I mean, there have been plenty.
We have Bush claiming to have seen the first plane hit the WTC (when no TV cameras showed the first plane for days after 911)
I was sitting outside the classroom waiting to go in, and I saw an airplane hit the tower -- the TV was obviously on. And I used to fly, myself, and I said, well, there's one terrible pilot. I said, it must have been a horrible accident.
But I was whisked off there, I didn't have much time to think about it. And I was sitting in the classroom, and Andy Card, my Chief of Staff, who is sitting over here, walked in and said, "A second plane has hit the tower, America is under attack."
Why would Bush say he saw the first plane hit - then be told about the 2nd plane? His response was to a question posed by a kid. Was he that caught off guard by kids question?
Or when Rumself said
we're talking about plastic knives and using an American Airlines flight filed with our citizens, and the missile to damage this building
Missile??? Why not correct yourself instead of rush into the next question?
Ok - this isn't a thread for the 911 conspiracy folks - I merely wanted to start with 2 examples of people misspeaking. The Bush example is sort of understandable. The guy is somewhat of a dunce, and with his alchoholic past, it's understandable he gets caught off guard and his memory lapses. Rumsfeld - he could have just been speaking in metaphorical terms (plane as a missile).
Now this next one may seem less important - but it's always struck me as extremely bizarre. I'm willing to accept Bush the drunk and metaphor spinning Rumsfeld, but...
Rice reportedly said was this: "As I was telling my husb—" before abruptly breaking off and correcting herself: "As I was telling President Bush."
Maybe this is a common misspeak by single women? They refer to their boss (and married friend) as their husband????
I believe Xpanda is the only regular female poster in the poli forum - so maybe she can answer if this is something that is an easy slip of the tongue by women?
We have Bush claiming to have seen the first plane hit the WTC (when no TV cameras showed the first plane for days after 911)
I was sitting outside the classroom waiting to go in, and I saw an airplane hit the tower -- the TV was obviously on. And I used to fly, myself, and I said, well, there's one terrible pilot. I said, it must have been a horrible accident.
But I was whisked off there, I didn't have much time to think about it. And I was sitting in the classroom, and Andy Card, my Chief of Staff, who is sitting over here, walked in and said, "A second plane has hit the tower, America is under attack."
Why would Bush say he saw the first plane hit - then be told about the 2nd plane? His response was to a question posed by a kid. Was he that caught off guard by kids question?
Or when Rumself said
we're talking about plastic knives and using an American Airlines flight filed with our citizens, and the missile to damage this building
Missile??? Why not correct yourself instead of rush into the next question?
Ok - this isn't a thread for the 911 conspiracy folks - I merely wanted to start with 2 examples of people misspeaking. The Bush example is sort of understandable. The guy is somewhat of a dunce, and with his alchoholic past, it's understandable he gets caught off guard and his memory lapses. Rumsfeld - he could have just been speaking in metaphorical terms (plane as a missile).
Now this next one may seem less important - but it's always struck me as extremely bizarre. I'm willing to accept Bush the drunk and metaphor spinning Rumsfeld, but...
Rice reportedly said was this: "As I was telling my husb—" before abruptly breaking off and correcting herself: "As I was telling President Bush."
Maybe this is a common misspeak by single women? They refer to their boss (and married friend) as their husband????
I believe Xpanda is the only regular female poster in the poli forum - so maybe she can answer if this is something that is an easy slip of the tongue by women?
