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*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."
--A speech at the signing ceremony for a $417 billion defense spending bill Thursday, August 5, 2004

*Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country.*
--Bush Speaking about the lack of access to gynecologists for women in many rural parts of America... Seems Mr Bush would like to redefine their work ethic...

* We will stand up for terror. We will stand up for freedom."
—Bush, speaking on the campaign trail, Oct. 18, 2004, in Marlton, N.J.

* "Gosh, I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those exaggerations."
—Bush, during the final presidential debate, attempting to refute Kerry’s claim that the president boasted he was not concerned about Osama bin Laden.

* "So I don't know where he is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him... We haven't heard much from him. And I wouldn't necessarily say he's at the center of any command structure. And, again, I don't know where he is. I- I'll repeat what I said. I truly am not that concerned about him."
—Bush, answering a question about Osama bin Laden at a March 13, 2002 news conference.

* "After standing on the stage, after the debates, I made it very plain, we will not have an all-volunteer army. And yet, this week— we will have an all-volunteer army. Let me restate that."
—Bush, showing signs of confusion (yet again) at an Oct. 16, 2004, campaign stop in Daytona Beach.

* "The truth of that matter is, if you listen carefully, Saddam would still be in power if he were president of the United States, and we’d be a lot better off."
—Bush at the second presidential debate in St. Louis, Oct. 8, 2004.

* "And as a result of the United States military, Taliban no longer is in existence."
—Bush, demonstrating a weak grasp on reality at a campaign stop in Springfield, Ohio on Sept. 27, 2004.

* "Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat …"
—Bush, mixing metaphors at a Victory 2004 Luncheon in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 17, 2004.

* "We're now saying, democracy must flourish. And as I recall from my history, it took us quite a while here in the United States, but nevertheless we are making progress."
—Bush, in a "Meet the Press" interview shown Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, discussing Iraq's transformation to democracy

* "The recession started upon my arrival. It could have been some say February, some say March, some speculate maybe earlier it started, but nevertheless it happened as we showed up here."
—Bush, in the same interview, discussing the economy

* "I don't speak ill of anybody in the process here. I think if you went back and looked at my comments, you will see I don't attack."
—Bush, in the same interview. (The Washington Post reported on Feb. 20 that the Bush re-election campaign will spend "tens of millions of dollars" on a negative ad campaign focusing on the likely Democratic nominee, Sen. John Kerry.)

A President in Denial

* "It reads like a mystery, a novel. It's well written."
—W., assessing the 9/11 Commission's report, to an AP reporter in Crawford, Texas, July 26, 2004.

* "No one wants to be the war president. I want to be the peace president."
—Bush, talking to about 1,000 supporters at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 21, 2004.

* "A new Iraq will also need a humane, well-supervised prison system."
—Bush, speaking at Carlisle, Virginia, May 24, 2004

* "Iraq is free of rape rooms and torture chambers."
—Bush, remarks to 2003 Republican National Committee Presidential Gala, Oct. 8, 2003

* "Every man and woman in America is better off because the rape rooms and torture chambers are forever closed."
—Bush, remarks on "Efforts to Globally Promote Women's Human Rights," March 12, 2004

* "Our military is performing brilliantly. See, the transition from torture chambers and rape rooms and mass graves and fear of authority is a tough transition. And they're doing the good work of keeping this country stabilized as a political process unfolds."
—Bush, remarks on "Tax Relief and the Economy," Iowa, April 15, 2004

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Fun With Malapropisms

* "Oftentimes, we live in a processed world—you know, people focus on the process and not results."
—Bush, speaking on the Middle East peace process
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents, "Interview With Print Journalists," June 2, 2003

* "It's important for [the United Nations'] words to mean what they say, and as we head into the 21st century, Mark, when it comes to our security, we really don't need anybody's permission."
—Bush, during a press conference in 2003 (in the 21st century)
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "President George Bush Discusses Iraq in National Press Conference," March 6, 2003

* "Columbia carried in its payroll classroom experiments from some of our students in America."
Source: The Washington Post, "With Edwards, White House Shows First-Strike Capability," Dana Milbank, Feb. 11, 2003

* "Should any Iraqi officer or soldier receive an order from Saddam Hussein ... don't follow that order. Because if you choose to do so, when Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried and persecuted as a war criminal."
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "Taking Action to Strengthen Small Business Remarks by the President on the Economy," Jan. 22, 2003

* "The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production."
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "President Signs 911 Commission Bill," Nov. 27, 2002

* "Corporate malfeance [sic] has had an effect on our economy and we need to do something about it."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Participates in Rally at Oakland County Airport," Oct. 14, 2002

* "Speaking about barbaric regimes, we must deal with probably one of the most—not probably—one of the most real threats we face, and that is the idea of a barbaric regime teaming up with a terrorist network and providing weapons of mass destruction to hold the United States and our allies and our friends blackmail."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Participates in Alexander for Senate Luncheon," Sept. 17, 2002

Bush's Inner Wordsmith

* "This is a Shia fella."
—Bush, in a "Meet the Press" interview shown Sunday, Feb. 8, 2004, discussing Iraqi religious plurality

* "A free, peaceful Zimbabwe has got the capacity to deliver a lot of goods and services which are needed on this continent in order to help aleve suffering."

