Bush is really good at it . . . lying, that is. Take a look at the video again, two days after Katrina hit the southern coast.
http://mediamatters.org/...
Bush told co-anchor Diane Sawyer on the September 1, 2005, edition of ABC's Good Morning America: "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees."
He's looking right at her, right into her eyes, no blinking, didn't shift his eyes, didn't touch his face, all those supposed ways to suspect someone is lying. This guy could pass a polygraph with flying colors saying he never even said it, even though there's a video of it. Oh, and there's that history of bungling the English language by our great miscommunicator. Maybe that's what happened.
"I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees."
Is it the "I don't think", well that part's true. He's good at that too.
And "anybody" doesn't literally include you or me or his opposition or true experts, because "anybody" to Bush would have to be his circle of colleagues, supporters, rich people, you know . . . better people.
The word "anticipated" is a little harder to break down (or wiggle out of) but, of course, if there is a will, there is a way, because "anticipate" is a synonym for fear. Maybe he was sending a sublime message of fear. Something else he's good at, but usually blatant, so sublime could be a new approach. No, linking 9/11 by bringing it up everytime they talk about Iraq or just wanting to keep us in line. That was sublime. The majority of our soldiers think that's why we went to Iraq, that Saddam was involved in the 9/11 attacks, as well as Saddam had ties with Al-Quaeda. Man, it has worked big time.
Main Entry: fear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: feel alarm
Synonyms: "anticipate(d)", apprehend, avoid, be afraid, be anxious, be apprehensive, be disquieted, be frightened, be scared, blanch, cower, crouch, dare not, dread, expect, falter, feel concern, flinch, foresee, fret, have butterflies, have qualm, lose courage, quail, quaver, shrink, shudder, shun, shy, start, suspect, tremble, wilt, worry
"the breach" = A violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or a promise. (Didn't he take an oath or something?)
And "of the levees." could have been a reference to himself as a King.
Levees = A reception held, as by royalty, upon arising from bed. So, where does that leave us? (Depends on what the meaning of "is" is?)
"I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees."
I don't ever think, so my circle of better people feared breaking their promise of my waking up party.
Well, that's probably true. But . . . there are these videos. And with his pants hanging on a telephone wire, he's buck naked.