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Bad Dialogue of the Week-- "Baby need a rib?"

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"Mmm . . . ribs . . . "

Although Howard Dean and his exuberant pep rally got all the multimedia attention, the real audio-visual knee-slapper of the week belongs, as usual, to the emporer-free clothes known as George Bush Jr. Fresh from telling an aide of the Canadian Prime Minister that he had "a pretty face," and a SOTU so lame that even the Democrats found the courage to heckle it (when Bush mentioned that some of the PATRIOT Act will soon expire, the Dems applauded), Bush topped both moments with his appearance Wednesday at a diner in Roswell, New Mexico.

With a mono-mindedness that would do Homer Simpson proud, Bush uses the word "ribs" countless times as he turns a Q&A with the press into a rambling, impromptu commercial for carry-out. Twice, he delivers a kindergarten-level lesson in economics, telling the reporters to spend their "high-priced money" to buy some ribs so somebody can some day get a job, while trying his dad-gum best to take an order. (He also does his best to keep an employee from doing the same, repeatedly using the poor guy as a straight man while he tries to talk on the phone.) He even asks a pregnant reporter, "Baby need a rib?"

It's even dumber than the above description makes it sound. There's a spot on the Internet (for now) that has a video posted that shows the whole pathetic scene. If audio only is sufficient for you, you can listen to it here. Or, if even hearing Bush Jr. is too much for you, you can read the transcript here. (But beware-- it's edited.)

Posted by Steve Monaco at January 23, 2004 9:15 PM

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