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George W. Bush speaking to a Joint Session of Congress, February 2001. Bushisms are unconventional statements, phrases, pronunciations, malapropisms, and semantic or linguistic errors made in the public speaking of George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.
Viktor Chernomyrdin. A chernomyrdinka (Russian: Черномы́рдинка; plural: Черномы́рдинки) or a chernomyrdinism [1] is a quotation, often a malapropism or a gaffe, attributed to the former Russian prime minister Viktor Chernomyrdin.
A Zen student told Ummon- "Brilliancy of Buddha illuminates the whole universe." Before he finished the phrase, Ummon asked: "You are reciting another's poem, are you not?" "Yes", answered the student. "You are sidetracked," said Ummon. Afterwards another teacher, Shishin, asked his pupils: "At which point did that student go off the track?"
Individual quotes on the list of "Notable statements" should be cited the source that identified that particular statement as a Bushism. This is a crucial step. This is a crucial step. Linguistic analysis, if any, would be excellent.
The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away ...
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 ensuing madness was one of the wilder and weirder stories in NFL lore — part who done it, part high-paid legal drama, part science lesson, part Rorschach test, part character assassination ...
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.