Bushisms
* "We wouldn't go forward if we were concerned about the security of the United States of America." —Cabinet meeting, 23 February 2006
* "You took an oath to defend our flag and our freedom, and you kept that oath, underseas and under fire." —Speech to Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 January 2006
* "I mean, there was a serious international effort to say to Saddam Hussein, you're a threat. And the 9/11 attacks extenuated that threat, as far as I—concerned." —Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 12 December 2005
* "Wow! Brazil is big." —After being shown a map of Brazil by President Lula da Silva. November 7, 2005
* "I think it's important to bring somebody from outside the system, the judicial system, somebody that hasn't been on the bench and, therefore, there's not a lot of opinions for people to look at." —On the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., October 4, 2005
* "We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job." —Gulfport, Mississippi, 20 September 2005.
* "I'm also mindful that man should never try to put words in God's mouth. I mean, we should never ascribe natural disasters or anything else, to God. We are in no way, shape, or form should a human being play God." —Appearing on ABC's 20/20, Washington D.C., January 14, 2005
* "I believe we are called to do the hard work to make our communities and quality of life a better place." —Collinsville, Illinois, January 5, 2005
* "I refuse to be sucked into your hypnotheoretical arguments." —Indianapolis, Indiana, October 15, 2004
* "I hear there's rumors on the uh (pause) Internets that we're going to have a draft." - Presidential Debate, St. Louis, Missouri, 8 October 2004
* "I want to thank my friend, Sen. Bill Frist, for joining us today. … He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. (Laughter.) Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me." —Nashville, Tennessee, May 27, 2004
* "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., 5 August 2004
* "I want to remind you all that in order to fight and win the war, it requires an expenditure of money that is commiserate with keeping a promise to our troops to make sure that they're well-paid, well-trained, well-equipped." —Washington, D.C., 15 December 2003
* "See, without the tax relief package, there would have been a deficit, but there wouldn't have been the commiserate — not 'commiserate' — the kick to our economy that occurred as a result of the tax relief." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., 15 December 2003
* "[T]he Iraqis need to be very much involved. They were the people that was brutalized by this man." —Washington, D.C., 15 December 2003
* "[T]he best way to find these terrorists who hide in holes is to get people coming forth to describe the location of the hole, is to give clues and data." —Washington, D.C., 15 December 2003
* "Justice was being delivered to a man who defied that gift from the Almighty to the people of Iraq." —Washington, D.C., 15 December 2003
* "This very week in 1989, there were protests in East Berlin and in Leipzig. By the end of that year, every communist dictatorship in Central America had collapsed." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., 6 November 2003
* "America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness, and for the unalienalienable right of life." —Washington, D.C., 3 November 2003
* "[A]s you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say." —Washington, D.C., 28 October 2003
* "The ambassador and the general were briefing me on the — the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice." —Washington, D.C., 27 October 2003
* "[W]hether they be Christian, Jew, or Muslim, or Hindu, people have heard the universal call to love a neighbor just like they'd like to be called themselves." —Washington, D.C., October 8, 2003
* "Washington is a town where there's all kinds of allegations. You've heard much of the allegations. And if people have got solid information, please come forward with it. And that would be people inside the information who are the so-called anonymous sources, or people outside the information — outside the administration." —Chicago, Illinois, 30 September 2003
* "[W]e've had leaks out of the administrative branch, had leaks out of the legislative branch, and out of the executive branch and the legislative branch, and I've spoken out consistently against them, and I want to know who the leakers are." —Chicago, 30 September 2003
* "I'm so pleased to be able to say hello to Bill Scranton. He's one of the great Pennsylvania political families." —Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, 15 September 2003
* "I think war is a dangerous place." —Washington, D.C., May 7, 2003
* "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." —Washington, D.C., June 18, 2002
* "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." - Nashville, Tennessee, Sept 17 2002 [1]
* "The true threat is whether or not one of these people decide, peak of anger, try to hold us hostage, ourselves; the Israelis, for example, to whom we'll defend, offer our defenses, the South Koreans." —Washington D.C., March 13, 2001
* "I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and Hispanically." —Radio-Television Correspondents Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2001
* "If the terriers and bariffs (barriers and tariffs) are torn down, this economy will grow." —Rochester, New York, January 7, 2001
* "If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign." —Hilton Head, South Carolina, 16 February 2000
* "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., 29 September 2000 (referring to a dispute over Upper Klamath Lake)
* "They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Arkansas, 6 November 2000
* "It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it." —Reuters, May 5, 2000
* "I understand small business growth. I was one." —New York Daily News, 19 February 2000
* "We ought to make the pie higher." —South Carolina Republican Debate, 15 February 2000
* "It's your money. You paid for it." —La Crosse, Wisconsin, 18 October 2000
* "The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case." —Pella, Iowa, as quoted by the San Antonio Express-News, 30 January 2000
* "The administration I'll bring is a group of men and women who are focused on what's best for America, honest men and women, decent men and women, women who will see service to our country as a great privilege and who will not stain the house." —Des Moines Register debate, Iowa, 15 January 200
* "You took an oath to defend our flag and our freedom, and you kept that oath, underseas and under fire." —Speech to Veterans of Foreign Wars, 10 January 2006
* "I mean, there was a serious international effort to say to Saddam Hussein, you're a threat. And the 9/11 attacks extenuated that threat, as far as I—concerned." —Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 12 December 2005
* "Wow! Brazil is big." —After being shown a map of Brazil by President Lula da Silva. November 7, 2005
* "I think it's important to bring somebody from outside the system, the judicial system, somebody that hasn't been on the bench and, therefore, there's not a lot of opinions for people to look at." —On the nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., October 4, 2005
* "We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job." —Gulfport, Mississippi, 20 September 2005.
