Bush: I’m the Reader.
The NYT’s Paper Cuts blog has a snippet from a recent press conference where the Prez talks about how much he loves to read. He’s never even seen TV’s The West Wing. He told you he was hardcore.
The episode reminded me of an interview that Bush had with NBC’s Brian Williams a few years back. The scene: the Administration has completely blown the response to Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath. The Oval Office has just released a list of books the President has recently “read” and Williams decides to grill the President about his reading list – in New Orleans – about a year after the Hurricane. Let’s roll the tape:
Three Shakespeares! That year Bush and Rove were having a reading contest. In August Bush had read 60 books to Rove’s 50. Apparently this news was delivered with a straight face.
June 18, 2008 7:40 am 5 Comments
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By Dr J, June 18, 2008 @ 8:44 am
He does indeed have an eckulectic reading list.
215 days to go.
By Shortbus, June 18, 2008 @ 9:09 am
OMG
By Herman Glimscher, June 18, 2008 @ 12:19 pm
The three Shakespeare were Roy, Bob, and Elwood.
By Dr J, June 18, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
Longest *&$%ing 215 days of my life.
By Tim, June 18, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
I, for one, plan to use the President’s “Look how awesome I am” rhetorical techniques whenever I discuss books from here on out. I may also employ his “make shit up” approach as well. I may have to go to Iowa flood areas to make sure that descriptions of my awesomeness reach its full potential.