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Snark of the Day

This is the President of the United States at a joint press availability with Italian PM Prodi (found on Talkingpointsmemo.com):

Q: And the deadline for the Kosovo independence --
BUSH: What? Say that again?
Q Deadline for the Kosovo independence?
BUSH: A decline?
Q Deadline, deadline.
BUSH: Deadline. Beg your pardon. My English isn't very good. (emphasis added)

After that candid assessment of his ability to communicate in his native language, this makes perfect sense (from the same press availability):

On Saturday in Rome, the president agreed that there should be a deadline to end the United Nations talks, saying: "In terms of a deadline, there needs to be one. It needs to happen."
But on Sunday, Mr. Bush tried to backtrack when asked when that deadline might be. "First of all, I don't think I called for a deadline," Mr. Bush said, during a press appearance with Mr. Berisha in the courtyard of a government ministry building. He was reminded that he had.
"I did?" he asked, sounding surprised. "What exactly did I say? I said 'deadline?' O.K., yes, then I meant what I said." The reporters laughed. (emphasis added)

President Opie's excellent European Vacation.

Pendejo.

Shark of the Day

"You know, everybody makes mistakes when they are president."
--William J. Clinton

This is Big Dawg addressing the Kidz at Harvard on Class Day 2007 (broken up into 3 parts on Youtube). The entire Class Day shebang can be found on the Harvard website. Really. Look it up.

Part Uno



Part Dos



Part Tres