USA, August 21, 2004: HPI reader Vasudha Narayanan points out that President Bush made the same mistake of saying “Hindi” instead of “Hindu” (see HPI August 20) on the Larry King show of August 12. The show transcript (“source”) reads:
Larry King: “But you don’t see this as a Christianity against the world.”
President Bush: “No, of course not. I see it as people who love freedom against those who prevent others from being free and I say that it a lot when asked about religion that the greatest thing about America is you can practice your faith, or have no faith at all and you’re equally an American. And if you choose to — if you believe in the Almighty, you can — you’re equally an American. If you’re a Jew, Christian or Muslim or Hindi or whatever. It is one of the great traits and traditions of our country, where people can worship the way you see fit. And that is not the case in parts of the world.”
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