8/15    Dubya's speaking skills: 10 years ago and now ...  If he was a
        racehorse I think he would have been put out of his misery a long time
        ago ...
        http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/video1019.htm
        \_ A mexican friend of mine claims that Fox's command of Spanish is
           even worse than Bush's command of English.  My friend speaks good
           enough English, in my opinion, to be able to fairly compare the
           two(his English is much better than Bush's).  Can any Spanish
           speakers confirm or deny his claim?
        \_ Maybe it's the overhyping of the video captions, but I just don't
           see it as that big a deal.
           \_ Yeah, since when were communication skills and command of
              the English language a relevant part of the job of being
              President of the United States?
              \_ yeah, I caught that was/were eror right after checking
              \_ yeah, I caught that was/were eror right after checkingu
              \_ yeah, I caught that was/were error right after checking
                 in the motd
                \_ Um, not a big deal? That he could speak in complete and
                   COMPOUND sentences and 10 years later can barely utter
                   two words without tripping up?
        \_ Uh, so? 10 years ago I knew how to do Calculus. Now I don't.
           Also, running the state of Texas is a much simpler job than
           running the entire US.
                \_ If doing Calculus was vital to doing your job, then it
                   would be bad if you no longer knew how to do it.  Are you
                   arguing that public speaking is not an important skill to
                   have when you are President of the United States?
                   \_ Yeah, no shit.  He has less public speaking ability
                      than the average PTA member.
        \_ Uh, so? 10 years ago I knew how to do Calculus. Now I don't.
           Also, running the state of Texas is a much simpler job than
           running the entire US.
        \_ The 10-year-old clip looks like he's reading off a teleprompter.
            -tom
           \_ I don't think he's reading off a teleprompter. He's looking
              away from the camera probably because he's addressing the moder-
              ator. If he were reading off a teleprompter he'd be looking
              directly at the camera.
        \_ So what.  I've heard worse.  Since when was proper syntax and
           grammar a requirement for holding office?  -Arnold Schwarzeneggar
           \_ Because the Governator needs to be Recalled.