Comments on: 5 Presidential Secrets Left off the White House Tour

By: itsalljustaride

itsalljustaride — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:02:38 +0000

“bushusuru, which translates as “to do the Bush thing,” meaning “to vomit.””

Well, it would be more accurate linguistically to say it translates as “to Bush”, like, “oh god, get me a wastebasket I think I’m gonna Bush!”, but yeah, ultimately “to vomit”. Haha.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:46:07 +0000

Hanson (and the others before him) could more accurately be described as “President of the Assembly of the States.” Where the Congress was the Assembly of distinct, sovereign States. It was not until the ratification of the Constitution (and good ‘ole GW) that the sovereignty of the US as a whole developed, and could thus be presided over by a single executive President.

By: Frank

Frank — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:12:57 +0000

H…M….get a life!

By: C

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:13:36 +0000

M, you should never quote Wiki in anything academic. You should also not quote encyclopedias but instead quote source material. Wikipedia has been shown to be as accurate as some encylcopedias but it is still open to editing at any time.

The internet is a wonderful resource for academia, but it has to be used correctly.

By: M

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:10:42 +0000

I quote wiki for EVERYTHING and I am about to graduate here soon with two majors and a 3.5 GPA (school in Cali). The bad press that is given to wikipedia has got to go. If you ever need info on ANYTHING wiki is sure to have it.

By: H

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:37:52 +0000

Dave, haven’t you learned anything? Never ever quote “wiki”

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:24:05 +0000

Mental Floss never mentioned that Hanson was the first American President. They simply mentioned that George Washington was not. There doesn’t seem to be anything to evidence that Mental Floss disputes Samuel Huntington and Thomas McKean holding the position.

They further mention that Washington replied to Hanson’s note and addressed it to the President of the United States.

There could have been thirty presidents of the continental congress, but Washington only addressed one as the President.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:51:45 +0000

Wow, just a tiny bit of research shows that mentalfloss didnt do any research. He wasnt president, and he wasnt the first. He was more like a speaker of the house, and he was the third. Washington did sent send the note.

By: Phil Slattery

Phil Slattery — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:17:33 +0000

The Japanese have good idea with “Bushusuru. We need to remember this Bush presidency with a commemorative verb like “to Bush something” meaning to take a post of high esteem and turn it into a disaster. We already have “Bushism” for a word made out of ignorance of the native language. But that doesn’t seem to go far enough”

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 07:51:21 +0000

My favorite part about the JQ swimming naked story, is the time when Anne Royall, a female reporter whose requests for an interview were repeatedly turned down by the White House, sat on top of the President’s clothes and refused to give them back until he had answered her questions. Good interview tactic.