Fee Fi Faux Fum
As you've probably figured out by now, there are two realities, the one you perceive if you're paying attention, and the one that's being aggressively sold to the large percentage of the public that's got their heads up their asses. Sarah Palin's Republican handlers were concerned that her pronunciation of "nuclear" (nu-cue-lar) would identify her too much with Bush, so when she accepted the nomination at the convention they made sure that every reference to it in the speech they wrote for her was phoneticized on the teleprompter as "new-clear." Please understand, I'm not picking on John McCain's running mate when I rag on her. I'm picking on John McCain.
posted by John M Crowther @ 7:49 AM
4 Comments:
great cartoon john. roger
I caught that one too John... and wonder where this pronunciation comes from. When I was growing up and the nuclear tests were being conducted in the Pacific... nuclear was sometimes pronounced nucular... but I haven't heard it since then. It's kind of scarey when those with the authority to press the button can't pronounce the word.
give me a break, John C. Not picking on P, just on McC? Her teleprompter or whatever it is called did not even work half the time. It got all messed up and she had to ad-lib some of the speech. See ABC news the night after if you do not believe me. Good thing that I am so fond of you because of your charm, also you are such a darn good cartoonist which does not hurt either! Have recovered from my latest illness as you can see!
Glad you're better, Lee. And Roger, where've you been? I've missed you around here.
Hey Lee, again, I'm not bashing her. I'm bashing the micro-managing of her candidacy. She ain't ready, but McCain's Rovian handlers are working overtime.
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