WILLIAMS: We always talk about what you're reading. As you know, there was a report that you just read the works of a French philosopher. (Bush laughs)If only my buddies had thought to distract Mrs. Winter with "I also read three Shakespeares."BUSH: The Stranger.
WILLIAMS: Tell us the back story of Camus.
BUSH: The back story of the the book?
WILLIAMS: What led you to...
BUSH: I was in Crawford and I said I was looking for a book to read and Laura said you oughtta try Camus, I also read three Shakespeares.
WILLIAMS: This is a change...
BUSH: Not really. Wait a minute.
WILLIAMS: A few months ago you were reading the life story of Joe DiMaggio by Richard Ben Cramer.
BUSH: Which was a good book.
WILLIAMS: You've been on a Teddy Roosevelt reading kick.
BUSH: Well, I'm reading about the battle of New Orleans right now. I’ve got an eclectic reading list.
WILLIAMS: And now Camus?
BUSH: Well, that was a couple of books ago. Let me look. The key for me is to keep expectations low.
UPDATE
Q: How can you tell when the president is lying about reading a book?
A: His lips are moving.
3 comments:
" Let's see if I can bring up somma whateyered - Ok - here goes 'First came I, 'N them came You, 'N then Camus!' Howzat, Brian?"
Man, where was W while I was slacking my way through major senioritis in AP English....
"I read 3 Shakespeares."
Classic!
Were those three the one about the guy, the other one about a guy but with a gal, and then the one about a king... or a prince. It's hard to remember when you've got so much time to read such an expansive and eclectic reading list instead of leading the free world.
This was unbelievably horrifying. Just unbelievable.
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