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To: Lane3 who wrote (6071)	12/2/2005 6:53:06 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542239

Worst president ever rather than poor president. If they said he was the third or fourteenth worse president would that mean it was not hyperbole? You seem to be saying that no actual ranking can be done (except by the ghost of Theodore H. White). In every ranking someone has to come out on bottom. It could even be argued that presidents that the ranker were not familiar with, say John Tyler are less-worse than those who are known for error. TP

To: Lane3 who wrote (6071)	12/3/2005 10:17:05 AM
From: Mary Cluney	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542239

His reasons were IMO enough to warrant asserting that Bush was an undesirable or poor president. "Worst" requires a comparison with other poor presidents and some criteria for rank ordering them. Worst president ever rather than poor president. Hence, the hyperbole. Hyperbola by definition is a figure of speech where exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect. You may differ with the author's POV, but the author did not think his statement was hyperbole or exaggeration. He was quite sincere in his opinion and he thought he made the case for it in support of that statement. You may not think he made the case, but for you to say that it was hyperbole only reflected your point of view on the subject. You are like a lot of us who lets your point view color your judgement.