September 14, 2005
PR Coup: Bush's Non-Admission of Acceptance of Responsibility
September 14, 2005
PR Coup: Bush's Non-Admission of Acceptance of Responsibility
WASHINGTON DC - In a move that clearly demonstrates why his administration has survived countless blunders that would've decimated previous presidencies, President Bush admitted responsibility for the Katrina debacle while not admitting responsibility. "To the extent the federal government didn't fully do it's job right, I take responsibility". was the statement Bush made. "Genius, pure genius" says advertising executive Phil Bernstien. "At face value it looks like an admission but compare it to 'I take responsibility for what went wrong' and you'll see its not even close. Let's break it down; 'to the extent' implies that the jury is still out on whether there was a problem or not. Bush is a big 'jury's out' kind of guy. e.g. global warming, evolution; 'didn't fully' implies that the job was done but is lacking the slight measure needed to be 'fully done'. ; 'do it's job right' this is the genius part, nothing wrong has been done. This implies that a few thing may have gone 'not right' but that's a far cry from 'wrong' in most peoples eyes. What he's basically done here, which has been a theme throughout his administration, is to lay the burden of proving negatives on his opposition. If I had a team like Rove and company working for me we could sell ice cubes to Mexicans." "Eskimos". "What?". "It's Eskimos. You said sell ice cubes to Mexicans. It doesn't make sense." "Oh, right, eskimos."