Tighten the reins

After almost a year in office, George W. Bush still hasn’t improved as a speaker, especially when his comments aren’t scripted. In the latest example of his ineloquence, Dubya took it upon himself to abbreviate “Pakistanis” to the shorter (and easier to pronounce) “Pakis.” Unfortunately, his laziness-slash-ignorance resulted in a minor international incident: Paki is an ethnic slur. (See CNN coverage of last summer’s British race riots, set off by use of the term.) For their part, the Pakistani government is willing to give Bush the benefit of the doubt—he is, after all, only the President of the United States. The India-Pakistan situation is extremely delicate, and once again the runner-up proves that we’d be better off if just about anyone else were sitting in the Oval Office.

Monday 07-January-02

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Bloody hell! That's one stupid ass president you've got there!
The Pakistani government is willing to give him the benefit of the doubt because he is an ignorant jackass. Perhaps having a thick headed dolt in the oval office is a good thing, in that when he screws up his advisors can blame it on his idiocy. If anyone with two clues said that, it would have been a major blue.

—Fraser @ 01/08/2002 05:30 AM et

I think he meant it.

—8088y80y @ 01/08/2002 08:34 AM et

He may well have. Racism + stupidity + power. Nasty cocktail.

—Fraser @ 01/08/2002 10:37 AM et

I think January 20th should be an international holiday -- one year down, three to go. Oh man. Three?

—Mike @ 01/08/2002 10:46 AM et

Lordy. Such a small number never looked so big.

—Fraser @ 01/08/2002 10:54 AM et

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