Source: The White House, "President Bush Discusses U.S.-Africa Partnership from South Africa, Press Availability with President Bush and President Mbeki of South Africa," July 9, 2003

* "I used the expression 'ride herd.' I don't know if anybody understood the meaning. It's a little informal in diplomatic terms. I said, we're going to put a guy on the ground to ride herd on the process. See them all scratching their heads."
—Bush, realizing few people understand him when he speaks
Source: New York Times, "The President's Trip, In the President's Words: 'A Mutual Desire to Work Toward the Vision," June 5, 2003

* "We've had a great weekend here in the land of the enchanted."
—Bush, referring to New Mexico, "The Land of Enchantment"
Source: Federal Document Clearinghouse, "George W. Bush Delivers Remarks on Jobs and Growth in Albuquerque," May 12, 2003

* "These people don't have tanks. They don't have ships. They hide in caves. They send suiciders out."
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President George W. Bush At Welcome Rally," Nov. 1, 2002

* "A lame duck session, for people who don't know what that means, it means the Senate is coming and the House is coming back between now and Christmas and they've got a few days to get some big things done."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "President Bush Holds Press Conference, Presidential Hall, Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building," Nov. 7, 2002

* "We hold dear what our Declaration of Independence says, that all have got uninalienable rights, endowed by a Creator."
Source: The New York Times, "Reporter's Notebook; Skipping Borders, Tripping Diction," David E. Sanger, May 28, 2002

Grammar: Bush's Foe

* "I really appreciate the hardworking staff—the docs, the nurses, the people who make this fantastic facility operate in a way that makes me pride, and in a way that will make every American proud when they learn your story. "
—Bush, speaking in Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2003

* "Education belongs to everybody. High standards belongs to everybody."
Source: White House speech, Oct. 2, 2003

* "The other issue regarding health care is whether or not health care is affordable and available. And one reason it's not in certain communities is because there is (sic) too many lawsuits."
Source: White House, "President Discusses Tax Relief in Minnesota: Remarks by the President on the Economy," June 19, 2003

* "The proposal we've proposed will save him nearly $2,400 every year."
—Bush, in another display of the depth and breadth of his language skills
Source: Federal Document Clearinghouse, "President Bush Speaks to the Tax Relief Coalition, U.S. Chamber of Commerce," May 6, 2003

* "Maybe between the time I left Camp David and here I'll learn more."
—Bush, speaking to reporters after returning from Camp David
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents, "Remarks on Returning From Camp David, Maryland, and an Exchange with Reporters," March 23, 2003

* "What is life choices about?"
—Bush, speaking to student athletes
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "President Welcomes NCAA Champs," Feb. 24, 2003

* "The more money they have in their more pockets — in their pockets, the more likely it is that somebody will find work."
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "George W. Bush Delivers Remarks to the GOP Resort from the Greenbriar Resort," Feb. 9, 2003

* "One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end."
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President George W. Bush on Anniversary of No Child Left Behind Act," Jan. 8, 2003

* "And out of the evil done to America is going to come a more peaceful world, and a more better America..."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Participates in Welcome Ceremony," Oct. 22, 2002

* "Some communities, you say, "Hey, American dream," and they go, "What does that mean?"
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Participates in Manchester, New Hampshire Welcome," Oct. 5, 2002

* "There is no second-rate children in Arizona. There's no second-rate children in America."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Delivers Remarks at Salmon for Governor and Renzi for Congress Fund-raiser," Sept. 27, 2002

* "What is your ambitions?"
—Bush, speaking at the Parkview Arts and Science Magnet School
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President George W. Bush at a Back-to-School Event," Aug. 29, 2002

* "We will be steadfast and strong in our desire to make the world more free."
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President George W. Bush at 'Simon for Governor' Luncheon," Aug. 23, 2002

* "When one of us suffer, all of us suffers."
—Bush, addressing the Pennsylvania coal miners
Source: The Nation, "W. and the Coal Miners: Photo-op Cover for Anti-worker Policies," David Corn, Aug. 6, 2002

* "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test."
Source: United Press International, "Bush Proposes Increase in Education Funds," Mark Kukis, Feb. 21, 2001

Foot-in-Mouth Disease Strikes Again

* "I'm trying to put a leash on 'em."
—Bush, explaining his parenting methods of daughters Jenna and Barbara, during the first televised debate with presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry, Sept. 30, 2004.

* "The CIA laid out several scenarios. It said that life could be lousy, life could be okay, life could be better. And they were just guessing as to what the conditions might be like."
—Bush, dismissing a leaked CIA report at a Sept. 21, 2004, meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi

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"I went to the Congress last September and proposed fundamental—supplemental funding, which is money for armor and body parts and ammunition and fuel."
—Bush, announcing an unintended policy position, at a Sept. 4 appearance in Erie, Pa.
Source: The Washington Post, "A New Problem, or the Wrong Word?" Dana Milbank, Sept. 7, 2004

* "I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein."
—Bush, meeting with Iraqi citizens who received medical care in the U.S., May 25, 2004

* "I had the honor of calling Dale Earnhardt, Jr., after the race, to congratulate him. I said, there's nothing wrong with a fellow following in his father's footsteps."
—Bush, on Feb. 16, the day after watching racecar driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. win the Daytona 500. (Dale Earnhardt, Sr. died in a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001.)

