We got this from Think Progress, and thought we’d help them to clarify that Nelson Mandela is not now, nor has he yet been, in any way dead. It seems like something you wouldn’t need to mention, but when the President of the United States says otherwise, you’ve got to rally the troops.

Sure, we’re long past getting anything constructive out of calling Bush an imbecile, but every once in a while, it makes us feel a whole bunch better. On top of that, we’re just really fascinated to know — pardon the preposition — what Bush thought he was referring to.