* "I'm also mindful that man should never try to put words in God's mouth. I mean, we should never ascribe natural disasters or anything else, to God. We are in no way, shape, or form should a human being play God." —Appearing on ABC's 20/20, Washington D.C., January 14, 2005
* "I believe we are called to do the hard work to make our communities and quality of life a better place." —Collinsville, Illinois, January 5, 2005
* "I refuse to be sucked into your hypnotheoretical arguments." —Indianapolis, Indiana, October 15, 2004
* "I hear there's rumors on the uh (pause) Internets that we're going to have a draft." - Presidential Debate, St. Louis, Missouri, 8 October 2004
* "I want to thank my friend, Sen. Bill Frist, for joining us today. … He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. (Laughter.) Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me." —Nashville, Tennessee, May 27, 2004
* "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., 5 August 2004
* "I want to remind you all that in order to fight and win the war, it requires an expenditure of money that is commiserate with keeping a promise to our troops to make sure that they're well-paid, well-trained, well-equipped." —Washington, D.C., 15 December 2003
* "See, without the tax relief package, there would have been a deficit, but there wouldn't have been the commiserate — not 'commiserate' — the kick to our economy that occurred as a result of the tax relief." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., 15 December 2003
* "[T]he Iraqis need to be very much involved. They were the people that was brutalized by this man." —Washington, D.C., 15 December 2003
* "[T]he best way to find these terrorists who hide in holes is to get people coming forth to describe the location of the hole, is to give clues and data." —Washington, D.C., 15 December 2003
* "Justice was being delivered to a man who defied that gift from the Almighty to the people of Iraq." —Washington, D.C., 15 December 2003
* "This very week in 1989, there were protests in East Berlin and in Leipzig. By the end of that year, every communist dictatorship in Central America had collapsed." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., 6 November 2003
* "America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness, and for the unalienalienable right of life." —Washington, D.C., 3 November 2003
* "[A]s you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say." —Washington, D.C., 28 October 2003
* "The ambassador and the general were briefing me on the — the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice." —Washington, D.C., 27 October 2003
* "[W]hether they be Christian, Jew, or Muslim, or Hindu, people have heard the universal call to love a neighbor just like they'd like to be called themselves." —Washington, D.C., October 8, 2003
* "Washington is a town where there's all kinds of allegations. You've heard much of the allegations. And if people have got solid information, please come forward with it. And that would be people inside the information who are the so-called anonymous sources, or people outside the information — outside the administration." —Chicago, Illinois, 30 September 2003
* "[W]e've had leaks out of the administrative branch, had leaks out of the legislative branch, and out of the executive branch and the legislative branch, and I've spoken out consistently against them, and I want to know who the leakers are." —Chicago, 30 September 2003
* "I'm so pleased to be able to say hello to Bill Scranton. He's one of the great Pennsylvania political families." —Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, 15 September 2003
* "I think war is a dangerous place." —Washington, D.C., May 7, 2003
* "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." —Washington, D.C., June 18, 2002
* "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." - Nashville, Tennessee, Sept 17 2002 [1]
* "The true threat is whether or not one of these people decide, peak of anger, try to hold us hostage, ourselves; the Israelis, for example, to whom we'll defend, offer our defenses, the South Koreans." —Washington D.C., March 13, 2001
* "I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and Hispanically." —Radio-Television Correspondents Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 29, 2001
* "If the terriers and bariffs (barriers and tariffs) are torn down, this economy will grow." —Rochester, New York, January 7, 2001
* "If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign." —Hilton Head, South Carolina, 16 February 2000
* "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —Saginaw, Mich., 29 September 2000 (referring to a dispute over Upper Klamath Lake)
* "They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Arkansas, 6 November 2000
* "It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it." —Reuters, May 5, 2000
* "I understand small business growth. I was one." —New York Daily News, 19 February 2000
* "We ought to make the pie higher." —South Carolina Republican Debate, 15 February 2000
* "It's your money. You paid for it." —La Crosse, Wisconsin, 18 October 2000
* "The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case." —Pella, Iowa, as quoted by the San Antonio Express-News, 30 January 2000
* "The administration I'll bring is a group of men and women who are focused on what's best for America, honest men and women, decent men and women, women who will see service to our country as a great privilege and who will not stain the house." —Des Moines Register debate, Iowa, 15 January 200
posted by Patty VonWebster at 9:35 PM
2 Comments:
Q: What do Bush and Nicolas Sarkozy have in common?
A: Sometimes, IMHO, they really should just keep quiet...
However, "I refuse to be sucked into your hypnotheoretical arguments" is one of the greatest phrases of all time and I will from now on use it in anglophonic arguments.
Glad you're back!
helo patty :)
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