NationStates Jolt Archive

Bush: a source of unintentional laughter and worry.

"I believe if you want to be negative you always can, no matter how hard you try."—Internationally televised News Event, June 15, 2004

"More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than—I say more Muslims—a lot of Muslims have died—I don't know the exact count—at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there's been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004

"In an economic recession, I'd rather that in order to get out of this recession, that the people be spending their money, not the government trying to figure out how to spend the people's money."—Tampa, Fla., Feb. 16, 2004

"But the true strength of America is found in the hearts and souls of people like Travis, people who are willing to love their neighbor, just like they would like to love themselves."—Springfield, Mo., Feb. 9, 2004

Bush before the election:
"I trust the people."

Bush after the election:
"People can't be trusted."

this about says it all

teehee

At least he was good for a few laughs eh?

We got a lot of entertainment from him. i would kind of like to see Bush go into show business. Reverse the process on Hollywoods ass and see how they like it.

Bush is like a vacuum...he sucks!

There are so very many to chose from. A selection of my favorites:

"If you don't stand for anything, then you don't stand for anything!"--I love this one for it's simple, Zen-like honesty. You really can't refute it, just lay back and enjoy the pointless certainty of it.

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." --Again, this is solid gold contemplative Bush. I see him saying it as he walks through a sun-dappled field of wildflowers. Look, there's a unicorn with a nuclear warhead strapped on it's back!

"Drug therapies are replacing a lot of medicines as we used to know it."--As always, perfectly true and blazingly incorrect all at the same time. I like to think of this as "The Paradoxical Bush." They're sort of like mantras or koans, in a way.

"I mean, there needs to be a wholesale effort against racial profiling, which is illiterate children." -- Finally, a President suggests a postive use for illiterate children. No child will be left behind, they'll be used to combat racial profiling...somehow.

"I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question." -- It's the man's honesty I respect.

"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." -- And people say he's got something against the environment. For far too long in this country, we have been divided along lines of oxygen processing. We see it in sushi bars and Red Lobsters all across the nation. Thank God we finally have a President who has vision on this important issue. Two Gills Good, Mr. President, Two Gills Good!

"Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do
it, that's trustworthiness."--A bold new reworking of the very concept of trust. I like it!

And my favorite is actually from Momma Bush:

"Son, I love your strategy: Don't let them get to know you."

hahaha, I hope everyone participates in adding to this thread. High-larious

"More and more of our imports are coming from overseas."

"I actually did vote for the $87 billion, before I voted against it."

Yes because Kerry never makes stupid quotes :D

Sorry had to say that

"Nigeria is an important continent".

He he he...

Lots of people are bad public speakers. Some, as the President proves, are terrible public speakers, but this says nothing about the intelligence of the person. Everyone here has had freudian slips, has stumbled over their tongue, or has suffered from a brainfart.

Lots of people are bad public speakers. Some, as the President proves, are terrible public speakers, but this says nothing about the intelligence of the person. Everyone here has had freudian slips, has stumbled over their tongue, or has suffered from a brainfart.

Yes, and for him, sadly brain farts are permanent. That's why he stinks.

Yes, and for him, sadly brain farts are permanent. That's why he stinks.
Undoubtably better the a politician who cannot make up his mind.

Lots of people are bad public speakers. Some, as the President proves, are terrible public speakers, but this says nothing about the intelligence of the person. Everyone here has had freudian slips, has stumbled over their tongue, or has suffered from a brainfart.
Its the way though that Bush can do it again, and again, and again...

"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"

Very true, before he said that I don't think I'd ever heard that question asked.

Its the way though that Bush can do it again, and again, and again...

"Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"

Very true, before he said that I don't think I'd ever heard that question asked.
Well I assume the dyslexia makes him prone to certain errors in speech, which most are.

"The march to war hurt the economy. Laura reminded me a while ago that remember what was on the TV screens — she calls me, 'George W.' — 'George W.' I call her, 'First Lady.' No, anyway — she said, we said, march to war on our TV screen." —George W. Bush, Bay Shore, New York, Mar. 11, 2004

"Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

"Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter." —George W. Bush, advising quail hunter and New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici, Roswell, N.M., Jan. 22, 2004


"I was a prisoner too, but for bad reasons." —George W. Bush, to Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, on being told that all but one of the Argentine delegates to a summit meeting were imprisoned during the military dictatorship, Monterrey, Mexico, Jan. 13, 2004

:headbang: :confused:

Lots of people are bad public speakers. Some, as the President proves, are terrible public speakers, but this says nothing about the intelligence of the person. Everyone here has had freudian slips, has stumbled over their tongue, or has suffered from a brainfart.

But not nearly as much as Bush,who has a job description that focuses heavily on public speaking. And there's a difference between a freudian slip, a tongue stumble or a brainfart and an outright stupid statement like, "I'm going to have a foreign handed foreign policy."

And since we can never have enough laughter... :D

And today, I'm informing the prime minister that we're lifting the travel ban on Turkey.
-- Which would have been a good thing if there had been a travel ban in the first place; unfortunately for Dubya, there wasn't, press conference with Turkish prime minister, Jan. 17, 2002

You cannot be pro-small business and pro-trial lawyer at the same time.
-- Dubya takes gross oversimplification to a new level, Waukesha, Wisconsin, Jul. 14, 2004

God loves you, and I love you. And you can count on both of us as a powerful message that people who wonder about their future can hear.
-- Reverend Dubya is confusing and spooky all at the same time, Los Angeles, California, Mar. 3, 2004

But we've got a big border in Texas, with Mexico, obviously -- and we've got a big border with Canada -- Arizona is affected.
-- No matter how you slice it, this statement is geographically challenged, Washington, D.C., Jun. 24, 2004

Over 50 percent of our energy comes from overseas. Fortunately, a lot of it comes from Canada.
-- Apparently an invisible ocean separates the U.S. and Canada, town hall forum in Ontario, California, Jan. 5, 2002

I want to thank the astronauts who are with us, the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the young of our country.
-- Dubya making a strong case for sticking to the script, Washington, D.C., Jan. 14, 2004

He's going to tax all of you.
-- Dubya on John Kerry, sounding pretty silly unless Dubya is planning to unilaterally outlaw all taxes, Washington, D.C., Mar. 23, 2004

And the best so far:

See, free nations do not develop weapons of mass destruction.
-- I wonder if Dubya is going to try and rewrite the history of the 20th century to agree with this statement, Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2003

Just one from me.

"They misunderestimated me"
-Dubya, don't know where he said it.
Did they? (has this been used already?)

That "Free nations don't develop WMD" is my favourite so far. It's so ridiculous, it's almost not funny.