Friday, April 21, 2006
My dictionary is longer than yours
Bob Collins nails George Bush:
President Bush declared, "I am the decider. I decide what is best." Obviously, not so far! Additionally, "decider" is not a word -- although his particular brand of syntax makes it difficult to explain his absurd interpretation of our language.
Someone had better notify Dictionary.com. Apparently the Chron has no trouble printing facts that are demonstrably incorrect in its letters. For a more thorough discussion of the use or misuse of the word "decider," check The Volokh Conspiracy. Interestingly, some of the commenters complain about how Bush talks to the press like they were 10-year-olds as a criticism of Bush. Sadly, it's actually a criticism of the press, because the press understands things people say at about that level.
Will Taylor can be laughed out of your head at sentence one:
The president's recent advocation of a nuclear assault on Iran is outrageous and should be fought every step of the way.
The president has not recently advocated a nuclear assault on Iran. Again, it was the press that advocated it, and did the damage to our image in the Middle East.
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