"Analyzating" Bush's Grey Matter

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=66&ncid=703&e=5&u=/bw/20040312/bs_bw/nf200403120969db056

Ever wonder why President Bush (news - web sites) says "nuculer" when he means "nuclear" or "subliminate" when he means "subliminal?" Or why he mixes up perseverance and preservation? Why does he mangle the English language often enough for Slate Editor Jacob Weisberg to produce three books of Bushisms such as "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."


Are you still puzzled that Bush:


-- Was a "C" student and class clown, yet became President? snip

"SUBTLE DISORDER." To some learning-disability experts, the signs are clear: Bush might want to pay them a visit. These experts haven't tested the President, so they caution that they can't be certain of the diagnosis. Yet, ample signs indicate that something unusual is going on in the left side of his brain, where language and hearing are processed.


The possibility is high that there's some dysfunction in the way he hears words, the way he processes what he hears, or the way he retrieves words when he tries to speak. When someone uses the wrong word or malapropisms and has difficulty with grammatical sentences, experts on learning disabilities "typically suspect at least a subtle language disorder," says William Stixrud, a clinical neuropsychologist in Silver Spring, Md.


Some voters infer from Bush's syntax and behavior that he isn't the sharpest saw in the tool box. Yet, learning and processing disorders aren't indicators of native intelligence. If anything, a learning disability would better explain how Bush has accomplished so much, with his critics underestimating him every step of the way.

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[AngryYoungMan]

1. I got a better reason why he "accomplished so much."

And so does every single DUer. It's called "selecting a figurehead." You pick the person who

1) won't argue with you

2) will do what you say

3) will never try to figure out his own answer to a reporter's question

4) will never try to figure out his own answer to a logistical or governmental problem

Can I get an "amen"

[izzie]

2. Ever read about the Sp. royal family?

He can not be stupid but he sure is a person with out an open mind.

[southpaw72]

3. i think he "accomplished so much"

because he's heir to a political and economic dynasty of "chrony capitalists."

[El Supremo]

4. I'd analyze his heart

I don't think there is one. He is the most shallow and greedy person I've ever seen in politics.