oh, so that's what they meant

[jfb]

William Saletan:

Thursday morning, President Bush greeted the people of Iraq on their TV screens. "You are a good and gifted people," he told them as Arabic script appeared below his face. I don't know Arabic, but I'm sure the translation didn't convey what Bush means by "gifted." He doesn't mean exceptional. He means ethnic.

What? Go read it.

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I think The Daily Show hit the right Won't Get Fooled Again nerve with, "What? This is the worst Saddam impersonator ever! He doesn't even have the moustache!"