* "It's going to be very important for the Iraqi authorities to reach out to those people and talk about a system that guarantees minority rights, and a system which says that for some the future is bright."
—Bush, speaking in Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2003

* "The second pillar of peace and security in our world is the willingness of free nations, when the last resort arrives, to retain aggression and evil by force."
—Bush, speaking in London, England, Nov. 19, 2003

* "We want results in every single classroom so that one single child is left behind."
—Bush, speaking in Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 10, 2003

* "And then we marched to war, war in Afghanistan and Iraq, all of which affected the people's confidence. That's a tough — tough hurdles to cross, when it came to our economy."
—Bush, speaking in Winston-Salem, N.C., Nov. 7, 2003

* "See, we want everybody in this country, every person — we want the addict, we want the single lonely mom, we want the child, the dyslexic child — all to feel a part of the future of this country."
—Bush, speaking in Dallas, Texas, on Oct. 29, 2003

* "I'm sure there's a lot of people frightened — biotechnology is a long word and it sounds — they may say, well, I don't know if I'm smart enough to be in biotechnology, or it sounds too sophisticated to be in biotechnology."
—Bush, speaking in Winston-Salem, N.C., on Nov. 7, 2003

* "The world is more peaceful and more free under my leadership."
Source: The Boston Globe, Oct. 29, 2003

* "See, free nations do not develop weapons of mass destruction."
—So W., does this mean the U.S. is not a free nation?...
Source: The Chicago Sun-Times, Oct. 13, 2003

* "I appreciate people's opinions, but I'm more interested in news. And the best way to get the news is from objective sources, and the most objective sources I have are people on my staff who tell me what's happening in the world."
—Bush, redefining "objectivity."
Source: CNN, "Bush 'Not Paying Attention' to Democratic Race: President Getting His News From Aides," Sept. 23, 2003

* "There's too much leaking in Washington. That's just the way it is. And we'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."
—Bush, adding a fourth branch of government while leaving out the third.
Source: White House Office of the Press Secretary, "News Release: President Discusses Job Creation With Business Leaders," Sept. 30, 2003

* REPORTER: "[The California recall is] the biggest political story in the country. Is it hard to go in there and say nothing about it?"
GEORGE W. BUSH: "It is the biggest political story in the country? That's interesting. That says a lot. That speaks volumes."
REPORTER: "You don't agree?"
GEORGE W. BUSH: "It's up to—I don't get to decide the biggest political story. You decide the biggest political story. But I find it interesting that that is the biggest political story in the country, as you just said."
REPORTER: "You don't think it should be?"
GEORGE W. BUSH: "Oh, I think there's maybe other political stories. Isn't there, like, a presidential race coming up? Maybe that says something. It speaks volumes, if you know what I mean."
—Bush, sharing his insights on the 2004 election, Aug. 13, 2003.
Source: Source: PBS Online News Hour, "California Certifies 135 Candidates in Recall Election," Aug. 14, 2003.

* "We need to thin our forests in America."
—Bush, on the evil of forests, Aug. 11, 2003
Source: The Arizona Republic, "In Arizona, Bush Touts His Idea to Thin Forests," Aug. 12, 2003.

* "We're expediting the administrative appeals process, so that disputes over projects are resolved quickly. In other words, not everybody agrees with thinning, there will objections. But we want those objections to be heard, of course—every citizen needs to hear a voice."
—Bush, hearing voices in Summerhaven, Ariz.
Source: The White House, "President Bush Promotes Healthy Forests in Arizona," Aug. 11, 2003

* "I said you were a man of peace. I want you to know I took immense crap for that."
—Bush, speaking to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Source: Washington Post, "Bush Sticks to the Broad Strokes," Glenn Kessler, June 3, 2003

* "I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things."
—Bush, reassuring us that the wartime president of the most powerful nation on earth does not think too much
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "Roundtable Interview of the President by White House Press Pool," June 4, 2003

* "I've got very good relations with President Mubarak and Crown Prince Abdullah and the King of Jordan, Gulf Coast countries."
—Bush, confusing the Gulf Coast with the Persian Gulf
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents, "Interview With Print Journalists," June 2, 2003

* "I am the master of low expectations."
Source: Agence France Presse, "Bush Says Middle East Summit 'Met Expectations'," June 4, 2003

* "We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in doing so we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure."
—Bush, on regime change in the United States
Source: Federal Document Clearinghouse, "President George W. Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard Hold Joint Media Availability," May 3, 2003

* "It will take time to restore chaos and order—but we—order out of chaos."
—Bush, speaking to reporters about the situation in Iraq
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "President George W. Bush Delivers Remarks Regarding POWS," April 13, 2003

* "And, most importantly, Alma Powell, secretary of Colin Powell, is with us."
—Bush, introducing Alma Powell, wife of Secretary of State Colin Powell
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President George W. Bush on First Anniversary of the USA Freedom Corps," Jan. 30, 2003

* "The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein and his willingness to terrorize himself."
Source: The Washington Post, "With Edwards, White House Shows First-Strike Capability," Dana Milbank, Feb. 11, 2003

* "The Iraqi regime is a threat to any American and to threats who are friends of America."
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "President Rallies Troops at Fort Hood," Jan. 3, 2003

* "They see the risks are high, the risk of being able to find a job or the risk of keeping the homeland secure."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "President Bush Holds Press Conference, Presidential Hall, Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building," Nov. 7, 2002

* "And I know something about being a government. And you've got a good one."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "Remarks by the President at Arkansas Welcome, Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport," Nov. 4, 2002

* "If you want to build a big project and you can't get insurance because of what the terrorists have done for America, you can put the project aside."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Participates in Rally at Oakland County Airport," Oct. 14, 2002

