MOLLYISMS: IS TEXAS AMERICA OR VICE VERSA? “One of the funnier - TopicsExpress



          

MOLLYISMS: IS TEXAS AMERICA OR VICE VERSA? “One of the funnier slogans, from George W. Bush’s last run for governor, was ‘end social promotion.’ Social promotion is the story of Bush’s life.” “Bush was replaced by his exceedingly Lite Guv Rick Perry, who has really good hair.” “As our former Governor Bill Clements said during an etiquette lesson preceding the visit of Deng Xiaoping of China to Houston, ‘We have to be nice to this little fella and remember we all like chop suey.’” “Many people did not care for Pat Buchanan’s speech [at the Republican National Convention]; it probably sounded better in the original German. No one could decide whether Phil Gramm or Pat Robertson made the worst speech of the convention, perhaps because no one listened to them.” “Hearing [George W. Bush] has the charm and suspense of those old adventure-movie serials: Will this man ever fight his way out of this sentence alive?” “The fact is that unless someone else writes a speech for him, the President of the United States sounds like a borderline moron. But the media sit around pretending that he can actually talk— can convince, inspire and lead us.” “In trying to Ivins, Molly (2013-06-13). Molly Ivins: Letters to The Nation (Kindle Locations 140-153). . Kindle Edition.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 04:35:29 +0000

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