First Lady says "His knees is bald"???

[Bluebear]

>>says the first lady. "Your legs are like tires, and his is bald."<<

Um, help me out, English majors, isn't 'legs' still the subject? Shouldn't it be 'his are bald'?? Is she not a teacher? Is our children learning? Cripes she's as dumb as he are.

[swag]

1. I don't know

I never got past

"The girl played with the goat in the back yard."

[Ilsa]

2. You don't have to be a teacher to have verb agreement.

Sheesh, she certainly is getting sloppy. Maybe she's doing that to detract from his stupidity.

[proud patriot]

3. "are" should of been used instead of "is" ...Terrible Grammar

[Arugula Latte]

7. I hate to do this but I must, Proud Patriot.

You should correctly say "should have," not "should of." I wouldn't normally do this but when you're correcting someone -- even the hideous second lady (Lynn Cheney is obviously the first) -- you better double-check your own grammar/word choice. Please take this in the gentle spirit I intend.

[jimshoes]

4. Yes she should have said "are" ...

in refence to his legs. On the othe hand it could just be crappy poetry.
edit:removed some insensitivity

[wicket]

5. Bald treads?

I think I've heard treads being referred to as "bald" before if they are worn down :shrug:

As for the grammar, you are definitely correct. I thought she was a librarian?!

[Bluebear]

6. Maybe she is trying to sound "folksier" as the election draws nigh?

She'll be slipping into George's "I dudn't and I wadn't" shortly.

[girl gone mad]

12. Have you heard him speaking lately?

They both are playing to the good ol' boy base. The drawl is getting more pronounced, and the language even more dumbed down. Look for him to play the poor country boy to Kerry's Eastern elitist in the debates.

[smirkymonkey]

8. She should have said...

"He's the dumbest fuck on the planet, and his knees ARE bald."

[Poiuyt]

9. As a bald man,

I take offence to being compared with Bush's knees.

[murray hill farm]

10. Whatever!!!

if his knees are gone, what good is he? Dump him!!!

[Claire Beth]

11. yes, she is a librarian.....

and she used improper english in her statement.