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Bush Has The Power
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"They misunderestimated me." --Did they now? Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000. Apparently, the Gore--Lieberman camp had the audacity to 'misunderestimate' the furture president.
"Shadowy terrorists could hook up with a nation that has got weapons of mass destruction, the nations that I labeled axis of evil, people who in one case have gassed their own people with a weapons of mass destruction."
"Within this Cabinet department, we're going to have four basic functions. One are borders."
"It is very important for the infrastructure to be modernized as quickly as possible,... so that an entrepreneur such as yourself are able to learn from other entrepreneurs being connected through the Internet"
"We hold dear what our Declaration of Independence says, that all have got uninalienable rights, endowed by a Creator. " --Uninalienable? Dubya @ Putin press conference in Moscow, May 24, 2002.
But in Afghanistan, we've shown, I believe, how to do it, in a way that's commiserate with our values -- that, on the one hand, we're plenty tough, and we will be. We've got a military we're going to use, if we need to, to defend freedom. But on the other hand, we delivered a lot of medicine and a lot of food.
-- Dubya letting another "commiserate" fly out in place of "commensurate", Moscow, Russia, May 24, 2002
"Those who seek missiles and terrible weapons are also familiar with the map of Europe. Like the threats of another era, this threat cannot be appeased or cannot be ignored."
-- He apparently hasn't made up his mind about which thing cannot be done
"We're working with Chancellor Schroeder on what's called 10-plus-10-over-10. $10 billion from the U.S., $10 billion from other members of the G7 over a 10-year period, to help Russia securitize the dismantling -- the dismantled nuclear warheads."
-- Accidentally proposing some sort of fiscal policy for dismantled nuclear warheads, press conference with German Chancellor Gerhardt Schroeder, Berlin, Germany, May 23, 2002
"Listen, history has called us to action. I don't want to be in a position where we look back, and say, why didn't they lead, where were they when it came to our basic freedoms? And we are going to lead.
-- I'm having a hard time deciphering the pronoun usage here, and I have a feeling I'm not the only one, press conference with German Chancellor Gerhardt Schroeder, Berlin, Germany, May 23, 2002
"You know, sometimes in Washington we actually are able to put our political parties aside and focus on what's best for the country. And we're able to say, let's make sure America comes -- is the first priority of all of us."
-- Draw whatever unintended double meanings you like from this one, Washington, D.C., May 14, 2002. Our President is certainly outspoken.
"The other day -- somebody asked me one time, a while ago, they said, "Has he [Chairman Arafat] disappointed you, has he lost your respect?" I said, well, he hasn't earned my respect yet".
-- A little Dubya time-travel and verb mismatch fun, Crawford, Texas, Apr. 28, 2002
"And then America's Paralympics overcame great odds to excel in their sports."
-- The "Paralympics" are the event, "Paralympians" are the athletes, Dubya flips a word at event congratulating Olympic and Paralympic athletes, White House, Apr. 23, 2002
"Manuel Guerra contacted polio as an infant."
-- Merely "contacting" polio might leave a person unscathed, it's the "contracting" part that leads to problems, at event congratulating Olympic and Paralympic athletes, White House, Apr. 23, 2002
"Conspiracy theories abound in American politics. I don't even need to be subliminabable about the differences between our views on prescription drugs." -- Candidate Dubya, Sept. 12, 2000
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"You're working hard to put food on your family."
-- Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce (New Hampshire), Jan. 27, 2000
"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
"Border relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better." -- In press conference with Canadian PM, and apparently forgetting about the country wedged between Canada and Mexico, Sept. 24, 2001
"Vice President mentioned Nigeria is a fledgling democracy. We have to work with Nigeria. That's an important continent." -- Presidential debate, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2000
"Actually, I - this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about - when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me."
-- Hardball, MSNBC, May 31, 2000
REPORTER: Mr. President, have you been tested for anthrax?
DUBYA: I don't have anthrax.
REPORTER: So you've been tested, sir?
DUBYA: I don't have it.
-- Dubya demonstrating how not to answer a question, Oct. 23, 2001
"My view is -- and you know what it is, which is if you let people keep more of their own money, they'll spend it. And when they spend it, they're going to demand a good and service and then somebody's got to provide the good and service." -If he knows that his audience already knows what his view is, why is he explaining it?
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"What's my name in Spanish? Presidente George W. Arbusto." --Presidente George W. Arbusto. The English translation? President George W. Shrub. Somebody should really tell him. Dubya @ Vincente Fox press conference in Mexico City.
"Every morning I come into the desk, and I would read the threat assessments to America."-- Speaking of the present as a bygone era, Dec. 21, 2001
REPORTER: What is for you the more decisive ally in your war against terrorism?
DUBYA: Decisive ally? Ally? Decisive ally? Of course, Jacques Chirac. I -- listen, thank you for the trick question. Let me talk about this ally. The phone rang the day after the attack -- the day of the attack. I can't remember exactly when, but it was immediately. And he said, "I'm your friend." On this continent, France takes the lead in helping to hunt down people who want to harm America and/or the French, or anybody else.
-- More time-travel with Dubya, this time more confusing. And France is our only ally. Press conference with French President Jacques Chirac, Paris, France, May 26, 2002
"We were concerned about threats on the President. We were worried about future attacks, and there's a lot of belief that Flight 93 was headed to the White House."
-- Talking about his concerns immediately following the attacks on September 11, 2001, and apparently forgetting that he was President at the time, interview with ARD German Television, May 22, 2002
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