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Bush Poo-Poos Rumors of Iran Attack
President Bush was back on the 'Let Bush Be
Bush Tour', demonstrating his remarkable ability to be just an ordinary guy
you'd like to have a beer with who happens to have the job of commander in
chief.
Speaking at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitse
School of Advanced International Studies, Bush told students "Man, that's a
heck of a long name. When I was young all the schools had simple names, like
Yale or Harvard." He then proceeded to give a recap of some of his greatest
sound bytes, ranging from 'America will never back down to terror' to
something or another about medical savings accounts.
His one move off script came during the
wildly popular 'Ask The President!' segment, when a student inquired about
reports in the
New
Yorker and
Washington Post that the administration was preparing for a preemptive
attack in Iran, possibly to include the use of nuclear weapons.
"Wow, that's crazy talk," said the president,
tracing circles around his ear. "That's just wild speculation, and I poo-poo
it. These sort of wacky words are heard quite frequently here in the
nation's capital. Who said that nuclear stuff anyway, some comedian? Seymour
Hersh? Well there you go. King of the speculators. But I'll tell you, a
presidents always got to keep all options on the table, even if they're
crazy options."
Asked later today why the president poo-pooed
the question rather than outright denying it, spokesman Scott McClellan
replied that "the president has many options when dealing with new
allegations that come his way. He often denies them. This is not a man who
is afraid of denial. And he certainly is a master of just ignoring the
questions entirely and spitting out an unrelated talking point. But
sometimes he just likes to poo-poo them, and this was apparently one of
those times."
"Besides," he added, "we're in the middle of
a charm offensive and poo-poo just sounds folksy." |
