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> "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me ... You can't be fooled again"

by jjk7 3y ago

bandyaboot 3y ago
That good ole folksy Tennessee/Texas/probably-Tennessee wisdom.
ddalex 3y ago
I actually admire G. W. Bush's speed of thought here... most people wouldn't be able to stop before delivering, by their own words, a perfectly recorded media bite of "shame on me"... that would've been played non stop ever since. Instead he was able to stop and deliver an iconic line that is quoted ever since to make fun of him.
- DFHippie 3y ago
  > I actually admire G. W. Bush's speed of thought here... That's a novel interpretation of the gaffe. So you're saying he repaired the expression mid utterance because it was better to sound like a bumbler who couldn't remember a common expression than to utter "shame on me" and have people play it out of context. Maybe? If this were the only instance of him mangling an expression, or all the other instances could be interpreted as rescuing him from a sound bite, this might be more convincing. Try these: > I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family. or > Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning? There are more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushism
  - hexane360 3y ago
    Some of my favorites: https://youtu.be/JhmdEq3JhoY https://youtu.be/JhmdEq3JhoY > "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking 'bout new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." > "It was not always a given that the United States and America would have a close relationship" > "Who could have possibly considered an erection in Iraq at this point in history?" > "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
    - ddalex 3y ago
      Is any of them wrong through ?
- jayd16 3y ago
  I've heard this theory but it's always felt like desperate damage control for a simple but obvious error.
  - Teever 3y ago
    This clip[1] totally changed my perspective on George W. Bush. The man may misspeak a lot but he is cunning and quick on his feet. He knows how to play into his weaknesses. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FTpxwBVl28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FTpxwBVl28
    - istjohn 3y ago
      I just see someone who led us into the Iraq War on lies, who gave us Guantanamo Bay, waterboarding, Abu Ghraib and ISIS saying, "Aww, shucks. I don't pay them critics no mind."
      - Teever 3y ago
        Sure, whatever. I see those things too, but I see a whole lot more. I used to think George W. Bush was stupid, but after watching this I don't think he is. I think that he played stupid because it lulled people into allowing him to get away with those terrible things that he did. You should see that too. It's important because otherwise you'll be tricked by somebody like him again.
        simonh 3y ago
        The Trump situation has forced me to re-evaluate. I was highly critical of GW, but to be fair I think he was genuinely trying to do the best for the US and its interests at the time. I don’t buy the idea that he was totally corrupt and only in it for himself and his cronies. We’ve actually seen what that really looks like now. He just had a distorted idea of what the national interests were, and too few scruples in pursuing those interests, as he saw them. He couldn’t see the negative effects, or discounted them too much.
- evan_ 3y ago
  If your theory is correct it would’ve been better to say “fool me twice… you know the rest” or something like that

> "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me ... You can't be fooled again"

by jjk7 3y ago

> "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me ... You can't be fooled again"

bandyaboot 3y ago

That good ole folksy Tennessee/Texas/probably-Tennessee wisdom.

ddalex 3y ago

I actually admire G. W. Bush's speed of thought here... most people wouldn't be able to stop before delivering, by their own words, a perfectly recorded media bite of "shame on me"... that would've been played non stop ever since. Instead he was able to stop and deliver an iconic line that is quoted ever since to make fun of him.

DFHippie 3y ago
> I actually admire G. W. Bush's speed of thought here... That's a novel interpretation of the gaffe. So you're saying he repaired the expression mid utterance because it was better to sound like a bumbler who couldn't remember a common expression than to utter "shame on me" and have people play it out of context. Maybe? If this were the only instance of him mangling an expression, or all the other instances could be interpreted as rescuing him from a sound bite, this might be more convincing. Try these: > I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family. or > Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning? There are more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushism
- hexane360 3y ago
  Some of my favorites: https://youtu.be/JhmdEq3JhoY https://youtu.be/JhmdEq3JhoY > "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking 'bout new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." > "It was not always a given that the United States and America would have a close relationship" > "Who could have possibly considered an erection in Iraq at this point in history?" > "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."
  - ddalex 3y ago
    Is any of them wrong through ?
jayd16 3y ago
I've heard this theory but it's always felt like desperate damage control for a simple but obvious error.
- Teever 3y ago
  This clip[1] totally changed my perspective on George W. Bush. The man may misspeak a lot but he is cunning and quick on his feet. He knows how to play into his weaknesses. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FTpxwBVl28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FTpxwBVl28
  - istjohn 3y ago
    I just see someone who led us into the Iraq War on lies, who gave us Guantanamo Bay, waterboarding, Abu Ghraib and ISIS saying, "Aww, shucks. I don't pay them critics no mind."
    - Teever 3y ago
      Sure, whatever. I see those things too, but I see a whole lot more. I used to think George W. Bush was stupid, but after watching this I don't think he is. I think that he played stupid because it lulled people into allowing him to get away with those terrible things that he did. You should see that too. It's important because otherwise you'll be tricked by somebody like him again.
      - simonh 3y ago
        The Trump situation has forced me to re-evaluate. I was highly critical of GW, but to be fair I think he was genuinely trying to do the best for the US and its interests at the time. I don’t buy the idea that he was totally corrupt and only in it for himself and his cronies. We’ve actually seen what that really looks like now. He just had a distorted idea of what the national interests were, and too few scruples in pursuing those interests, as he saw them. He couldn’t see the negative effects, or discounted them too much.
evan_ 3y ago
If your theory is correct it would’ve been better to say “fool me twice… you know the rest” or something like that