Indeed. And what irony that Obama's the first President in history to be sworn in by a Chief Justice he voted against....
I guess now might be a good time for a couple of the middle-to-left Justices to consider retiring, so Obama can put in some younger replacements? Wonder what's going through their heads, and if Clarence Thomas will retire or keep on keeping on? -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "ravenadal" <ravena...@yahoo.com> > How apropos that the Chief Justice appointed by Bush 43 would mangle > the oath of office. > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, keithbjohn...@... wrote: > > > > Well, after his performance at the swearing in today, maybe Chief > Justice Roberts can fill in the gaff gap! > > > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "ravenadal" <ravena...@...> > > > > http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-talk-bushismsjan20,0,639700.s > > > tory > > > > > > George W. Bush's 'Bushisms' will be missed > > > > > > America expects mangled dialect to make full recovery > > > > > > By Christopher Borrelli | Tribune reporter > > > > > > January 20, 2009 > > > > > > As of today, no longer will you watch your president improvise his way > > > toward coherence. No longer will you listen with suspense while the > > > leader of the free world manhandles Mother English into a balloon > animal. > > > > > > Many agree this is a good thing. But isn't there something to be said > > > for a president who is so empathetic that he understands "how hard it > > > is for you to put food on your family?" Like Thomas Jefferson, who > > > coined "belittle," and John Adams, who created "caucus," George W. > > > Bush has also given us some unique terms and phrasingssome of which > > > we don't want to see fade away: > > > > > > Misunderestimate. verb. 1: to fail to estimate full worth because of > > > prior beliefs. Appears to date to Election Eve 2000. Different from > > > "underestimate" or "misunderstand" in that the act is snidely > > > presumptuous, not just a bad calculation, but one made with prejudice. > > > > > > The Decider. noun. 1: the person who makes the final call, without > > > question or consideration of dissenting voices. In 2006, when the cry > > > to oust Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had reached a deafening > > > pitch, Bush told the press he was "The Decider." > > > > > > Strategery. noun. 1: a vague secret plan behind an act of maneuvering. > > > 2: the improvisational work of political consultants. Coined by > > > comedian Will Ferrell on "Saturday Night Live" to mock Bush's oratory > > > skills, it was later embraced by the White House to describe its own > > > workings. > > > > > > Bush's poodle.noun. 1: a person who, out of misplaced loyalty to > > > another, damages himself. Not to be confused with "teacher's pet." > > > Coined by the British press to describe former Prime Minister Tony > > > Blair and his unceasing defense of President Bush, who later offered > > > this defense: "I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle. He's bigger > > > than that." > > > > > > Heck of a job Brownie. exclamation. 1: ironic statement intended to > > > underline how much of a screw-up the subject has become. Originally > > > used, without that intent, by Bush, in reference to Federal Emergency > > > Management Agency head Michael Brown and his handling of Hurricane > > > Katrina. Likely to survive as an allusion to the Bush administration > > > itself. > > > > > > cborre...@... > > > > > > > > > > >
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How apropos that the Chief Justice appointed by Bush 43 would mangle
the oath of office.
~rave!
--- In scifino...@yahoogroups.com , KeithBJohnson@... wrote:
>
> Well, after his performance at the swearing in today, maybe Chief
Justice Roberts can fill in the gaff gap!
>
>
> -------------- Original message ------------ --------- -
> From: "ravenadal" <ravena...@...>
> >
http://www.chicagotribune.com/ news/nationworld /chi-talk- bushismsjan20, 0,639700. s
> > tory
> >
> > George W. Bush's 'Bushisms' will be missed
> >
> > America expects mangled dialect to make full recovery
> >
> > By Christopher Borrelli | Tribune reporter
> >
> > January 20, 2009
> >
> > As of today, no longer will you watch your president improvise his way
> > toward coherence. No longer will you listen with suspense while the
> > leader of the free world manhandles Mother English into a balloon
animal.
> >
> > Many agree this is a good thing. But isn't there something to be said
> > for a president who is so empathetic that he understands "how hard it
> > is for you to put food on your family?" Like Thomas Jefferson, who
> > coined "belittle," and John Adams, who created "caucus," George W.
> > Bush has also given us some unique terms and phrasingssome of which
> > we don't want to see fade away:
> >
> > Misunderestimate. verb. 1: to fail to estimate full worth because of
> > prior beliefs. Appears to date to Election Eve 2000. Different from
> > "underestimate" or "misunderstand" in that the act is snidely
> > presumptuous, not just a bad calculation, but one made with prejudice.
> >
> > The Decider. noun. 1: the person who makes the final call, without
> > question or consideration of dissenting voices. In 2006, when the cry
> > to oust Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld had reached a deafening
> > pitch, Bush told the press he was "The Decider."
> >
> > Strategery. noun. 1: a vague secret plan behind an act of maneuvering.
> > 2: the improvisational work of political consultants. Coined by
> > comedian Will Ferrell on "Saturday Night Live" to mock Bush's oratory
> > skills, it was later embraced by the White House to describe its own
> > workings.
> >
> > Bush's poodle.noun. 1: a person who, out of misplaced loyalty to
> > another, damages himself. Not to be confused with "teacher's pet."
> > Coined by the British press to describe former Prime Minister Tony
> > Blair and his unceasing defense of President Bush, who later offered
> > this defense: "I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle. He's bigger
> > than that."
> >
> > Heck of a job Brownie. exclamation. 1: ironic statement intended to
> > underline how much of a screw-up the subject has become. Originally
> > used, without that intent, by Bush, in reference to Federal Emergency
> > Management Agency head Michael Brown and his handling of Hurricane
> > Katrina. Likely to survive as an allusion to the Bush administration
> > itself.
> >
> > cborre...@...
> >
> >
>
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