Preppy is the New Hipster

So yesterday I got a phone call from my brother asking me if I was listening to GWB talk to the nation. I wasn't. Now I thought he was taking my studying as an opportunity to slip in one of his ridiculous lies, like seeing Morgan Spurlock eating the fruit cup at MacDs or like the time he was was in the UCLA locker rooms wearing one of the swimming suits from The Life Aquatic and Owen Wilson walked by and gave him THE nod. I mean I would never say that AJ(aka Broham, aka Janice, aka Burnt Bridge(a personal favorite)) is a liar, he just thinks he is pretty funny.

I thought that he was trying to pull a fast one when he was saying that Bush just told the America that middle eastern countries need somewhat of a self confidence booster and recognize that oil is not why people want to be friends with them, and we are more interested in their inner creativity. Hold up, the PC midget, oops little person, on my shoulder just told me to make sure its clear that I actually agree with what GWB had to say and I do. I think middle easterners have rad style, I just love what they are doing with Dubai.

Needless to say I was shocked this morning when I went to go read the transcript of the speech. He actual said it. I mean come on. He sounds more like Ms. Lippy and less like the leader of the free world, which incidentally now includes these rich kids with self-image problems.

Incidentally this reminds me of an article that I recently read in the New Yorker about how a Deerfield Alum, who just happens to be the King of Jordan is working on opening up an American Style Prep school in the desert. Ah, perhaps this was the solution that Bush was implying last night in his speech, after all he is a product of one himself. I mean look at me, it did wonders for my creativity, I am the best liar I know.