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I read a book once about Bush

Submitted by Andrea Dickson on September 21, 2007 - 15:03.

That theorized that Bush speaks very clearly and concisely when he is talking about something that he believes in, but stutters when he is lying or being insincere. As someone who is obsessed with linguistics, this idea fascinated me.

I got in a recent argument at a family dinner about fiscal responsibility. It was my nuclear family, the liberals, against some in-laws, the conservatives, and me, somewhere in between, saying "Trickle down is a NICE idea, but... well, welfare doesn't always work the way it should... then again, the rich could afford to give more...." I'm torn, but I do know this: our President didn't have a Texan accent when he was running for governor. 

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