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Bushisms are unconventional statements, phrases, pronunciations, malapropisms, and semantic or linguistic errors made in the public speaking of George W. Bush, ...
A damaging quotation is a short utterance by a public figure used by opponents as a discrediting tactic.These quotations may be inserted or alluded to in negative political ads to discredit the character or intellectual ability of the originator.
Do you tend to masseuse (er, misuse) your words in humorous ways? You've made a malapropism—and everyone from politicians to famous literature characters is guilty of errors like these. The post ...
George W. Bushisms : the Slate book of the accidental wit and wisdom of our forty-third president. New York: Fireside. ISBN 978-0743222228. [1] Weisberg, Jacob (2002). More George W. Bushisms : more of Slate's accidental wit and wisdom of our forty-third president. New York: Fireside. ISBN 978-0743225199. [1] Weisberg, Jacob (2003).
Cunctator, moving "Bushisms" to "Bushism" was a bad idea, because "Bushisms" and "Goreisms" are sayings (some of them silly, embarrassing, or stupid), while Bushism is the emerging doctrine of the George W. Bush administration. Try searching Google for Bushism and then for Bushisms and you'll see what I mean.
The 1988 Bush-Dukakis debate: Dana Carvey's George Bush impression is legendary and on full display here as he fills time with Bushisms: "thousand points of light," "no new taxes," "stay the ...
Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for president in the U.S. and she made her historic run in 1872 – before women even had the right to vote! She supported women's suffrage as well as welfare for the poor, and though it was frowned upon at the time, she didn't shy away from being vocal about sexual freedom.
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