Is Bush an Idiot?

Flint · 08-22-2006, 03:43 PM

George Bush does not really have poor public speaking skills. Or at least, he hasn't always had them. For instance, in the gubernatorial debates against Ann Richards, canidate Bush was clear, concise, and articulate. His rhetorical playbook was way different back then - strikingly so.

I believe that his "just a regular guy" routine is the bread and butter of his political success, but it doesn't indicate a lack of intelligence, or even a lack of public speaking skills. That is, unless he has had a brain injury, or something, since his days in Texas. Maybe being sober has handicapped his locution? I don't know. But the Bush I remember was nothing like the bumbling boob we see these days.

08-22-2006, 03:43 PM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	George Bush does not really have poor public speaking skills. Or at least, he hasn't always had them. For instance, in the gubernatorial debates against Ann Richards, canidate Bush was clear, concise, and articulate. His rhetorical playbook was way different back then - strikingly so. I believe that his "just a regular guy" routine is the bread and butter of his political success, but it doesn't indicate a lack of intelligence, or even a lack of public speaking skills. That is, unless he has had a brain injury, or something, since his days in Texas. Maybe being sober has handicapped his locution? I don't know. But the Bush I remember was nothing like the bumbling boob we see these days. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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