Bush trips over pronunciation
Scrapes, bloodies face again
Two rehearsals were not enough to keep pReznit Dumbass from mangling 'Abu Ghraib' - the 'prison that brought shame to the US mission in Iraq.'
During the half-hour televised address, Bush mispronounced Abu Ghraib each of the three times he mentioned it while announcing U.S. plans to tear down the infamous jail and replace it with a new facility.
The prison, the scene of torture under Saddam Hussein and the setting for the Iraqi prison abuse scandal under the U.S. military, has a name that English speakers usually pronounce as "abu-grabe".
But the Republican president, long known for verbal and grammatical lapses, stumbled on the first try, calling it "abugah-rayp". The second version came out "abu-garon", the third attempt sounded like "abu-garah."
The prison, the scene of torture under Saddam Hussein and the setting for the Iraqi prison abuse scandal under the U.S. military, has a name that English speakers usually pronounce as "abu-grabe".
But the Republican president, long known for verbal and grammatical lapses, stumbled on the first try, calling it "abugah-rayp". The second version came out "abu-garon", the third attempt sounded like "abu-garah."
White House nannies, who described the speechification as an 'important address' on the future of Iraq, said Bush practiced twice on Monday and even got a lollipop afterwards.
"#uck," said a WH spokesman. "At least he didn't go on TV and call it 'Abu Poopoo' like he did earlier. It took hours to get him to stop giggling, the little twerp."
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