Thursday, August 05, 2004

A Story that isn't really a Story

Ya know, everyone is all in a huff about the way Pres. Bush often misspeaks.
CNN reports on his latest speech:

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush offered up a new entry for his catalog of "Bushisms" on Thursday, declaring that his administration will "never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people."
Bush misspoke as he delivered a speech at the signing ceremony for a $417 billion defense spending bill.
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," Bush said.
"They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."


This really isn't much of a story, except maybe to grammar professors at university. It's kind of in the same league as when person A says "I'll miss you", and person B responds by saying "me too". Obviously we know that Person B isn't going to miss themselves! What they mean is that they reciprocate Person A's feelings. In the same way, the President is saying that although our enemies work tirelessly to find ways to harm us, we are aware of their schemes and will work tirelessly to defeat them.
The point is, the President's speech made perfect sense to anyone without an axe to grind.
I think I hate CNN.