* "I was proud the other day when both Republicans and Democrats stood with me in the Rose Garden to announce their support for a clear statement of purpose, "You disarm, or we will.'"
—Bush, speaking about Saddam Hussein
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Delivers Remarks at a Sununu for Senate Fundraiser," Oct. 5, 2002

* "If you find a neighbor in need, you're responsible for serving that neighbor in need, you're responsible for loving a neighbor just like you'd like to love yourself."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Delivers Remarks on the Economy," Sept. 16, 2002

* "There's no doubt in my mind that we should allow the world worst leaders to hold America hostage, to threaten our peace, to threaten our friends and allies with the world's worst weapons."
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "Remarks by the President at Chris Chocola for Congress, and Indiana Victory 2002 Finance Dinner," Sept. 5, 2002

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* "And when we find children trapped in schools which will not teach and will not change, as a society we must demand something better, because there is no second-rate children in America."
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "Remarks by the President at Chris Chocola for Congress, and Indiana Victory 2002 Finance Dinner," Sept. 5, 2002

* "There's no bigger task than protecting the homeland of our country."
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President George W. Bush at 'Simon for Governor' Luncheon," Aug. 23, 2002

* "But here in Texas we took [trial lawyers] on and got some good medical—medical malpractice, which evidently had a few loopholes in it."
Source: PR Newswire, "Remarks by the President at the Economic Forum Health Care Security Session," Aug. 13, 2002

* "Tommy is a good listener, and he's a pretty good actor, too. He can get things done. Action man, we call him."
—Bush, referring to Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson Source: PR Newswire, "Remarks by the President at the Economic Forum Health Care Security Session," Aug. 13, 2002

* "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here."
Source: PR Newswire, "Remarks by the President at the Economic Forum Health Care Security Session," Aug. 13, 2002

* "The consultation process is a positive part of really allowing people to fully understand our deep concerns about this man, his regime and his desires to have weapons of mass destruction. Last question—and then I've got to go chip and putt for a birdie. [Laughter.] It was a good drive."
—Bush, interrupting an Aug. 10 golf game in Waco, Texas, for a Q & A discussing possible U.S. military action against Iraq.
Source: The Washington Post, "White House Veteran to New Guy: Oh, Beha-aaa-ave!," Lloyd Grove, Aug. 13, 2002

* "Do you have blacks, too?"
—Bush, speaking to Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
Source: Salon.com, "Bushed," Jake Tapper, June 20, 2002

* "A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it."
Source: Business Week Online, "A Gentleman's "C" for W," Richard S. Dunham, July 30, 2001

Barely Comprehensible and Funny

* “Tribal sovereignty means that, it's sovereign. You're a -- you're a -- you have been given sovereignty and you're viewed as a sovereign entity.”
—Bush explaining what tribal sovereignty means in the 21st century to a gathering of minority journalists on Aug. 6.

* "This is a special day for me. One of our daughters, a new graduate of the University of Texas, is traveling with me. Jenna, thanks for coming. She's already given me good advice. She said, "Dad, change your shirt."
—Bush, speaking in Kutztown, Pa., July 9, 2004

* "In the last 32 months, history has placed great demands on our country, and events have come quickly."
—Bush, speaking from Carlisle, Virginia, May 24, 2004

* "Well, I think we need to work with governments and institutions and NGOs to encourage the institutions of a free society," Bush said. "See, one of the interesting things in the Oval Office—I love to bring people into the Oval Office—right around the corner from here, and say, this is where I [have an] office, but I want you to know the office is always bigger than the person."
—Bush, responding to a reporter's question about how he plans to accomplish U.S. goals in the Middle East
Source: Al Kamen, The Washington Post, "Rocking the Vote in the Middle East," Feb. 20, 2004

* "Jessica Simpson is here with us, which means we've finally introduced reality TV to the Lincoln Theater."
—Bush, introducing the pop singer and reality TV star on March 14 at Ford's Theater in Washington (where Lincoln was shot).
Source: Richard Leiby, The Washington Post, "Reliable Source," March 16, 2004

* "You know, let me talk about Al Qaida just for a second. I made the statement that we're dismantling senior management, and we are. Our people have done a really good job of hauling in a lot of the key operators. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Abu Zubaida. Ramzi--Ramzi alshibh or whatever that guy's name was."
—Bush, at a July 30 press conference
Source: Washington Post, July 30, 2003

* "By making the right choices, we can make the right choice for our future."
—Bush, sharing insights into improving Americans' health and fitness
Source: The White House, "President Bush Highlights Health and Fitness Initiative: Remarks by the President on Fitness," July 18, 2003

* "In 2000, alone, obesity costs totaled the country an estimated cost of $117 billion."
—Bush, promoting his Health and Fitness Initiative
Source: The White House, "President Bush Highlights Health and Fitness Initiative: Remarks by the President on Fitness," July 18, 2003

* "But we will bring the weapons and, of course—we will bring the information forward on the weapons when they find them. And that will end up—end all this speculation. I understand there has been a lot of speculation over in Great Britain, we've got a little bit of it here, about whether or not the—whether or not the actions were based upon valid information. We can debate that all day long, until the truth shows up."
—Bush, unwavering in his certainty that one way or another WMDs will appear in Iraq
Source: The White House, "President Bush, Prime Minister Blair Discuss War on Terrorism," July 17, 2003

* "I had the opportunity to go out to Goree Island and talk about what slavery meant to America. It's very interesting when you think about it, the slaves who left here to go to America, because of their steadfast and their religion and their belief in freedom, helped change America. America is what it is today because of what went on in the past."
—Bush, commenting on the significance of slavery in America's past
Source: White House, "Remarks by the President to Embassy Personnel, Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport, Dakar, Senegal," July 8, 2003

