This had to be the most funniest interviews that the Gerbil had with NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams. I know Brian died laughing after the interview was over....
'Laura said, 'You oughtta try Camus'
I suspect readers are probably getting a little tired of my ongoing fascination with the president's alleged reading habits, but in yesterday's interview with NBC's Brian Williams, Bush addressed the issue for the first time publicly.
WILLIAMS: We always talk about what you're reading. As you know, there was a report that you just read the works of a French philosopher. (Bush laughs)
BUSH: The Stranger.
WILLIAMS: Tell us the back story of Camus.
BUSH: The back story of the the book?
WILLIAMS: What led you to…
BUSH: I was in Crawford and I said I was looking for a book to read and Laura said you oughtta try Camus, I also read three Shakespeare's.
WILLIAMS: This is a change…
BUSH: Not really.
No, of course not. What would make anyone think Bush reading French existentialism and Shakespeare would be a change?
A few moments later, Bush told Williams he has "an eclectic reading list." Williams asked if that included Camus. The president said, "Well, that was a couple of books ago…. The key for me is to keep expectations low."
Mission accomplished.
http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/8339.html
And notice he never answered Brian's questions about Camus' book.. Maybe the Gerbil should call me. I can fill in the blanks for him...
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This describes Brian Williams after his interview with the Gerbil
We will not walk in fear - one, of another. We will not be
driven by fear into an age of un-reason, if we dig deep in our history
and our doctrine, and remember that we are not descended from fearful men;
Not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate, and to
defend causes that were - for the moment - unpopular."
Yes it was a great moment and a true example of leadership of a journalist. In common terms Brian kicked butt.
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