BUSHISMS

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Posted by JacquiGOLD on July 16, 2008 at 9:53 PM

"A Bushism is any of a number of peculiar words, phrases, pronunciations, malapropisms, semantic or linguistic errors, and gaffes that have occurred in the public speaking of United States President George W. Bush..." Wikipedia.

Some of my favourites:
"I heard somebody say, 'Where's (Nelson) Mandela?' Well, Mandela's dead. Because Saddam killed all the Mandelas." --George W. Bush, on the former South African president, who is still very much alive, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2007

We're kicking ass." --George W. Bush, on the security situation in Iraq, to Australian Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile, Sydney, Australia, Sept. 5, 2007

The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 12, 2007

One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, D.C., is we've got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a - a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone." -George W. Bush, Denver, Aug. 14, 2001

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Reply by scarlettohallGOLD on July 16, 2008 at 9:55 PM

Haha...I especially like the third one.

Reply by JacquiGOLD on July 16, 2008 at 9:55 PM

"It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency." -George W. Bush, June 14, 2001, speaking to Swedish Prime Minister Goran Perrson, unaware that a live television camera was still rolling.

Hehe....seems like he still is..

Reply by JacquiGOLD on July 16, 2008 at 9:58 PM

"For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it." -George W. Bush, Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 2001

Ouch!!

Reply by scarlettohallGOLD on July 16, 2008 at 10:09 PM

"It is white." —after being asked by a child in Britain what the White House was like, July 19, 2001

LOLOL

Reply by JacquiGOLD on July 16, 2008 at 10:10 PM

Lol, Bushisms can keep me entertained all night.

Reply by scarlettohallGOLD on July 16, 2008 at 10:14 PM

check out these two

"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001

"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." —Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

Reply by SirfitzGOLD on July 17, 2008 at 2:20 AM

He is a card sometimes. Gore was hilarious in some of the dumb things he said too:

"The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. I didn't live in this century."

"I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn't study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people."

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."

Reply by SirfitzGOLD on July 17, 2008 at 2:27 AM

Bush:

"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."

Hmmm...he musta just got done listing to the Who song

"I don't particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it."

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."

Reply by Al-D-Man on July 17, 2008 at 2:40 AM

Reply by Al-D-Man on July 17, 2008 at 2:43 AM

"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."—Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008

Reply by Al-D-Man on July 17, 2008 at 2:49 AM

And so, in my State of the—my State of the Union—or state—my speech to the nation, whatever you want to call it, speech to the nation—I asked Americans to give 4,000 years—4,000 hours over the next—the rest of your life—of service to America. That's what I asked—4,000 hours." —Bridgeport, Conn., April 9, 2002

Reply by blazaGOLD on July 17, 2008 at 11:42 AM

There is some who say that perhaps freedom is not universal. Maybe it's only Western people that can self-govern. Maybe it's only, you know, white-guy Methodists who are capable of self-government. I reject that notion." --George W. Bush, London, June 16, 2008

Reply by blazaGOLD on July 17, 2008 at 11:49 AM

LMAO I love this guy...

"And so the fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine. And when somebody makes a machine, it means there's jobs at the machine-making place." --George W. Bush, Mesa, Arizona, May 27, 2008

Reply by JacquiGOLD on July 17, 2008 at 1:29 PM

"People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you." -George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002

Reply by AmymamaGOLD on July 17, 2008 at 1:54 PM

They misunderestimated me.
- US President George W. Bush (November 6, 2000 in Bentonville, Arkansas)

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.
- US President George W. Bush (August 5, 2004)

I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family
- US President George W. Bush (January 27, 2000 in New Hampshire)

Reply by AmymamaGOLD on July 17, 2008 at 1:59 PM

oh this one's just great!

“I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don’t care. It’s not that important. It’s not our priority.”

George W. Bush

hmmm....

Reply by AmymamaGOLD on July 17, 2008 at 2:03 PM

personality of a Dictator.. (imo)

”In a time of war, the president must have the power he needs to make the tough decisions, including, if need be, the decision to grant himself even more power.”

George W. Bush

”If this were a dictatorship, it’d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I’m the dictator.”

George W. Bush

”I’m the commander — see, I don’t need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That’s the interesting thing about being president.”

“I’m the decider, and I decide what’s best.”

