THE FUNNIEST BUSH QUOTES OF 2004- I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.Nashville, Tenn., May 27, 2004
- Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling.Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 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.Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2004
- It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life.Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2004
- We will make sure our troops have all that is necessary to complete their missions. That's why I went to the Congress last September and proposed fundamental — supplemental funding, which is money for armor and body parts and ammunition and fuel.Erie, Pa., Sept. 4, 2004
- 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!Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 16, 2004
- Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a — you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities.Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004
- I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft.second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004
- 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.Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 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., Aug. 5, 2004
THE FUNNIEST BUSH QUOTES OF 2005- I think I may need a bathroom break. Is this possible?in a note to to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a U.N. Security Council meeting, September 14, 2005 (caught by TV cameras)
- You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that.to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005
- See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005
- It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm's way.Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
- I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend.On the prospect of visiting Denmark, Washington D.C., June 29, 2005
- But Iraq has—have got people there that are willing to kill, and they're hard-nosed killers. And we will work with the Iraqis to secure their future.Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
- We're spending money on clean coal technology. Do you realize we've got 250 million years of coal?Washington, D.C., June 8, 2005
- Those who enter the country illegally violate the law.Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2005
- I can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs.Poplarville, Miss., Sept. 5, 2005
- We look forward to analyzing and working with legislation that will make—it would hope—put a free press's mind at ease that you're not being denied information you shouldn't see.Washington, D.C., April 14, 2005
- Because the—all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those—changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be—or closer delivered to what has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the—like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate—the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those—if that growth is affected, it will help on the red.Explaining his plan to save Social Security, Tampa, Fla., Feb. 4, 2005
- Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job.to FEMA director Michael Brown, who resigned 10 days later amid criticism over his handling of the Hurricane Katrina debacle, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005
- I'm going to spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess, it's the Mother in me.Washington D.C., April 14, 2005
- In this job you've got a lot on your plate on a regular basis; you don't have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, 'How do you think my standing will be?'Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005
THE FUNNIEST BUSH QUOTES OF 2006I think — tide turning — see, as I remember — I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of — it's easy to see a tide turn — did I say those words?George W. Bush, asked if the tide was turning in Iraq, Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006
President Bush: "Peter. Are you going to ask that question with shades on?"
Peter Wallsten of the Los Angeles Times: "I can take them off."
Bush: "I'm interested in the shade look, seriously."
Wallsten: "All right, I'll keep it, then."
Bush: "For the viewers, there's no sun."
Wallsten: "I guess it depends on your perspective."
Bush: "Touché.An exchange with legally blind reporter Peter Wallsten, to whom Bush later apologized
Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006
Trying to stop suiciders — which we're doing a pretty good job of on occasion — is difficult to do. And what the Iraqis are going to have to eventually do is convince those who are conducting suiciders who are not inspired by Al Qaeda, for example, to realize there's a peaceful tomorrow.George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 24, 2006
I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake.George W. Bush, on his best moment in office, interview with the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, May 7, 2006
You never know what your history is going to be like until long after you're gone.George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2006
The point now is how do we work together to achieve important goals. And one such goal is a democracy in Germany.George W. Bush, D.C., May 5, 2006
That's George Washington, the first president, of course. The interesting thing about him is that I read three — three or four books about him last year. Isn't that interesting?George W. Bush, while showing German newspaper reporter Kai Diekmann the Oval Office, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2006
Finally, the desk, where we'll have our picture taken in front of -- is nine other Presidents used it. This was given to us by Queen Victoria in the 1870s, I think it was. President Roosevelt put the door in so people would not know he was in a wheelchair. John Kennedy put his head out the door.George W. Bush, showing German newspaper reporter Kai Diekmann the Oval Office, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2006
That's called, A Charge To Keep, based upon a religious hymn. The hymn talks about serving God. The president's job is never to promote a religion.George W. Bush, showing German newspaper reporter Kai Diekmann the Oval Office, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2006
I was not pleased that Hamas has refused to announce its desire to destroy Israel.George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2006
I aim to be a competitive nation.George W. Bush, San Jose, Calif., April 21, 2006
I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the Secretary of Defense.George W. Bush, Washington, D.C. April 18, 2006
I strongly believe what we're doing is the right thing. If I didn't believe it — I'm going to repeat what I said before — I'd pull the troops out, nor if I believed we could win, I would pull the troops out.George W. Bush, Charlotte, N.C., April 6, 2006
No question that the enemy has tried to spread sectarian violence. They use violence as a tool to do that.George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 22, 2006
If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate.George W. Bush, Washington D.C., March 21, 2006
After the bombing, most Iraqis saw what the perpetuators of this attack were trying to do.George W. Bush, on the bombing of the Golden Mosque of Samarra in Iraq, March 13, 2006, Washington, D.C.
And so I'm for medical liability at the federal level.George W. Bush, on medical liability reform, Washington, D.C., March 10, 2006
I believe that a prosperous, democratic Pakistan will be a steadfast partner for America, a peaceful neighbor for India, and a force for freedom and moderation in the Arab world.George W. Bush, mistakenly identifying Pakistan as an Arab country, Islamabad, Pakistan, March 3, 2006
People don't need to worry about security. This deal wouldn't go forward if we were concerned about the security for the United States of America.George W. Bush, on the deal to hand over U.S. port security to a company operated by the United Arab Emirates, Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 2006
And I want those who are questioning it to step up and explain why all of a sudden a Middle Eastern company is held to a different standard than a Great British company.George W. Bush, defending a plan to allow a company controlled by the United Arab Emirates to manage ports in the United States, aboard Air Force One, Feb. 21, 2006
I think it's really important for this great state of baseball to reach out to people of all walks of life to make sure that the sport is inclusive. The best way to do it is to convince little kids how to—the beauty of playing baseball.George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Feb. 13, 2006
I like my buddies from west Texas. I liked them when I was young, I liked them then I was middle-age, I liked them before I was president, and I like them during president, and I like them after president.George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 1, 2006
He was a state sponsor of terror. In other words, the government had declared, you are a state sponsor of terror.George W. Bu sh, on Saddam Hussein, Manhattan, Kan., Jan. 23, 2006
I'll be glad to talk about ranching, but I haven't seen the movie. I've heard about it. I hope you go — you know — I hope you go back to the ranch and the farm is what I'm about to say.George W. Bush, after being asked whether he's seen Brokeback Mountain, Manhattan, Kan., Jan. 23, 2006
You took an oath to defend our flag and our freedom, and you kept that oath underseas and under fire.George W. Bush, addressing war veterans, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2006
As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself — not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a little scratch. As a matter of fact, the Colonel asked if I needed first aid when she first saw me. I was able to avoid any major surgical operations here, but thanks for your compassion, Colonel.George W. Bush, after visiting with wounded veterans from the Amputee Care Center of Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas, Jan. 1, 2006
TOP 10 BUSH QUOTES OF ALL TIME1.
I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport.Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001
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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.Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004
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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.Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
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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.South Bend, Indiana, Sept. 5, 2002.
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There's an old...saying in Tennessee...I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee that says Fool me once...(3 second pause)... Shame on...(4 second pause)...Shame on you....(6 second pause)...Fool me...Can't get fooled again.Nashville, Tennessee, Sept. 17, 2002.
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See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003
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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., Oct. 27, 2003.
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I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend.on visiting Denmark, Washington D.C., June 29, 2005
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Wow! Brazil is big.after being shown a map of Brazil by Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2005
10. A TIE BETWEEN:
Rarely is the question asked, 'Is our children learning'?Florence, S.C. Jan 11 2000
The illiteracy level of our children are appalling.Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 20004
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