funny you should bring up Bush saying "nucular"...I think it was CNN that
did a little bit on that once and I remember Clinton had always said
"nucular".  Jimmy Carter, a nuclear physicist in addition to an ex prez,
also said "nucular" although it was more of a "nuwkeeuh"  Slate.com has done
a piece on this and pointed out that Pres. Eisenhower also said "nucular"
and that the Merriam-Webster lists "nucular" as an alternative pronunciation
used in "educated speech".  check it out: http://slate.msn.com/id/2071155/

what do they all have in common...besides being American presidents..
they're all from the south... Ike and Bush were born in Texas...Clinton's
from Arkansas and Jimmy's a GA boy...not sure if that explains it.

- Colin

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> I always find it interesing to watch this and pay careful attention to
> American politics but I find it very curious how you Americans pick a
> president.
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> In his speech, Bush, as he has repeatedly done after 9/11, once again used
> the word "nucular" to refer to "nuclear"(the splitting of the nucleus of
an
> atom) .I know that one of the universities in the U.S. has analysed his
> talking and has said Bush speaks at a grade 6 level but what I find most
> amusing is why has nobody around him has suggested brushing up on English
> and science and getting more educated. I'm not saying he is a terrible
> president but he seems to be very isolated one.
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> Mike V.
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