On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Dan Minette wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam C. Lipscomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 10:28 AM
> Subject: Re: ABM Treaty
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> > "Shrub" has been a nickname for GWB in Texas for years. I defend my use
> of
> > it on that basis alone.
> >
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> I think Molly coined that, didn't she? Maybe Ann did. It is in a
> fine Texas tradition, and not uncivil. I think that the civility
> Gautam refers to is the old fashioned Northeastern upper crust
> politeness. That's not how things are done in many parts of the
> country now.
I think it was Molly, actually, but I could be wrong.
For those of you scratching your heads and trying to figure out who the
heck we're talking about, Molly Ivins is a columnist for the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram who lives in Austin, and Ann is former governor of Texas Ann
Richards.
If you want to get an idea as to what Molly Ivins is like, they have her
columns since mid-May archived at
http://web.star-telegram.com/content/fortworth/2001/08/29/columnist/molly_ivins.htm
(and that's longer than 80 characters, so you may need to cut & paste into
your browser; or go to
http://web.star-telegram.com/content/fortworth/2001/08/29/columnist/ and
then click on "Molly Ivins" if that would be easier for you than cutting &
pasting).
As for the nickname issue, I object to "Shrub" less than the technically
incorrect "George Bush Jr." (It's technically incorrect because his name
is not identical to his father's. What I found really annoying was people
using "Jr." to refer to the younger Bush when Al Gore is technically
"Albert Gore Jr." I think I may have stated this here already, so my
apologies to anyone tired of that particular little rant.)
Julia
