Is Shrub the first U.S. President since Eisenhower to

[Seabiscuit]

mispronounce the word "nuclear" as "nukular"?

I think so. But what about Ronnie Rayguns?

[terrya]

1. I've heard Jimmy Carter pronounce it as "nukular"

[Kolesar]

4. My a-hole RW coworker used to make fun of J.C. for that until 1993

When he got layed off. That was a relief.

[cmkramer]

13. my lefty friends made fun of him for it too

Jimmy Carter was hated by the left in this country.

[Kolesar]

15. Carter's platform in 1976 was to reduce the Pentagon budget

In 1980, with Reagan as his adversary, he boasted of increasing the military budget. Carter was pressured by the RW to reinstate the draft as an answer to Communism in Nicaragua.

I would say he lost control of the message (to say the least).

[subterranean]

2. I'm not sure, but didn't Jimmy Carter pronounce it that way?

[hughee99]

3. Raygun, for all his other problems, did pronounce it correctly. n/t

[uppityperson]

5. Raygun was a good enough actor to pronounce it properly.

Too bad he didn't have to learn what his spoken lines meant.

[BrotherBuzz]

6. It should be noted that Shrub chose "nuclear" over "nukular" before he ran for president...

The question I ask is, "Why did he change his pronunciation?"

[terrya]

8. I think "nukular" is a Southern thing.

But, since Bush was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, that may have something to do with your question.

I know I've heard Carter pronounce it as "nukular". And he is born and bred Southern.

[hlthe2b]

7. Ironic that Jimmy Carter did so--- he was a Nuclear Engineer

with the Navy earlier in his career. So, I forgive him for his verbal gaffe. He, at least, new the meaning of nuclear.

[Seabiscuit]

12. Considering the origin of the word, nucleus, I'm surprised Carter would goof it up.

[new101010]

9. hmmm

nukier nuclearity nukkums

[Bicoastal]

11. Welcome to DU

:hi:

[Snarkoleptic]

10. There are many who hack these words up...

I was in a meeting where the VP in charge of finance said "When I look around this table, I see the noo kuh lus of the company.".
He was such a poor leader that we all referred to him as Capt. Hazelwood.
Naturally, this bonehead was a repug.

[MiniMe]

14. Yup, Carter used to mispronounce it

Perhaps somebody should tell Chimpy that, he would probably learn to say it correctly pretty damn fast. Just tell him he sounds like Jimmy. :rofl: