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One of the few good points in Clive James’ new “Cultural Amnesia” was the claim that the real issue at the last US elections was not Bush pretending he could speak English but Kerry pretending he couldn’t speak French (this is the original of the book’s title). Pride in one’s stupidity is perceived by politicians as an asset, even when the stupidity has to be faked... |
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