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January 04, 2006

Bush's wound

As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself — not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a little scratch." — After visiting with wounded veterans from the Amputee Care Center of Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 1, 2006

Yes, Bush was just making a little joke and trying to connect with wounded veterans, but it reveals a casual blindness to the lived experience of others that is the opposite of compassion.

Video here; Bush's cedar comments come 47 seconds in. (From Slate's Bushism of the Day, by Jacob Weisberg. ) [Tags: GeorgeBush slate]

Posted by D. Weinberger at January 4, 2006 12:08 PM

Comments

Don't you know that when you mock Bush you give aide and comfort to our advesaries? How 'bout we refer to Bush from now on as The Fuhrer?

Posted by: dan luke | January 11, 2006 12:14 AM

Yeah... Bush is naturaly born cowboy...

Posted by: red bull | May 2, 2006 10:03 AM

"Yes, Bush was just making a little joke..." - HAHA :(

Posted by: erik | May 31, 2006 05:35 AM

This man is truly out of touch with reality. Is he using coke again, or is he just that much of spoiled brat rich kid who never ever had to take that proverbial silver spoon out of his nose and look around at the world around him. Bush is doing a terrible job and he should be fired.

Posted by: bob crawford | July 4, 2006 07:59 AM

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