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US President George W Bush has told a roomful of top Pentagon brass his administration would never stop looking for ways to harm the United States.

The latest installment of misspeak from a president long known for his malapropisms came during a signing ceremony for a new US$417 billion defence appropriations bill that includes US$25 billion in emergency funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"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," Bush said.

The Republican incumbent, who is in a tight race for reelection against Democrat John Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran, used the 11-minute presentation to underscore his commitment to US troops.

On hand for the ceremony were Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


SORRY THIS IS NON-SEQUITOR BUT HAD TO SHARE A LAUGH.

US President George W Bush has told a roomful of top Pentagon brass his administration would never stop looking for ways to harm the United States.

The latest installment of misspeak from a president long known for his malapropisms came during a signing ceremony for a new US$417 billion defence appropriations bill that includes US$25 billion in emergency funding for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"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," Bush said.

The Republican incumbent, who is in a tight race for reelection against Democrat John Kerry, a decorated Vietnam veteran, used the 11-minute presentation to underscore his commitment to US troops.

On hand for the ceremony were Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.


SORRY THIS IS NON-SEQUITOR BUT HAD TO SHARE A LAUGH.

I think this was posted earlier today. In any event. I believe what he meant to say (just to add something vaguely on topic) was:

"They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and we are always working to be one step ahead of them."

Essentially, just as the terrorists are always looking for new loopholes and opportunities, Bush is trying to find them first and prevent them.

Just my interpretation.

yeah...nothing other than a bushism...

Don't misunderestimate him. He is dumber then he looks.

May just be a Bushism to some, but it seems to be a policy statement based on the last four years if you're not in the right economic group. He's certainly found lots of ways to harm the economy and the military.

Just discovered that The Smoking Gun (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0805042bush1.html) has video of the event under discussion here. Is it just me or does it look like he was reading that speech? Might have been an ad-lib--I can't imagine a prepared speech getting through with that kind of a malapropism in it.

Just discovered that The Smoking Gun (http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0805042bush1.html) has video of the event under discussion here. Is it just me or does it look like he was reading that speech? Might have been an ad-lib--I can't imagine a prepared speech getting through with that kind of a malapropism in it.
It appears that he was reading it. Perhaps he wrote it too? I heard that he writes a lot of his material?

At any rate, too funny!!