Bush denies magazine's suggestion of dyslexia
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush
on Tuesday denied suggestions in a Vanity Fair article that he has
dyslexia.
"No, I'm not dyslexic," Bush said on ABC's "Good Morning
America." "That's all I can tell you."
Bush said he hadn't read the article and referred to his
spokeswoman Karen Hughes' characterization: "In the case of this
story, fiction is stranger than truth," she said.
The article in the magazine's October issue quotes language
experts who say Bush's tendency to mix up words while speaking is
consistent with dyslexia, a neurological disorder impairing the
ability to read and write.
Bush's presidential campaign said the author, Gail Sheehy, may
have confused the Texas governor with his brother, Neil, who has
dyslexia.
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