And here is another thing I noticed: how come he kept saying "sweet mint tea?" MOST people would have just said "tea." I know this is trivial, but it has really bugged me since the start of this thing.
You are so right about the sweet mint tea. I think he has been playing a role in his own mind his whole life. Who in this day and age carries a "Fourth" in his name. Everything about him has bugged me. He is a classic example of the ugly American, that I, having lived outside the States for 30 years, had to apologize for or argue against - in support of my loyalty to the United States.