Rightardia comment: With one exception, most of the US winners are Republicans
. Rightardia attributes this to
dumb fraternity boy syndrome. A lot of Republicans hang out in fraternities for four years, learn little and get a degree.
After receiving hereditary appointments to become a corporate CEOs, they take their bonuses and golden parachutes and then enter public service. We find their business acumen in not particularly useful because these drones are not particularly bright.
As Paul Krugman has pointed out, the GOP is anti-intellectual. Why learn about American history and international relations when you have it made? People like this see little value in getting a degree in constitutional law?
What America ends up with is know nothing leaders like George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and Larry Craig.
LONDON: Former US president George W. Bush topped a poll of the worst examples of mangled English released on Wednesday, followed closely by California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Footballer-cum philospher Eric Cantona and former US president Bill Clinton also produced prime examples of gobbledegook, according to the online poll of 4,000 people inspired by the Plain English Campaign.
Notoriously language-challenged Bush romped to the top accolade for his:
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
Second came bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-California governor Schwarzenegger, who during an election campaign in 2003 minted the puzzling:
"I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman."
The rest of the top 10 in the poll were:
3. Rumsfeld, in February 2002:
"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns: the ones we don't know we don't know."
4. Murray Walker, motor racing commentator:
"The lead car is absolutely unique, except for the one behind it which is identical."
5. John Motson, football commentator:
"For those of you watching in black and white, Spurs are playing in yellow."
6. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, explaining budget plans to lawmakers in July this year:
"Total spending will continue to rise and it will be a zero percent rise in 2013-14."
7. Clinton, in 1998 grand jury testimony about Monica Lewinsky:
"It depends upon what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If 'is' means 'is and never has been' that's one thing - if it means 'there is none', that was a completely true statement."
8. Cantona, 1995:
"When the seagulls follow the trawler, it's because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea."
9. Bush, July 2001:
"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe - I believe what I believe is right."
10. London mayor Boris Johnson, on British satirical gameshow Have I Got News for You in 2003:
"I could not fail to disagree with you less."
source:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2009-09/11/content_8680194.htm
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