Monday, January 01, 2007

The Great Orator


One of my secret delights every year is to discover who the latest contenders (and ultimately, the winners) of the Foot in Mouth Awards will be. These are annually awarded in London by the Plain English Campaign (because who knows English better than the English). The results are usually posted in Wired (great site, by the way). While the winner has not yet been announced, I was able to take a gander at the contenders...and, will wonders never cease...there were several submissions courtesy of Dubya, a veritable treasure trove of just plain stupid observations, to be exact. This was my personal favorite though:

"One of the things I've learned on the Google is to pull up maps. It's very interesting to see -- I've forgotten the name of the program -- but you get the satellite, and you can -- like, I kinda like to look at the ranch. It reminds me of where I wanna be sometimes."-- Bush, asked during an interview with CNBC if he ever googled anybody.

Rest assured, we're in great hands America...after all, not just anyone would allow themselves to be put here:

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