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No one remembered Pearl Harbor Day yesterday...
Except Poppy Bush---
Remember Pearl Harbor? Legionnaire Bush Doesn't
September 07, 1988|United Press International
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In an address to the American Legion today, Vice President George Bush astonished the veterans by declaring, "Today is Pearl Harbor Day," jumping the gun by three months.
Bush's error dumbfounded the 6,000 people attending the 70th annual convention of the American Legion and set them to murmuring among themselves during his speech.
"Today, you remember. I wonder how many Americans remember. Today is Pearl Harbor Day," the Republican presidential nominee said to a stunned audience.
"Forty-seven years ago to this very day, we were hit and hit hard at Pearl Harbor and we were not ready," Bush said.
Whispers From Crowd
Bush, who had diverted from his prepared text in making the mistake, carried on with his address for several more minutes as the whispers among the Legionnaires in the city's Commonwealth Convention Center grew louder.
"Freedom is on the march," said Bush, who, when realizing his mistake, diverted again from his text.
"Did I say Sept. 7? Sorry about that--Dec. 7, 1941, 47 years," the vice president said to applause.
--more--
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-09-07/news/mn-1658_1_pearl-harbor
September 07, 1988|United Press International
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In an address to the American Legion today, Vice President George Bush astonished the veterans by declaring, "Today is Pearl Harbor Day," jumping the gun by three months.
Bush's error dumbfounded the 6,000 people attending the 70th annual convention of the American Legion and set them to murmuring among themselves during his speech.
"Today, you remember. I wonder how many Americans remember. Today is Pearl Harbor Day," the Republican presidential nominee said to a stunned audience.
"Forty-seven years ago to this very day, we were hit and hit hard at Pearl Harbor and we were not ready," Bush said.
Whispers From Crowd
Bush, who had diverted from his prepared text in making the mistake, carried on with his address for several more minutes as the whispers among the Legionnaires in the city's Commonwealth Convention Center grew louder.
"Freedom is on the march," said Bush, who, when realizing his mistake, diverted again from his text.
"Did I say Sept. 7? Sorry about that--Dec. 7, 1941, 47 years," the vice president said to applause.
--more--
http://articles.latimes.com/1988-09-07/news/mn-1658_1_pearl-harbor
"Did I say Iraqi soldiers pulled Kuwaiti babies from incubators and left them on the floor to die? Not sorry about that."
Perhaps Poppy Bush suffered from a little Reaganitis...
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...would have been etched on one's mind for life and not subject to slips of the tongue. But then, his son can't remember how he learned about 9/11:
He saw it TV:
He was notified of it (0'48"
:
It seems the Bushes have trouble remembering facts about American tragedies...
Still stunned that America chose a "legacy" (i.e. a member of the Bush Family) over an intellectual like Professor Dukakis. 