Bush's language problem - is it DYSLEXIA ?

gh4chiefs · 10-07-2000, 10:28 AM

Bush's penchant for verbal mistakes are legendary. Fear is surfacing that he is dyslexic. He says subliminable when he means subliminal. Tacular for tactical. Sez vile when he means viable. Turned "basis" into "basics" when he said "Reading is the basics of all learning." When referring to McCain said, "The senator...can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road."

Dyslexia runs in the family. His mother was still drilling him with flashcards when he was 13 to get his reading up to speed. The Barbara Bush Foundation grants monies to train teachers how to teach dyslexics. Nancy LaFevers, a Houston speech and language expert sez, "The errors you've heard Governor Bush make are consistant with dyslexia." Sue Horn, who has been diagnosing dyslexia for 25 years sez, "Bush is probably dyslexic, although he has probably never been diagnosed." Worse still, if this is the case, dyslexia and attention deficit disorder have a 30% crossover.

I sure hope Bush doesn't cause any international holocausts with his language problems. If he actually gets elected, lets just hope that he doesn't misuse the word "tactical" very often.<P>

10-07-2000, 10:28 AM	Topic Starter
gh4chiefs Regular Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Jefferson City, MO Casino cash: $1203592	Bush's penchant for verbal mistakes are legendary. Fear is surfacing that he is dyslexic. He says subliminable when he means subliminal. Tacular for tactical. Sez vile when he means viable. Turned "basis" into "basics" when he said "Reading is the basics of all learning." When referring to McCain said, "The senator...can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road." Dyslexia runs in the family. His mother was still drilling him with flashcards when he was 13 to get his reading up to speed. The Barbara Bush Foundation grants monies to train teachers how to teach dyslexics. Nancy LaFevers, a Houston speech and language expert sez, "The errors you've heard Governor Bush make are consistant with dyslexia." Sue Horn, who has been diagnosing dyslexia for 25 years sez, "Bush is probably dyslexic, although he has probably never been diagnosed." Worse still, if this is the case, dyslexia and attention deficit disorder have a 30% crossover. I sure hope Bush doesn't cause any international holocausts with his language problems. If he actually gets elected, lets just hope that he doesn't misuse the word "tactical" very often.<P>
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