strange segue in Bush speech [View All]

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Dubya gave a "No Child Left Behind" speech today at my old high school. During the speech he mentioned one of the teachers there and somehow sequed from that into a mention of how he drank a lot in college which then sequed....well, you can read it yourself:

"I talked to Stuart Singer. He's a math teacher here. You may have heard of him. (Applause.) He's only been here 32 years. (Laughter.) (SNIP). Stuart, by the way -- you're not going to believe this -- falls in the incredibly small world category. He graduated from SMU in Dallas the same year that Laura graduated from SMU in Dallas. (Applause.) I asked him if they ever went to the bar together. (Laughter.) Both of them said, no, they were in the library. (Laughter and applause.) It probably distinguishes their college career from mine. (Laughter and applause.)

One of the things we must be willing to always do is raise the bar. We've got to continue to raise the bar in our high schools. And one of the best ways to do so is by promoting advanced placement and the international baccalaureate programs. At Stuart High, you've got a fantastic IB program. It really means that you're willing to challenge every student. That's what it says. It just says, we're not going to be -- we just simply will not accept the status quo, that we're going to try to bring innovative programs to this school to continue to raise the bar, to challenge students as best as we possibly can."

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