* "And then we'll be going to Goree Island, where I'll be giving a speech about race, race in the world, race as it relates to Africa and America. And we're in the process of writing it. I can't give you any highlights of the speech yet because I, frankly, haven't seen it."
—Bush, discussing preparations for his trip to Africa
Source: White House, "President Bush Discusses Upcoming Africa Trip with Reporters Remarks by the President in Roundtable Interview with African Print Journalists," July 3, 2003

* "We are in the process of helping them implement a strategy which is was described to us in Aqaba as to how the Palestinian Authority want to reconstitute a security force in order to make sure the terrorists, the haters of peace, those who can't stand freedom do not have their way in the Middle East."
—Bush, on smoothing some of the bumps in the road to peace in the Middle East
Source: The White House, "President Believes Peace in Middle East is Achievable: Remarks by the President to the Travel Pool," June 15, 2003

* "I think that freedom is a powerful incentive. And I am—I believe that someday freedom will prevail everywhere, because freedom is a powerful drive for people to—and it's the beginnings of people expressing themselves toward a free Iran, which I think is positive."
—Bush, on recent protests in Iran
Source: The White House, "President Believes Peace in Middle East is Achievable: Remarks by the President to the Travel Pool," June 15, 2003

* "Wait for us to succeed peace. Wait for us to have two states, side by side—is for everybody coming together to deny the killers the opportunity to destroy."
—Bush, speaking to reporters
Source: The White House, "President Believes Peace in Middle East is Achievable: Remarks by the President to the Travel Pool," June 15, 2003

* "And if one of those jobs are created, we must have a system which trains people for the jobs which actually exist."
—Bush, discussing employment training
Source: U.S. Newswire, "Remarks by the President on Employment Training," June 17, 2003

* "First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill."
—Bush, speaking about terrorism and poverty
Source: Public Papers of the Presidents, "The President's News Conference With President Macapagal-Arroyo of the Philippines," May 26, 2003

* "Some one of my visits—one of the reasons I'm visiting here is to ask the question, you know, to people, because if there's moving too slow or people are saying one thing and the other thing is not happening, now's the time to find out."
—Bush, talking about hurricane relief
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "George W. Bush Delivers Remarks on Tornado Damage," May 13, 2003

* "We can help somebody who hurts by hugging a neighbor in need."
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President George W. Bush To Marine Personnel and Their Families," April 3, 2003

* "And as I said in my State of the Union, the idea is to see that a car born today—I mean, a child born today will be driving a car, as his or her first car, which will be powered by hydrogen and pollution-free."
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President George W. Bush Re: Energy Independence," Feb. 6, 2003

* "There was a good news story in Mississippi. I went down there and—it wasn't because of me, it was because the doctors and the citizens understand the cost of a trial system gone array and they got themselves a law."
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "President Calls for Medical Liability Reform," Jan. 16, 2003

* "I mentioned early on that I recognize there are hurdles, and we're going to achieve those hurdles."
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President George W. Bush," Jan. 22, 2003

* "There's only one person who hugs the mothers and the widows, the wives and the kids upon the death of their loved one. Others hug but having committed the troops, I've got an additional responsibility to hug and that's me and I know what it's like."
Source: ABC News Transcripts, "President Bush and First Lady Bush '20/20' Year-End Interview," Dec. 13, 2002

* "The goals for this country are peace in the world. And the goals for this country are a compassionate American for every single citizen. That compassion is found in the hearts and souls of the American citizens."
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "President Visits D.C. Food Bank," Dec. 19, 2002

* "Sometimes Washington is one of these towns where the people who think they've got the sharp elbows are the most effective person."
Source: Federal Document Clearing House, "George W. Bush Participates in a Terrell-for-Senate Luncheon," Dec. 3, 2002

* "The solid truth of the matter is, when you find—if you want to help heal the hurt, if you want to you hurt people—help people in pain, the best way to do so is to call upon the great strength of the country, which is the compassion of our fellow Americans."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Delivers Remarks," Nov. 4, 2002

* "I want the youngsters here to remember the story of Flight 93, one of most profound parts of this entire history of the recent history we've been through."
Source: Federal News Service, "President Bush Remarks at Missouri Welcome," Nov. 4, 2002

* "This is a—this is a—any strike's a tough—tough situation, but this one happens to come at a—or a lockout is a tough situation, or no work is a tough situation—is to come at bad time."
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President Bush Following Meeting with Congressional Leaders to Discuss Terrorism Insurance," Oct. 1, 2002

* "There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says: Fool me once, shame on [pause] shame on you. [Pause] Fool me [long, uncomfortable, agonizing pause] you can't get fooled again."
Source: The Washington Post, "The Reliable Source," Lloyd Grove, Sept. 18, 2002

* "We're going to have a White House forum there in Washington, D.C., obviously—that's where the White House is ..."
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Participates in Pledge Across America," Sept. 17, 2002

* "I should have clarified it by my statement. I just clarified it by my—not should have—I just."
—Bush, trying to clarify a statement
Source: FDCH Political Transcripts, "George W. Bush Holds Media Availability with Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi," Sept. 14, 2002

* "We've got pockets of persistent poverty in our society, which I refuse to declare defeat—I mean, I refuse to allow them to continue on. And so one of the things that we're trying to do is to encourage a faith-based initiative to spread its wings all across America, to be able to capture this great compassionate spirit."
Source: Federal News Service, "Remarks by President George W. Bush Re: Small Businesses Location," March 18, 2002

A Final Note

* The second edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying and Quotation recently recognized Bush's er ... contributions to the English language. Under the heading "Bushisms," the dictionary includes such Bush classics as, "We are ready for any unforseen event which may or may not happen."
Source: The Associated Press, "Words of wisdom from Bush—and you can quote him on that," Nov. 18, 2002

I can't believe you people looked at this guy and thought, "Yep this fella is definately way times smarter than me. He's the guy for the Job!"

