Zee 0 #1 September 22, 2004 Oooops! Can ya feel the love Action©Sports Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tunaplanet 0 #2 September 22, 2004 Old. Funny, but old news. Doubt it was the speech writer. He probably just slipped on the wording. Forty-two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zee 0 #3 September 22, 2004 Yeah, I know - I saw the speech live and I just busted out laughing. That's a pretty big slip to make during a televised speech. Action©Sports Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,064 #4 September 22, 2004 My favorite quote from his speech today: "for the sake of peace there must be serious consequences." - GWB, 2004 "War is peace" - George Orwell, 1984* (* - name of book, not date of quote) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zee 0 #5 September 22, 2004 Well, someone has to die if the rest of us are ever going to live in peace......right? Action©Sports Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrunkMonkey 0 #6 September 22, 2004 It really scares me that someone this dim-witted has his finger on the "nucular" trigger. Someone please tell me that they just distract him with shiny things while manipulating him like a marionette(sp?). The man goes out of his way to seem like a dimwitted Texan-wannabe...Truly disappointing... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #7 September 22, 2004 QuoteThe man goes out of his way to seem like a dimwitted Texan-wannabe...Truly disappointing... At least some of that is intentional. Go review the Gore debates, yet another point where Al lost enough votes to lose the election. Or watch the documentary that was on HBO a couple years back, following his 2000 campaign. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #8 September 22, 2004 Yup, definitely dimwitted... after all, he ONLY has degrees from Harvard and Yale.... Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #9 September 22, 2004 QuoteYup, definitely dimwitted... after all, he ONLY has degrees from Harvard and Yale.... And Prince Charles has degrees from Cambridge. The Ivys have always served the dimwitted children of the privileged and big donors.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #10 September 22, 2004 No - he needs a new speech giver.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycop 0 #11 September 22, 2004 Ahh..... yes the intellectual elite calling folks dimwitted. Thanks, I know you know what's best for all of us. The rest of us hardworking dimwitted morons will take our ball and go home..........'cause we t'ant smart nuff to know nutin' "Just 'cause I'm simple, don't mean I'm stewpid!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #12 September 22, 2004 Not at all. I agree with Kallend. Any degree beyond a bachelors is just an attendance award. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #13 September 22, 2004 QuoteAhh..... yes the intellectual elite calling folks dimwitted. Thanks, I know you know what's best for all of us. The rest of us hardworking dimwitted morons will take our ball and go home..........'cause we t'ant smart nuff to know nutin' Bush's SAT score was 1206, some 200 points below the YALE freshman average. The only reason he got into YALE was that he was admitted under the "Legacy" program for children of rich alumni and donors. If his education was so great, how come he can't form a coherent sentence, or pronounce "nuclear" properly?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #14 September 22, 2004 QuoteNot at all. I agree with Kallend. Any degree beyond a bachelors is just an attendance award. I'm not sure I want to think that about my cardiologist.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zee 0 #15 September 22, 2004 Quote No - he needs a new speech giver. I'm thinking he probably slept through the majority of his English and Public speaking classes at Harvard...... Action©Sports Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mardigrasbob 0 #16 September 22, 2004 QuoteQuoteAhh..... yes the intellectual elite calling folks dimwitted. Thanks, I know you know what's best for all of us. The rest of us hardworking dimwitted morons will take our ball and go home..........'cause we t'ant smart nuff to know nutin' Bush's SAT score was 1206, some 200 points below the YALE freshman average. The only reason he got into YALE was that he was admitted under the "Legacy" program for children of rich alumni and donors. If his education was so great, how come he can't form a coherent sentence, or pronounce "nuclear" properly? I would not call 1206 dimwitted! Last year's high school graduates scored 1,026 on average. SAT scores 1966–1967 Averages Verbal Math Total National 543 535 1078 2004 Averages Verbal Math Total National 508 518 1026 Test you own: www.mensa.org/workout2.php? ------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casurf1978 0 #17 September 22, 2004 QuoteYup, definitely dimwitted... after all, he ONLY has degrees from Harvard and Yale.... He graduated Yale with a 2.35 undergrad GPA, and got into Harvard . Most decent grad schools wont touch you with a GPA under a 3.0. I'm not saying he's dimwitted, but it just looks fishy doesnt it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #18 September 22, 2004 QuoteQuoteQuoteAhh..... yes the intellectual elite calling folks dimwitted. Thanks, I know you know what's best for all of us. The rest of us hardworking dimwitted morons will take our ball and go home..........'cause we t'ant smart nuff to know nutin' Bush's SAT score was 1206, some 200 points below the YALE freshman average. The only reason he got into YALE was that he was admitted under the "Legacy" program for children of rich alumni and donors. If his education was so great, how come he can't form a coherent sentence, or pronounce "nuclear" properly? I would not call 1206 dimwitted! Last year's high school graduates scored 1,026 on average. SAT scores 1966–1967 Averages Verbal Math Total National 543 535 1078 2004 Averages Verbal Math Total National 508 518 1026 Test you own: www.mensa.org/workout2.php? ------------- We were not debating his comparison with the national average. mnealtx made the point about his Ivy League education. GWB only got into Yale and Harvard on account of affirmative action, preferences for the kids of rich alumni and donors. His high school scores were below Yale's entrance standards, and his college scores were below Harvard grad school's entrance standards. It's funny that conservatives scorn preferences for poor blacks, but make good use of preferences for rich whites. And then GWB hopped over the waiting list to get into the National Guard. More rich white boy privilege.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #19 September 22, 2004 it was NOT preferential treatment, John. He got in based on his cheerleading abilities. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #20 September 22, 2004 QuoteYup, definitely dimwitted... after all, he ONLY has degrees from Harvard and Yale.... Harvard is where all the MIT rejects go... *wiping tears* -----------------Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #21 September 22, 2004 Quoteit was NOT preferential treatment, John. He got in based on his cheerleading abilities. Then how come he's so tongue-tied and incoherent?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mardigrasbob 0 #22 September 22, 2004 From Yale Frosh app. QuoteYale is above all an academic institution, and thus academic strength is our first consideration in evaluating any candidate. The single most important document in the application is the high school transcript. We look for students who have consistently taken a broad range of challenging courses at their high school. There are no score cut-offs for standardized tests: the median scores of admitted students on the verbal and mathematical portions of the SAT generally fall in the mid 700s, and ACT composites in the low 30s, but successful applicants present a wide range of test results. While there is no hard and fast rule, it is safe to say that performance is relatively more important than testing. A very strong performance in a demanding college preparatory program may compensate for modest standardized test scores, but it is unlikely that high standardized test scores will persuade the Admissions Committee to disregard an undistinguished secondary-school record. The Committee also gives serious consideration to such qualities as motivation, curiosity, energy, leadership ability, and distinctive talents. An applicant's own written part of the application as well as evaluations by a counselor and two teachers provide a great deal of insight into these personal qualities. We hope to find students who have made significant contributions to their school or community in some way. We do not value one kind of extracurricular activity over another; in the long run, a student's depth of commitment to whatever they have chosen to pursue is more important to us that the length of their activity list. Diversity within the student body is important as well, and the Committee works very hard to select a class of able and contributing individuals from as broad a range of backgrounds as possible. The ultimate goal is the creation of a well-rounded freshman class, one that includes not only well-rounded students but also those of narrower focus whose achievements are judged exceptional. ------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #23 September 22, 2004 That only applies to rank and file people like you and me. It doesn't describe Yale's Legacy program for the children of big donors Note how their SAT expectations are mid 700s. That gives a composite expectation around 1450. Bush's was 1260.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
