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For him to correct the president's grammar would have been seriously out of character for most kids that age -- grammar just isn't that important. Age, on the other hand, is serious business. Who cares if you say I'm 34 when I'm really 35 -- I'd take it as a compliment. My son, OTOH, would take it as a serious affront to his dignity if I even insinuated that he was 9 instead of 10. Posts: 5948 | Registered: Jun 2001
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Yeah, I don't think that's really news worthy... If he had said, "No, Mr. President, the capital of Russia is Moscow, not Russiaville," which is what they seemed to want to make it out as, then that would be bigger.
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Yeah, it seemed like an aesthetic piece designed to be heartwarming and cute, while letting you know (via propaganda) that Bush(43) is a child-friendly adult willing to listen to minorities (the child in the picture looks like a minority at least).
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If you are trying to link this with Dan Quayle, he got in trouble when he tried to correct an elementary schooler and got it wrong. I'm pretty sure most politicians now have that gaffe added to the bottom of their list the things not to do today on their bathroom mirrors.
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There are lots of things I don't do today on my bathroom mirror, but I don't know why I'd need to make a list of them.
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Hey, not many people get to interrupt a president half-way through his speech.
Didn't Bush used to not know what the capital of Canada is? I thought I heard something like that once on "Talking to Americans" on CBC.
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