I couldn't even fit them in one forum post... and even then this is just a small selection...

digerati

I almost bought my gf a calendar of all of these but I didn't have the money lol

Senor_Mota

You are always so concerned about people consorting their opinions upon this forum...but how can yours be so absolute and steadfast? Your statements here are some of the more "leftist" reMarx I've heard for a while. Reach for something hard enough, and the reach you make will stretch - and in this case, it's the truth you've stretched. This is what got me about this drivel you've obviously printed from a forwarded e-mail from one of your communist friends...

You immediately assume that he was plugging a brand of Asprin? I, on the other hand, would've thought that he may have been using the word "Aleve" in the context of "Aleveiate", which means to release or relieve someone or something from an immediate burden. Who would of thought someone could say something so poignant as to make you think he was TALKING ABOUT ASPRIN!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

You're a charlatan and a fool, my friend. Ah, it is indeed you who is blinded by your simple indifference and bias. You only see [color=black]black[/color] and white...

[color=gray]FOCUS UPON THE GRAY- THE INBETWEEN. YE SHALL SURELY DISCOVER THE TRUTH YE SO VALIANTLY QUEST FOR.[/color]

The best political commentators and comedians are the best because they are unbiased. It's the same regard as in your last post -


DON'T ACT LIKE SUCH A HYPOCRITE AND MAYBE YOU WON'T SEEM LIKE ONE

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digerati

o.O Take a chill pill. Not even you can deny that Bush screws up his speeches like a 6th grader doing a school play lol

Senor_Mota

Yeah, I know. But it's like insulting someone who can't defend themselves - someone's going to speak up eventually. I don't like George W. Bush, but I don't think he's trying to subliminally sell asprin either.

Give me a break!

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raid517

Pah it was just a collection of funny quotes. Chill out. The one you pulled that you didn't like was just in my view a pure Bushism - I happen to think that saying it was a plug for a drug is stretching it a little. What use would the starving people in Zimbabwe have for aspirin anyway? I simply included it as a result of a language gaffe - one among many. There are simply too many that I found to go around editing them all. It still doesn't change the fact that he said it. Not liking Bush hardly makes me a communist. You are just pissed that things didn't go all your own way on a previous thread and think that by comming here and screaming like a girl and calling people who don't agree with you communists and so on that this will somehow compensate for you inability to debate the issues on any kind of even terms. This kind of empty shouting doesn't impress me at all - it certainly is unlikely to dissuade me from posting my views. I have been here for a long time and am likely to be here for a long time after you leave too. If I were you I would just get used to it.

You want to talk about the issues? Then feel free, but screaming, bitching and complaining when things don't go your way isn't likely to impress anyone.

Anyway as I said this was intented as a humourous thread. All of the quotes here are directly ascribed to Bush. They can all be easily verified. You can't blame me for the fact that when Bush opens his mouth very few people can actually understand what he is talking about - unless perhaps he is reading from a pre-prepared speech. If your complaint is that he didn't say these things, then that is up to you to believe what you want. It's not my fault if you find your leader so embarasing, that you can't even laugh at some of the very funny things he does sometimes say.

GJ

Senor_Mota

I'm not "bitching" at all...just stating the fact that you made a leftist comment about a right winged person. And you know what? It's not funny that he's that stupid. It's sad. I could actually cry. He's got all the economical sense in the world, but he can't even conjure a sentence. Whooda thunk it?

It's all irrelevant anyways, the robots of the future are going to take over humanity and assimilate us into their cyber-world, and we shall perish. Oh well!!!

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Senor_Mota

Don't think that you've made me feel my point is moot - it still stands. I didn't come over here to boob about bullsh!t. I came to let you know to keep it even. Bias is what's letting people like Bush be elected - and ignorance will continue the cycle. Inform yourself wisely...because you'll never really know the truth either way.

raid517

I didn't really make any 'leftist' comments. Saying that you think Bush isn't the sharpest knife in the picnic basket isn't a political statement - it's more of a judgment call. I know a lot of people try to argue otherwise - but he really doesn't help himself with stuff like this happening virtually every time he opens his mouth. As I said, it can be quite hard at times for people to understand what on earth he is talking about. Most people from the outside don't know what to make of him except to laugh. It is very hard to have respect for America when you ellect someone like this as leader.

Anyway in the interests of fairplay I edited the comment you objected to. It wasn't my assertion - it was simply a copy and paste job from about 6 seperate quotes I found. It doesn't mean I hold the same views. As for whether your point is moot or not - it's all pretty irrelevant to me. I happen to think most of the stuff I post is pretty even - and often very well referenced too. I won't be dissauded from posting one way or another by rudness or insults or any kind of pointless toe to toe screaming matches. I have no time for these girly hand slapping kinds of arguments. If you want to meet me on an issue by issue basis, I will certainly be happy to oblige.

GJ

Senor_Mota

As said by NOFX -

NOT MY PRESIDENT

I wrote in Mickey Mouse.

raid517

See above.

