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[gkoberger]

I know it seems like Bush forgot the quote, but in reality he likely realized halfway through he didn't want a soundbite of him saying "Shame on me".

[ndarwincorn → gkoberger]

This retconned history of the mistake that's popped up in the last few years is bizarre. No one thought this at the time.

Bush tripped over his words all the time. It's much more likely that than a calculated move (that backfired btw, it's been his most famous quote since the day he said it.)

[1shooner → ndarwincorn]

Rarely is the question asked: is our children learning?

[mr__y → 1shooner]

it depends on how much is brazilian

[munificent → ndarwincorn]

> No one thought this at the time.

I remember hearing people suggest this is why he misspoke shortly after it happened.

[throwaway_tech → gkoberger]

>I know it seems like Bush forgot the quote

Of all people to give the benefit of the doubt to...you give it to a bumbling idiot who was known for misspeaking and tongue tying himself into knots?

Before he even messed up the saying, he messed up his own introduction to the saying:

>There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee...