Know your world leaders

A yet-to-be-determined prize to the first person to guess who uttered the following words of wisdom:

  • I think the baby-boomer parent ought to say, “I’ve learned from mistakes I may or may not have made.”
  • You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.
  • The power that be, well most of the power that be, sits right here.
  • Rarely is the question asked, Is our children learning?
  • Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.
  • I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for predecessors as well.

8 Comments

  1. Posted August 18, 2004 at 10:58 am | Permalink

    bush?
    Arnold?
    no,
    You.

  2. Posted August 18, 2004 at 11:11 am | Permalink

    You got it right the first time. I guess as a prize I will have to help you out with that database page you e-mailed me about.

  3. Posted August 18, 2004 at 11:53 am | Permalink

    Hell Yeah!

  4. Posted August 19, 2004 at 9:54 pm | Permalink

    It is hard to learn and understand tenses, grammar and all around oral commuication for some people. Especially foreign people!

  5. Posted August 19, 2004 at 10:08 pm | Permalink

    Heh, it was Bush, so I don’t think he’s got an excuse. (Even though I wouldn’t put it past him given his knowledge of foreign affairs to actually believe that Texas is it’s own country).

    While in most circumstances I would never criticize someone for the way they talk or a lack of communication skills, we are talking about the leader of the country that many consider to be the head of the free world. I think part of that job description would include being able to *read a prepared speech* off a teleprompter without stumbling all over yourself and sounding dumb (often). Maybe I’m just crazy.

  6. Posted August 22, 2004 at 12:07 am | Permalink

    I was thinking I should be the last person to criticize his speach because if you have ever talked to me or read my blog I too lack the communication skills to be president.

    Jared - I am doing rentacoder.com for that project so since I won can you help me decide on a good coder? Thanks, I know you just said yes.

  7. Posted August 22, 2004 at 5:53 pm | Permalink

    No prob. Just forward me the info - bids, etc.

  8. Posted August 23, 2004 at 9:41 am | Permalink

    Jared, what he gets away with is astounding, but his reliance on the ignorance of his constituents is frightening.

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