Burnt Orange Report

Abu- What?

By Byron LaMasters

I mentioned after listening to the Bush speech on Iraq on Monday that he stumbled over the two words that were probably most important that he get right: Abu Ghraib

The Nation has the full Bushisms of how to say Abu Gharib.

It's supposed to be: "abu-grabe"

Bush's first attempt was: "abugah-rayp"

Bush's second attempt was: "abu-garon"

And his third attempt was: "abu-garah"

Most people probably wouldn't have noticed if he was wrong consistently. Sure, it might have sounded a little odd, but then again most words with more than two sylables sound a little odd coming from Bush's mouth. We all misspeak, but I think Bush's unpreparedness on the name of the prison where the abuse of Iraqi prisoners occured, coupled with the small amount of time spent on the subject during his Monday speech and his unwillingness to hold anyone in his administration show an alarming lack of respect for the victims of the abuse by American soldiers and the Geneva Convention.

Via Roman Candles.