Senor_Mota

I don't get the drift you're trying to make me catch - all of it is personal opinion, be it "political" or not. Do we need to take out the dictionary? And it's not that "I don't get my way" - whatever that means - because I've led you my way since the beginning of all of this. It's all just meant to derive a response from you...usually an opinionated one - because I like to have an arguement every now and then. Your logic is dispensable - and your posts do nothing except regulate personal feeling. Why wouldn't you post what you meant? Are you trying to mislead people? Why would you want such an outcome? I thought this was the "Political and Religion Debate" forum, not the "let's tell people we feel one way, and then agree with the other" forum. You've obviously got some growth ahead of you. Get with the program by letting your voice be heard - not by re-iterating the same old same old with your "input" shadowing behind it.

You've got the balls to say that the President of the USA is a f*ckup? Look at Blair - he's the biggest f*ckin' wanker of them all. He and President Bush are best buddies...but only on the Internet would somebody insult the leader of the most powerful and economically geared country IN THE WORLD. I'm not proud to be an American - I'm just glad that life is very easy for those of us lucky enough to live here. When the voice comes back to the people though, my opinion will once again change. Until then...

Mr. Weed

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raid517

Well that's what you get for making a small concession I guess. I did it purely out of the interest of trying to get along. As I said it wasn't my view that Bush was advertising aspirin - it was just a cut an paste. So loosing it wasn't such a big deal. I don't get the rest of what you said at all. You 'have led me'? Led me in or to what I wonder?

I think it is possible to seperate political and personal views. You can make a judgement on the character of a person based on the things they say during their more unguarded moments. Unfortunately Bush seems to have a high frequency of these.

And lie to you? What about? Pick out any of the main points I have made over the last few days and tell me where exactly you spot a lie? You can be quite sure I will put up a fairly spirited response.

Anyway it is hard to keep up with you. One minute you blow hot, the other cold. I personally prefer cool logical debate. All this other stuff is just a really big waste of time.

Anyway I agree, Blair is kind of fucked up too. But he does sound quite smart when he speaks. No one would deny that. I dislike blair's policies as much as I dislike Bush's - but I think there are lot's of reasons that Blair feels compelled to behave as he does. Given another option I'm not so sure he would choose to behave like this.

GJ

Senor_Mota

No, only one reason - [color=green]$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$[/color]

raid517

Well I think there is also a historical thing going on there. The US and the UK have traditionally been allies in many things - and when it comes to what happend in the Gulf war, Bush did play a very big loyalty card to bring people on board. The whole second world war thing was played up - so in many ways Blair felt no option but to oblige. Even if it was 60 years ago.

But it is true money is an issue. Not so much in terms of what other countries are commonly accused of - which is only being interested in a relationship with the US in exchange for aid. Britian is hardly in need of aid. As the world's 4rth largest economy, things haven't gotten quite that bad yet. But trade yes. The UK is a traditionally trading nation. Blair's problem is that he want's to keep a foot in both camps - that is he doesn't want to hinder the UK's ability to trade at all - so he looks to America and Europe and tries to maintain a good trade relationship wiith both. Unfortunately with all the conflicting interests this entails it doesn't always work as well as everyone might like.

GJ

Senor_Mota

True. But Quid Pro Quo comes into play in this subject - the U.S. embargoes more and more oil, they export some cheap plastic toy crap, they import more fine French wines, they export some dinosaur bones to Finland, yadda yadda. To me it's all a simple case of fair trade that's no longer fair - and when the U.N. becomes involved, it's even more of a mess than it previously was.

That's the root of all evil - someone who's "everybody's friend". Eventually I see a slip of courtesy between the U.N., USA and U.K., and all hell will break loose. We'll be scratching back to England to restore what we once defied. The cycle will start all over again. I'll wither up and die. Life will go on. Or will it?

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raid517

Erm.... well I don't think personally the UK should be restricted in it's trade relations with anyone either. Not if it can help it. (Though it shouldn't be at any cost). Britian is in many ways the birth place of global market ecconomics - more money still passes through London than passes through any other capital in the world. The UK has always been a trading nation - even in the old days of empire, what we had was largely a trading empire. That is why it makes me laugh when people describe the UK as a 'socialist' country. We are about as far removed from socialism as it is possible for anyone to be. We have 1000 years sucessful of trading behind us - and if we want to be around for another 1000 years, it may involve hedging our bets a little. Who am I to say that we should break with that tradition?

In a proper context Blair may not be a friend to anyone other than the UK. He is doing what he views is best for his country. Many here think he is wrong. But nonetheless this is about preserving national self interest - which is something all countries have to contend with.

We can't piss America or Europe off too much - as in the end this amounts to jobs and prosperity for the people of the UK. We wouldn't survive long without either of these.

GJ

Senor_Mota

Well, we could survive if only one thing were followed - BARTERING. You suggested the idea of "1000 Years of Successful Trade" from the U.K. - and I'm going to make an educated guess in saying that at least 50% of that trade over the years was made with bartering. Forget the f*cking Euro, forget the almighty dollar - let's go back to trading food, services, water, labor, minerals, etc. as the medium. Make it for the greater good. I probably sound like a hippie, but LEGALIZE HEMP in America...it's the most versatile textile and food-producing plant IN THE WORLD. F*ck the money, f*ck world trade, f*ck the state. Drop the "middle man" and do things the right way.

Is hemp legal in the U.K.? What about Absynthe?

