

xuanman

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gwb may be dumb, but i give him props for being consistent and loyal to his support base. he knows how to play politics. my only solace is that he has a group of handlers who won't let him stray off to far in la la land.