Bush's accent

[scottxyz]

Some people have noticed that Bush affects a Southern, Texas drawl sometimes.

When he is stressed or uncomfortable or peeved (eg, at a press conference), he tends to revert to a more Yankee accent.

Here's a link mentioning the Southern drawl:

http://www.greg.org/2002_10_01_archive.html#85611974

I think this is interesting, in light of:

(1) Bush's experience as a cheerleader at Andover prep school.
(2) Bush's belief in the power of "drag" (eg, the flight-suit)

[Kathy in Cambridge]

1. I have never noticed his Yankee accent

and I'm pretty good at picking up on them.

[formactv]

5. Do yankees have an accent?

Please describe it.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

10. I've got a pretty strong Northeast/Boston accent

and Bush does not have one.

[emulatorloo]

2. Connecticut Texas mishmash n/t

[Wickerman]

3. Nope, not yankee or Texan - Just Moran

no, you might be right, when stressed he stumbles around something awful, hard to say what he is attempting to pull off.

[boneygrey]

8. I think you mean moron.

[Wickerman]

13. No, I mean moran

but thanks for the ever so polite, if incorrect knock.

See, long ago, a freeper held up a sign at a peace rally that read, get a life morans. You'll see it on folk's avatar's on occassion still. It was a classic.

Have a nice night. :hi:

[SharonAnn]

4. Oh, I thought it was a speechimpediment. You know, to go with his

brain impediment.

[formactv]

6. Impediment comes from the latin impedimenta

meaning heavy baggage.

[schultzee]

7. He seems to add an S sound like a snake hissing...can't stand to

hear him speak.

[boneygrey]

9. I hate the way he walks

[AlCzervik]

11. i don't understand

Bushinese or whatever language it is he speaks. The accent may be "illustrious" of stress but the butchering of 2 syllable words is un-nerving.

[Vickers]

12. And why doesn't Jebbie talk like that?

:shrug:

I have 3 brothers, and my mom confuses us on the phone all the time. Jebbie sounds nothing like Georgie.

It's like this one buddy of mine, spent about 3 weeks in England and affected an English accent for the next two years :eyes:

[nonconformist]

14. He talks like that so he'll look like a 'good ol' boy'

You can trust him! See, he's just a good ol' southerner who is just one of the guys - one of the guys you'd like to have a beer with - who will never condescend you but instead will tell it like it is.

THAT is the illusion they are trying to put forward with that stupid fake accent and swagger of his. It's amazing how few people know that he was actually born, raised and went to college in New England.