Nice spin on this one.

Bush Adds to List of Folksy Sayings

WASHINGTON – President Bush, known for being plainspoken and having a folksy way with words and phrases, has added to the growing list of what are known as “Bush-isms.”

…Some might say the response was classic Bush, delivered by a chief executive who for the most part favors sweet, simple and to-the-point replies over lengthy, more flowery prose.

“I think he’s a person that thinks that words oftentimes get in the way of communication, rather than in assistance to it,” said Roderick Hart, who teaches communication and government at the University of Texas at Austin, in Bush’s home state.

“He’s a person who believes in direct, no-nonsense chatter,” Hart added.

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Whereas the rest of us believe in language that communicates ideas rather than random funny noises.

I will admit that I have mocked President Bush before because he’s fumbled more than few opportunities for public speaking. To some extent, I sympathize — I know what it’s like to trip over your own tongue on occasion. However: this is embarrassing. I don’t ask for much in our public officials, but I do ask that when you address the American public that you, y’know, try to make yourself coherent. And I certainly think that you should address the problem, rather than spin it off as “folksy”, which this Administration seems content to do.