Post by Bret Walker on Feb 1, 2005 11:50:06 GMT -5
I got this calendar from the dollar store (Dollar Tree) called George W. Bushisms; the accidental wit and wisdom of George W. Bush. Well, I didn't get it; Erin got it for me. She wanted me to post each of the Bushisms on a daily basis, and I figured I'd do the same here. But it's February already and I'm already a month behind. So here's January, a month of Bushisms:
"Oftentimes what I try to say in Washington gets filtered and sometimes my
words in Washington don't exactly translate directly to the people."
-Kalamazoo, Michigan; March 27, 2001
"I think we agree, the past is over."
-On his meeting with John McCain, quoted in the Dallas Morning News; May
10, 2000
"First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor
a treaty that I thought made sense for the country."
On the Kyoto accord in an interview with the Washington Post; April 24,
2001
"This administration is doing everything we can to end the stalemate in an
efficient way. We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to
an end."
-Washington, D.C.; April 10, 2001
"I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time
thinking about myself, about why I do things."
-Aboard Air Force One; June 4, 2003
"They said, 'You know, this issue doesn't seem to resignate with the
people.' And I said, you know something? Whether it resignates or not
doesn't matter to me, because I stand for doing what's the right thing, and
what the right thing is hearing the voices of people who work."
-Portland, Oregon; October 31, 2000
"One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end."
Washington, DC; January 8, 2003
"You can teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."
Townsend, Tennesee; February 21, 2001
"See, we love--we love freedom. That's what they didn't understand. They
hate things; we love things. They act out of hatred; we don't seek
revenge, we seek justice out of love."
Oklahoma City; August 29, 2002
"I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving.
I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read
the news themselves."
-Washington, D.C.; September 21, 2003
"We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House--make no mistake about
it."
Washington, D.C.; February 7, 2001
"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."
-Washington, D.C.; May 19, 2003
"My admission has been calling upon all the leaders in the--in the Middle
East to do everything they can to stop the violence, to tell the different
parties involved that peace will never happen."
-Crawford, Texas; August 13, 2001
"Do you have blacks, too?"
-To brazillian president Fernando Cardoso; Washington, D.C.; November 8,
2001
"I urge the leaders in Europe and around the world to take swift, decisive
action against terror groups such as Hamas, to cut off their funding, and
to support--cut funding and support, as the United States has done."
-Washington, D.C.; June 25, 2003
"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; January 30, 2000
"I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for
predecessors as well."
-Washington, D.C.; January 29, 2001
"I understand small business growth. I was one."
-New York Daily News; February 19, 2000
"Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history--revisonist
historians is what I like to call them."
-Elizabeth, New Jersey; June 16, 2003
"The best way to relieve families from time is to let them keep some of
their own money."
-Westminster, California; September 13, 2000
"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"
-Florence, South Carolina; January 11, 2000
"I don't think we need to be subliminable about the differences between our
views on prescription drugs."
-Orlando, Florida; September 12, 2000
"I'm the master of low expectations."
-Aboard Air Force One; June 4, 2003
"I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is
underestimating."
-As quoted in U.S. News & World Report; April 3, 2000
"I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was
very impressed by his grasp of finances."
-Washington, D.C.; May 29, 2003
"I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun."
-St. Louis; October 18, 2000
That's all of January, I'll start posting dailies from here.
"Oftentimes what I try to say in Washington gets filtered and sometimes my
words in Washington don't exactly translate directly to the people."
-Kalamazoo, Michigan; March 27, 2001
"I think we agree, the past is over."
-On his meeting with John McCain, quoted in the Dallas Morning News; May
10, 2000
"First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor
a treaty that I thought made sense for the country."
On the Kyoto accord in an interview with the Washington Post; April 24,
2001
"This administration is doing everything we can to end the stalemate in an
efficient way. We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to
an end."
-Washington, D.C.; April 10, 2001
"I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time
thinking about myself, about why I do things."
-Aboard Air Force One; June 4, 2003
"They said, 'You know, this issue doesn't seem to resignate with the
people.' And I said, you know something? Whether it resignates or not
doesn't matter to me, because I stand for doing what's the right thing, and
what the right thing is hearing the voices of people who work."
-Portland, Oregon; October 31, 2000
"One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end."
Washington, DC; January 8, 2003
"You can teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a
literacy test."
Townsend, Tennesee; February 21, 2001
"See, we love--we love freedom. That's what they didn't understand. They
hate things; we love things. They act out of hatred; we don't seek
revenge, we seek justice out of love."
Oklahoma City; August 29, 2002
"I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving.
I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read
the news themselves."
-Washington, D.C.; September 21, 2003
"We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House--make no mistake about
it."
Washington, D.C.; February 7, 2001
"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."
-Washington, D.C.; May 19, 2003
"My admission has been calling upon all the leaders in the--in the Middle
East to do everything they can to stop the violence, to tell the different
parties involved that peace will never happen."
-Crawford, Texas; August 13, 2001
"Do you have blacks, too?"
-To brazillian president Fernando Cardoso; Washington, D.C.; November 8,
2001
"I urge the leaders in Europe and around the world to take swift, decisive
action against terror groups such as Hamas, to cut off their funding, and
to support--cut funding and support, as the United States has done."
-Washington, D.C.; June 25, 2003
"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; January 30, 2000
"I am mindful not only of preserving executive powers for myself, but for
predecessors as well."
-Washington, D.C.; January 29, 2001
"I understand small business growth. I was one."
-New York Daily News; February 19, 2000
"Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history--revisonist
historians is what I like to call them."
-Elizabeth, New Jersey; June 16, 2003
"The best way to relieve families from time is to let them keep some of
their own money."
-Westminster, California; September 13, 2000
"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"
-Florence, South Carolina; January 11, 2000
"I don't think we need to be subliminable about the differences between our
views on prescription drugs."
-Orlando, Florida; September 12, 2000
"I'm the master of low expectations."
-Aboard Air Force One; June 4, 2003
"I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is
underestimating."
-As quoted in U.S. News & World Report; April 3, 2000
"I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was
very impressed by his grasp of finances."
-Washington, D.C.; May 29, 2003
"I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun."
-St. Louis; October 18, 2000
That's all of January, I'll start posting dailies from here.
