When words get in the way, Bush goes phonetic (Yahoo News)

[Kadie]

here is the Yahoo link if you want to vote it up there...

When words get in the way, Bush goes phonetic
By Matt Spetalnick
5 minutes ago


NEW YORK (Reuters) - How do you keep a leader as verbally gaffe-prone as U.S. President George W. Bush from making even more slips of the tongue?

When Bush addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday, the White House inadvertently showed exactly how -- with a phonetic pronunciation guide on the teleprompter to get him past troublesome names of countries and world leaders.

The White House was left scrambling to explain after a marked-up draft of Bush's speech popped up briefly on the U.N. Web site as he delivered his remarks, giving a rare glimpse of the special guidance he gets for major addresses.

It included phonetic spellings for French President Nicolas Sarkozy (sar-KO-zee), a friend, and Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe (moo-GAH-bee), a target of U.S. human rights criticism.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070925/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_bush_phonetics_1

[Ian David]

1. Hooked on Monkey Phonics!

[Cirque du So-What]

2. I bet the 'phonetic spelling' story is a ruse

It's more likely that his handlers draw rebus puzzles for him.

[parasim]

3. Well, that phonetic guide apparently doesn't include...

AY-peck and aw-STRAY-lee-uh.

[Bitwit1234]

4. AND these type of things prove over and over

the box on his back during the debates with Kerry was a prompter. Giving him answers to Kerry's questions.

[PDenton]

5. That's just sad

Take away the Ivy League credentials and he's got all the education of the fry boy at the local burger joint. Maybe even LESS.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste.