Re: YOU CAN TEACH A BEAR TO RIDE A MOTORCYCLE

"LawsonE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> "Unpleasant Truth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > You can teach a bear to ride a motorcycle, according to
> > a theorist I admire. However, he says, "when confronted
> > with a problem which requires a creative (non-ordinary)
> > solution, the wrong candidate for a job is likely to
> > make the wrong decision, which could lead to catastrophic
> > consequences." You know, one shouldn't MISUNDERESTIMATE
> > a presidential candidate's abilities:
> >
> > THE PRESIDENT: ...I was in Florida...the TV was obviously
> > on...I said, it must have been a horrible accident...and
> > ...my Chief of Staff...walked in and said, "A second plane
> > has hit the tower, America is under attack."...And, Jordan,
> > I wasn't sure what to think at first. You know, I grew
> > up in a period of time where the idea of America being
> > under attack never entered my mind--just like your Daddy's
> > and Mother's mind probably...
> > http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/12/20011204-17.html
> 
> I guess he never had to do a nuclear war drill, and never heard an air raid
> siren going off.
> 
> How old is he, again?

I don't know how old he is; perhaps he has selective memory,
but I know he remembered this:

"After all, [Hussein] tried to kill my dad." -- G. W. Bush
http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/09/27/bush.war.talk/