D Peter Maus wrote:
The aide to Chretien that called Bush a moron in an official memo. He
resigned. Interestingly, however, he was not fired by Chretien, nor
was the remark retracted by the PM.
*ACTUAL* quotes from the W hisself:
"I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is
underestimating."
--U.S. News & World Report, April 3, 2000
"Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning"
--Florence, SC, Jan. 11, 2000
"Actually, I -- this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like
it. When I'm talking about -- when I'm talking about myself, and when
he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me."
--Hardball, MSNBC, May 31, 2000
"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it."
--Reuters, May 5, 2000
"I was raised in the West. The west of Texas. It's pretty close to
California. In more ways than Washington, D.C., is close to California."
--Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2000
"We want our teachers to be trained so they can meet the obligations;
their obligations as teachers. We want them to know how to teach the
science of reading. In order to make sure there's not this kind of
federal cufflink."
--Fritsche Middle School, Milwaukee, March 30, 2000
and many more at:
http://www.dubyasays.com/
....and there are *multiple* BOOKS of "Bushisms" at your local Public
Library awaiting your perusal.
So Bush *IS* a clearly documented moron and the aide was just telling
the truth.
It's a damn shame when someone loses their job for telling the truth.
:-(