George Bush: Is he senile?

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

All I know is that presidents age very quickly in office. Ronnie, Bush Sr, Bill, Dubya... Tough job.

isnt that amazing? remember what it did to Jimmy Carter in but a few short years?

he went in looking like a middle aged businessman...
by the time his short stint was over, you'd have thought he'd been in office for two decades. I cant imagine a job that could age a person faster.

[mousepod]

I can't believe this thread is straying from my original demands. I must rebuke each and every one of you.

Anyway... as long as we're on the new subject, this is a picture of Theodore Roosevelt just days before his inauguration (or so I'd like to believe):

and here he was last weekend:

[Not Afraid]

goofballs - all of you.

I say ONE doctor can't be wrong.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by NirvanaMan

Is there video proof of him speaking in an proper manner? That could be interesting. I do agree with Greg...

Did you watch the video, it starts with it. Of course, it also compares a scripted presentation with an extemporaneous one. Bush has given many scripted speeches during his presidency in which he does just fine on the delivery.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Looks like TR's had some work.

[SacTown Chronic]

Try fourteen year-olders as adults? Dude.

[Nephythys]

Originally Posted by SacTown Chronic

Try fourteen year-olders as adults? Dude.

Depending on what they did- damn right you should.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by mousepod

and here he was last weekend:

Damn, Teddy was one ugly cuss...

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by mousepod

As the original poster of this thread, I ask you to only comment directly on the video, and not to bring political leanings into the discussion.

Wow, that was a pretty cheap and petty shot. I wonder who it was directed at.

[wendybeth]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

There was once an interesting article at Slate (I think) during the 2004 campaign that went into detail on how Bush consciously changed his speaking and debating style from a more polished approach to a more "aw shucks" style that they found worked a lot better.

I don't know how I'd go about finding it though.

Remember the SNL Reagan parody? Phil Hartman played Reagan: In front of the press and public he was an old, doddering fool who appeared to be 'handled' by his cabinet, but out of the public's eye he morphed into an incredibly sharp, commanding president who fired off orders and had all the men around him cowering in fear.