re: #292 FurryOldGuyJeans

You have a link from a reputable source for that? Otherwise it is ‘net dreck and has no credibility.

Your comment prompted me to do some more digging, and the best rundown of the authenticity of the statement is the Wikiquote discussion page on H.W.

Synopsis: that the interview happened and that Sherman was present is a matter of record. However, the quote is *only* sourced to Sherman in an interview where no cameras or recording devices were present; there is no hard audio/visual evidence of H.W. Bush saying that. It’s worth noting that substantial amounts of followup with his PR team in the years since failed to ever produce the denial one would expect. For this reason Wikiquote lists it as attributed - it’s definitely more than ‘net dreck, but you couldn’t prove its authenticity in a court of law.

Under the circumstances, I’m inclined to think he did say it, but I’m no longer adamant on the point.