Ambrose's Antidote: CAMEL

CAMEL, n. A quadruped (the Splaypes humpidorsus) of great value to the show business. There are two kinds of camels -- the camel proper and the camel improper. It is the latter that is always exhibited.

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We've got to end the process-oriented world of public schools.

GWB
20 Mar 2001

He often says exactly what he means.

Ambrose's Antidote: CALUMNUS

CALUMNUS, n. A graduate of the School for Scandal.

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It is incredibly presumptive for somebody who has not yet earned his party's nomination to start speculating about vice presidents.

GWB
22 Oct 1999
Comment made while visiting Keene, New Hampshire.

Ambrose's Antidote: CALLOUS

CALLOUS, adj. Gifted with great fortitude to bear the evils afflicting another.

When Zeno was told that one of his enemies was no more he was observed to be deeply moved. "What!" said one of his disciples, "you weep at the death of an enemy?" "Ah, 'tis true," replied the great Stoic; "but you should see me smile at the death of a friend."

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The reason we start a war is to fight a war, win a war, thereby causing no more war.

GWB
3 Oct 2000
Boston, Massachusetts. First Presidential Debate.

That about sums it up!

Ambrose's Antidote: CALAMITY

CALAMITY, n. A more than commonly plain and unmistakable reminder that the affairs of this life are not of our own ordering. Calamities are of two kinds: misfortune to ourselves, and good fortune to others.

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Other Republican candidates may retort to personal attacks and negative ads.

George W. Bush fund-raising letter
24 Mar 2000
Quoted in the Washington Post.


Editors? Hah! We don't need no steenking editors!

Ambrose's Antidote: CABBAGE

CABBAGE, n. A familiar kitchen-garden vegetable about as large and wise as a man's head.

The cabbage is so called from Cabagius, a prince who on ascending the throne issued a decree appointing a High Council of Empire consisting of the members of his predecessor's Ministry and the cabbages in the royal garden. When any of his Majesty's measures of state policy miscarried conspicuously it was gravely announced that several members of the High Council had been beheaded, and his murmuring subjects were appeased.

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The education issue ought to be discussed about.

GWB
15 Dec 2000
Speaking to press during meeting with Louisiana Senator John Breaux in Austin, Texas.

Not the Same As: CAAADR

(car (car (car (cdr foo))))

Ambrose's Antidote: CAABA

CAABA, n. A large stone presented by the archangel Gabriel to the patriarch Abraham, and preserved at Mecca. The patriarch had perhaps asked the archangel for bread.

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You know it's so much easy just to shove these problems down the road. The easy fix is to say, let somebody else deal with it. This administration is going to continue trying to work with Congress to deal with these issues. That's why I ran for office in the first place, to confront big problems and to solve them.

George W Bush
11 July 2006
East Room of the White House
Washington D. C.

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