Hebephrenia is more extreme than this quote. You can feel an attempt to explain in his speech. It is confused because he doesn't really understand what he is attempting to explain. He has an "intuitive" grasp of it, but it is not yet integrated enough with his speech. This happens often with people and is why our speech is peppered with "you know" and "uhms" and "ahs". Unfortunately he happnes to be president and open to public scrutiny. He's not an intellectual and not used to thinking about or explaining complex subjects. He should do what Regan did and have others explain the nuts and bolts of complex economic policies. Being an over-educated intellectual, he drives me nuts!
--- johnlasher20002000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Would this qualify as hebephrenia certainly is word > salad > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter Sutphen > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > --- johnlasher20002000 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > THIS IS NOT A JOKE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HE SAID > > > > > > > Subject: President Bush explains his Social > Security > > > Reform Proposal: > > > > > > WOMAN IN AUDIENCE: I don't really understand. > How is > > > it the new plan is > > > going to fix the problem? > > > > > > Verbatim response: > > > > > > PRESIDENT BUSH: "Because the -- all which is on > the > > > table begins to > > > address the big cost drivers. For example, how > > > benefits are calculated, > > > for example, is on the table. Whether or not > > > benefits rise based upon > > > wage increases or price increases. There's a > series > > > of parts of the > > > formula that are being considered. And when you > > > couple that, those > > > different cost drivers, affecting those -- > changing > > > those with personal > > > accounts, the idea is to get what has been > promised > > > more likely to be > > > -- or closer delivered to that has been > promised. > > > Does that make any sense to you? > > > It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of > > > things that cause the > > > --like, for example, benefits are calculated > based > > > upon the increase of > > > wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. > Some > > > have suggested that > > > we calculate -- the benefits will rise based > upon > > > inflation, supposed > > > to wage increases. There is a reform that would > help > > > solve the red if > > > that were put into effect. In other words, how > fast > > > benefits grow, how > > > fast the promised benefits grow, if those -- if > that > > > growth is > > > affected, it will help on the red." > > > > This is the President of the most powerful nation > on > > earth. It would make a great joke if it wasn't > true. > > He truly doesn't know what he is talking about, he > > only thinks he knows. A very dangerous > combination. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Or go to: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > > Yahoo! Sports > > Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy > Football > > http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
