Bush Says Missing '-ic' Was an Oversight --WaPo

[Demeter]

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Bush Says Missing '-ic' Was an Oversight

By Michael Abramowitz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, January 30, 2007; A15



President Bush says the missing "-ic" in the State of the Union address was nothing more than an oversight.

Near the beginning of the speech last week, Bush congratulated "the Democrat majority" for its electoral victory, using a long-standing Republican formulation seen by many Democrats as a calculated insult. Some liberal bloggers and party strategists saw the president's omission of the last two letters of the party's proper name, Democratic, as a sign of insincerity in preaching bipartisanship.

Nothing of the sort, Bush said in an interview yesterday with National Public Radio's Juan Williams.

"That was an oversight," said Bush, who frequently uses the formulation. "I mean, I'm not trying to needle. Look, I went into the hall saying we can work together, and I was very sincere about it. I didn't even know I did it."

Bush also said he "didn't mean to be putting fingernails on the board," while noting that the parties need to work together on addressing problems with the Social Security system. "I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town," the president said. "And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it. So the idea that somehow I was trying to needle the Democrats, it's just -- gosh, it's probably Texas. Who knows what it is? But I'm not that good at pronouncing words anyway."

[Warren Stupidity]

1. I heard the clip of that on NPR.

He accompanied the disclaimer that it was an oversight with that nervous half laugh/chuckle heh heh thing he does when he is LYING HIS ASS OFF.

Bush needs to go to jail. He is a psychopathic mass murderer.

[iamahaingttta]

2. Bullshit...

And as per someone's suggestion here, they will forever be known as Republans to me...

[fasttense]

3. He's not surprised at the distrust, He created it.

"I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town,"

He and his mafia deliberately insult anyone who expresses a critical opinion. They use immoral and illegal tactics to force people to do what they want. He knows he has created this distrust. Of course he's not surprised. He expected it. He's just play-acting like he just doesn't know where the distrust is coming from. Poor, poor innocent crazy king george. Just another lie to manipulate people.

[Virginia Dare]

4. Psychopathic liar...

just digging the hole of his pathetic Presidency even deeper. No matter what happens, he will leave office in utter disgrace.

[JohnnyLib2]

5. Yup, and we can trust his word for it.

:sarcasm: obviously

[groovedaddy]

6. Credibility?

There is none in the WhiteHouse. Put them in jail!

[Sweet Freedom]

7. Yesterday

someone here posted a link to W's speeches and cited four instances of referring to the "Democrat party". I think it was on the Greatest Page.

[Sweet Freedom]

8. Here it is

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x73172