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raid517

Cannabis is declassified in the UK. Which means that you are unlikely to go to prision for possessing it. It has a similar status to say perhaps sleeping pills - so it is still a very minor offense to possess it - similar in scale perhaps to littering. But many see this as an intermediate step inbetween partial and full legalisation - and that in the next Blair term, when he is relected next year we might then see full legalisation. My own view on this is very mixed. I have seen the bad things drugs can do as well as the good. (Well really there wasn't any good, Not in the long run). So I don't really know what my view is. I am pretty sure though that I could make a much better case for the legalisation (albeit in a controlled way) of heroin than I could for canabis. Heroin causes so much crime in our society that it really might be the only viable option. People stoned on cannabis are generally too lazy to commit crime.

GJ

Senor_Mota

Well, not now(in the U.S.) - a pound of pot sticks you in the joint(literally) for 5 years...more than that, you're facing twenty. I'm not asking that Marijuana itself be legalized either - only HEMP. There is a difference. And of course you could make a better legislation for Heroin - it's made from the Opium Poppy and they synthesize Morphine from it!

Worst crime ever commited by a stoner - stealing a Twinkie from the Store

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Razgriz

Hey, i can make you look like a stupid person, all i have to do is take remarks made by you out of context, which is probably what most if this is.

They do it to Jessica Simpson all the time....

raid517

No not most of it. There are something like three and a half thousand words there. Its a bit hard to say all of that can be taken out of context. With that many gaffes I think it qualifies as pretty much a definate trend. I could probably fill two more pages with similar stuff if I could be assed looking any more. This really is the way Bush speaks. Indeed so prevalint is his ability to make such gaffes that he has earned himself a place in the Oxford English dictionary under the title of "Bushism"

Quote:

The second edition of the Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying and Quotation recently recognized Bush's er ... contributions to the English language. Under the heading "Bushisms," the dictionary includes such Bush classics as, "We are ready for any unforseen event which may or may not happen." Source: The Associated Press, "Words of wisdom from Bush—and you can quote him on that," Nov. 18, 2002

It really takes quite a lot to get that degree of attention from the OED.

GJ

digerati

Well he does screw up a lot. Like "nuculer" come on now. I mean I voted for him, but I'd much rather he just have Collin Powell speak for him lol

canislupis

Sure he does. Speaking isn't exactly his strong point, everyone knows that, but I would rather have someone in command that stutters, but makes the right decisions for the country than a fast, smooth talking salesman who fiddles (or 'smokes' cigars) while Rome burns. Now, I could see how it might be usefull, but just because someone is a smooth bullshitter does not make them a good leader.

Hey RAID, you're awful concerned about American politics for a Scot, aren't ya?
Funny, how Europeans try to act like we don't matter or something, but they just worry their heads off about our business.

BTW Dem's. Your candidate was a real winner too there! I wonder if ol Herman Munster Jr. said anything stupid during his campaign?

raid517

Mmm well I'm entitled to be concerned about American politcs because some of the crazy shit you do does have a direct effect here in the UK - not least becauses Blair for some weird reason not many here can grasp tends to mirror everything Bush does in the USA. Some of it is motivated by economic interest, but it doesn't explain all of it. But anyhoo if you want to insult the only real alli the US has had over this past 4 year period and say that even the Brits have no right to comment - then fine, you go ahead and burn those bridges too. The more you spit hate out at the rest of the world, the more the rest of the world will spit hate back at you.

But I really don't understand why you would want things that way.

I never said America didn't matter. I think it very much does. I think once it gains an ambition to go off running about the world and interfering (or should that be 'helping'?) in other countries affairs that that should be of interest to everyone. Unlike many people in America, much of the rest of the world still does care what is happening in the world - and still feels that it isn't justifiable for one country to run around everywhere imposing their will wherever they see fit.

The problem with Bush - whatever the truth may be - is that he does give the impression of not being very smart. Moreover many people (from an outside perspective at least) tend to make the assumption that he is a not very smart guy who is being controlled by other much smarter people within the US administration. I have no idea if it's true or not - but it does add to people's inability to take him seriously. They see him bungle and mumble and mix up his words and they think 'what an idiot, how can we believe anything he says? Why have the Americans elected Forrest Gump as their President?' It makes it hard for ordinary people to want to support him.

Now as has been noted before if someone like Colin Powell was doing all the talking - it would be much harder not to take him seriously. He's a smart guy - and well liked both on the left and right (though he may get the boot in Bush's cabinate reshuffle) people get the impression that he has some degree of real intergrity and that maybe he is not so inluenced by the extreme neoconservative branch of the party as is Bush.

So really it's about credibility. Bush is disliked too because a lot of people outside America (and still close to half inside the US) believe he got it terribly wrong over Iraq. You can try to change my mind here if you want - but you still won't be able to change the minds of the many millions of people who still do feel that way.

Being able to speak effectively is more than handy for a politician. I would say it is a vital skill. There are many people in this world you have to be able to talk to effectively if you are President of the United States of America. It does no good to the image of the USA if people come away from such conversations believing that the President might well be somewhat retarded.

But if that is the impression you want to project on the world, that is as you say entirely up to you.

Kerry was really quite a good speaker. A little thin on content - but he did sound like he knew what he was talking about.

GJ

The_Neon_Cowboy

Nice list of love the mis quotes, out of context ... Jeze what leftist propagada site programed you with this today

made me laugh shouldn't this be in offtopic LOL

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raid517

Possibly - but a lot fewer people would have read it there.

GJ