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On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 17:59:29 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote: Two theories quoted in the article were that 1) this is a facade that Bush has adopted and 2) that the run for the presidency has simply overwhelmed him. Between those two, I would tend to believe the first. The problem I have with the second theory is that Bush's confidence should have been restored after years in the White House. Not sure. People who have dyslexia learn to deal with it. It never goes away, but they learn how to work around it (A wonderful way to deal with it would be to avoid reading and have people verbally brief you, this is in fact one method of teaching dyslexics in classrooms). Problem is, for dyslexics it's hard work to decypher each word and sentence and say what you want to say correctly, and in a flowing coherent fashion. People who aren't dyslexic simply cannot understand how hard this is for them. EVERY sentence could trip you up so you have to be on guard all the time, which is tiring in and of itself. Bush was younger when he debated with Richards, and perhaps more resitant to fatigue. That's just a guess. Naturally, when you get tired, errors in speech happen. That happens with people who are not dyslexic let alone dyslexics, or at least that's how things work with me... ;-) Bush said and has repeated frequently that being the president is hard work. I believe him. I once saw closeup pictures of Kennedy, comparing his youthful appearance at his inauguration and three years later. He had aged dramatically. The crush of the responsibility of leading the nation was and is intense. Confidence should have no effect on a dyslexic. It's like saying that confidence will help a person who has bad eyesight see better. It won't. Fatigue, on the other hand, would have a profound effect on a dyslexic. I should also mention again that Bush's brother was diagnosed as being dyslexic and dyslexia does run in families. Corky Scott PS, I should also mention that there are widely varying degrees of dyslexia. Some see whole words backwards, some have trouble differentiating between certain letters like b, d, p, q and h. To a dyslexic, they can all look the same. Others have no problem reading, but cannot remember what they just read, no short term memory. Still others displace words and say: "I will there go" instead of "I will go there". Very commonly, similar words will be mistaken, like cole slaw for callous, or nuculer for nuclear. During one speech, Bush repeatedly said nuculer, when he obviously meant to say nuclear. Or at least I hope so because "nuculer" isn't a word. It doesn't make him stupid, or slow, but it's an indicator of a language problem. I mean honestly, why would anyone develop a facade of a language problem? Did THAT get him elected? I sure hope not. |
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"Corky Scott" wrote in message
news ![]() [...] Very commonly, similar words will be mistaken, like cole slaw for callous, or nuculer for nuclear. During one speech, Bush repeatedly said nuculer, when he obviously meant to say nuclear. Or at least I hope so because "nuculer" isn't a word. How then, is that an example of "similar words" being mistaken for each other? It doesn't make him stupid, or slow, but it's an indicator of a language problem. He may have a language problem, but his mispronounciation of "nuclear" is no indication of one. It's a dialect difference, one that I find incredibly annoying, but which is quite common, especially in the south. Some cynics would say that when Bush was in Yale, he didn't have a southern accent, but I don't know that to be true, nor would I waste much time arguing about it. I mean honestly, why would anyone develop a facade of a language problem? Did THAT get him elected? I sure hope not. Much of his stumbling seems genuine. However, it certainly doesn't pay to appear too smart. To many people, especially the half of those who have IQs below 100, people who are simply speaking in what is a natural way for them, but who have large vocabularies and tend to try to incorporate nuances of issues in their statements wind up coming across as arrogant, or at least not "warm". Inasmuch as Bush may be intelligent, I don't think it's unreasonable to think that he may be "dumbing down" his image simply to gain more voters. Pete |
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![]() I should also mention again that Bush's brother was diagnosed as being dyslexic and dyslexia does run in families. OK, all the dyslexic fighter pilots here, raise your hands. -- Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS PP-ASEL Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG |
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I guess you heard about the agnostic, dyslexic, insomniac pilot? He tossed
and turned all night pondering if there really is a Dog! -- Darrell R. Schmidt B-58 Hustler History: http://members.cox.net/dschmidt1/ - "Wdtabor" wrote in message ... I should also mention again that Bush's brother was diagnosed as being dyslexic and dyslexia does run in families. OK, all the dyslexic fighter pilots here, raise your hands. -- Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS PP-ASEL Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG |
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That's a doG.
Jim "Darrell S" shared these priceless pearls of wisdom: -I guess you heard about the agnostic, dyslexic, insomniac pilot? He tossed -and turned all night pondering if there really is a Dog! Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup) VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor http://www.rst-engr.com |
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