More George W Bushisms or Constitutional Law

More George W. Bushisms: More of Slate's Accidental Wit and Wisdom of Our 43rd President

Author: Jacob Weisberg

"Most of you probably didn't know that I have a new book out. Some guy put together a collection of my wit and wisdom -- or, as he calls it, my accidental wit and wisdom. [Laughter] But I'm kind of proud that my words are already in book form."

-- President George W. Bush,

discussing and reading from George W. Bushisms

By now, most of you probably do know about George W. Bushisms, the bestselling collection of misstatements made on the campaign trail by our president. Now, in More George W. Bushisms, Jacob Weisberg reveals that the malapropisms didn't stop on Inauguration Day:

"I've coined new words like misunderstanding and Hispanically."

"I haven't had a chance to talk, but I'm confident we'll get a bill that I can live with if we don't."

"Our nation must come together to unite."

"There's no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead."

These and many other presidential pearls are hilariously on display in More George W. Bushisms.

Publishers Weekly

Follow a man around with a tape recorder long enough and he will say ridiculous things. If he is George W. Bush, to judge by this collection of verbal gaffes, he will say many ridiculous things-some funny ("It's about past seven in the evening here so we're actually in different time lines";) some callow ("This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating"); some mysterious ("We'll be a country where the fabrics are made up of groups and loving centers"); but most just embarrassing ("Of all states that understands local control of schools, Iowa is such a state"). Undoubtedly Bush struggles to "express himself with clarity and coherence," in the words of Garry Trudeau's foreword, but the tacit corollary-that he is a fool and unfit for the presidency-is not demonstrated here. While the characteristic "Bushisms" on display-stammering, misstatements, stubborn disagreements between subject and verb-may hint at the President's rumored dyslexia, mostly they portray a man whose limited rhetorical gifts cannot stand up to the 24/7 media glare. Defensive Bush supporters will find this an endearing proof of his authenticity; his detractors will laugh heartily but should, of course, look elsewhere for a substantive critique. B&w photos. (Nov. 5) Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

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Constitutional Law: Cases, Comments, Questions

Author: Jesse H Choper

The new 10th edition--and the best edition ever--of this long-popular constitutional law casebook is designed to stimulate critical examination of present and potential developments in constitutional law. The many provocative and insightful notes, comments and questions, which have long been a hallmark of the book, have been thoroughly updated and greatly enriched. Every part of the book has been extensively revised--even the sections on the origins of substantive due process and the Lochner era. The current edition accords special recognition to the abortion and homosexual sodomy cases, probably more criticized and more praised than any Supreme Court rulings in the last half century, by including fuller commentary from every direction on these issues than any other casebook in the field. Finally, this edition continues to be one of the very few that contains a substantial section on the death penalty, important most recently not only because of the connection to substantive due process but also because, like the homosexual sodomy cases, of the opinions' use of foreign and international law.