George W. Bush

k... I'm done for now. :)

Reply by Arizonagal on July 17, 2008 at 2:07 PM

For all who love freedom and peace, the world without Saddam Hussein's regime is a better and safer place.
- George W. Bush

Reply by blazaGOLD on July 17, 2008 at 7:58 PM

For all who love freedom and peace, the world without George Bush's regime is a better and safer place.
-Saddam Hussein

*lol Just kidding I made that up*

Reply by Arizonagal on July 17, 2008 at 8:01 PM

Haha blaza

Reply by eileenGOLD on July 18, 2008 at 12:43 AM

eileen was offered a job promotion today..they like me..really like me!!

We are ready to sacrifice our souls, our children and our families so as not to give up Iraq. We say this so no one will think that America is capable of breaking the will of the Iraqis with its weapons.
-Saddam Hussein

Reply by eileenGOLD on July 18, 2008 at 12:46 AM

eileen was offered a job promotion today..they like me..really like me!!

Blaza!! This isnt the Saddam thread!! You got me all mixed up throwing that one in there!!

:D

Reply by fatalist on July 24, 2008 at 5:11 PM

It is so bizzaar,you having a president as dumb as that, and for us to have had a prime minister( Blair) that followed him and fell at his feet. "Funny old world" as Dudley Moore used to say.

Reply by eileenGOLD on July 24, 2008 at 7:06 PM

eileen was offered a job promotion today..they like me..really like me!!

”If this were a dictatorship, it’d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I’m the dictator.”

George W. Bush

this is his odd sense of humor..he wasnt serious here..btw

Reply by Arizonagal on July 24, 2008 at 7:35 PM

"We have learned that terrorist attacks are not caused by the use of strength; they are invited by the perception of weakness. And the surest way to avoid attacks on our own people is to engage the enemy where he lives and plans. We are fighting that enemy in Iraq and Afghanistan today so that we do not meet him again on our own streets, in our own cities." - George W. Bush

Reply by SirfitzGOLD on July 24, 2008 at 7:44 PM

fatalist wrote:It is so bizzaar,you having a president as dumb as that, and for us to have had a prime minister( Blair) that followed him and fell at his feet. "Funny old world" as Dudley Moore used to say.

What's even more bazaar was the Clinton years. They have to have used "I don't recall" more often than a mafia don being grilled by a prosecutor". And on the flip side of what you said, they treated the world as if everyone were so stupid and dumb (I tried marijuana but didn't inhale) that they could say and do anything and everyone would swallow it hook line and sinker.

Reply by SirfitzGOLD on July 24, 2008 at 7:47 PM

eileen wrote:”If this were a dictatorship, it’d be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I’m the dictator.”
George W. Bush

this is his odd sense of humor..he wasnt serious here..btw

Come on Eileen. You should know by now that lefties cannot understand wit or see when a person is making a joke. Proof is when they take something someone said jokingly and turn it around and make it sound like the person was serious like you gave an example of.

Reply by SirfitzGOLD on July 24, 2008 at 7:51 PM

A REALLY good example is taking the exaggerated Islamic terrorists claim they are doing Allah's work, and someone turns it into a parody or cartoon. The left stands up and screams how that person is a bigot (or in the real ignorant rant start calling people racists about it ....the ignorant part is that Muslims are not a race nor are the majority of the people that practice it ..the Arabs) or hateful. But they think it's amusing when someone on the far left makes fun of Jesus or exhibits the crucifix in a jar of urine at taxpayers expense. (yes, someone really did).

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Reply by sawheadGOLD on July 24, 2008 at 9:16 PM

Bristol, Virginia, and this is Obama talking about Iraq.
OBAMA: What they'll say is, "Well it costs too much money," but you know what? It would cost, about... It -- it -- it would cost about the same as what we would spend... It... Over the course of 10 years it would cost what it would costs us... (nervous laugh) All right. Okay. We're going to... It... It would cost us about the same as it would cost for about -- hold on one second. I can't hear myself. But I'm glad you're fired up, though. I'm glad

Real articulate without a teleprompter , HUH ?

Reply by sawheadGOLD on July 24, 2008 at 9:19 PM

Same rally Obama speaking at Bristol Virginia
OBAMA: Everybody knows that it makes no sense that you send a kid to the emergency room for a treatable illness like asthma, they end up taking up a hospital bed, it costs, when, if you, they just gave, you gave them treatment early and they got some treatment, and a, a breathalyzer, or inhalator, not a breathalyzer. (crowd laughing) I haven't had much sleep in the last 48 hours.

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