Compilations of Bushisms abound on websites - here's a selection from some that, despite having done the rounds for years, still crack us up. Also See:
"They misunderestimated me." 바카라” George W. Bush,Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000
"I think we are welcomed. But it was not a peaceful welcome." 바카라”GeorgeW. Bush, defending Vice President Dick Cheney's pre-war assertion that theUnited States would be welcomed in Iraq as liberators, NBC Nightly Newsinterview, Dec. 12, 2005
"I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of afriend." 바카라”George W. Bush, on visiting Denmark, Washington D.C., June 29,2005
"For every fatal shooting, there were roughlythree non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It'sjust unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it." 바카라”Philadelphia,Penn., May 14, 2001
"Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our childrenlearning?" 바카라”Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000
"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be ableto pass a literacy test.'' 바카라”Townsend, Tenn., Feb.21, 2001
"I am here to make an announcement thatthis Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald ReaganAirport." 바카라”Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001
"I know the human being and fish can coexistpeacefully." 바카라”Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000
"I know how hard it is for you to put food on yourfamily." 바카라”Greater Nashua, N.H., Jan. 27, 2000
"Families is where our nation finds hope, wherewings take dream." 바카라”LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000
"I promise you I will listen to what hasbeen said here, even though I wasn't here." 바카라” President's Economic Forumin Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002
"We spent a lot of timetalking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers fromincredible disease." 바카라”Gothenburg,Sweden, June 14, 2001
"Tribal sovereignty meansthat it's sovereign. I mean, you're a 바카라” you've been given sovereignty, andyou're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between thefederal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." 바카라”Washington,D.C., Aug. 6, 2004
"The war on terror involves SaddamHussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein,and his willingness to terrorize himself." 바카라”Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29,2003
"I saw a poll that said the right track/wrongtrack in Iraq was better than here in America. It's pretty darn strong. I mean,the people see a better future." 바카라”Washington, D.C., Sept.23, 2004
"We need an energy bill that encouragesconsumption." 바카라”Trenton, N.J., Sept. 23, 2002
"Do you have blacks, too?" 바카라”to Brazilian President FernandoCardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001
"This foreign policy stuff is a littlefrustrating." 바카라”as quoted by the New YorkDaily News, April 23, 2002
"It is white." 바카라”after being asked by achild in Britain what the White House was like, July 19, 2001
"I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joyof Hanukkah." 바카라”at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, Washington,D.C., Dec. 10, 2001
"I'm the master of lowexpectations." 바카라”aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003
"I'm also not very analytical. You know I don'tspend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things." 바카라”aboardAir Force One, June 4, 2003
"I know what I believe. I will continue to articulatewhat I believe and what I believe 바카라” I believe what I believe is right."바카라”Rome, Italy, July 22, 2001
"I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time soI could plan for it바카라¦I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midstof this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up withanswer, but it hadn't yet바카라¦.I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes.I'm confident I have. I just haven't 바카라” you just put me under the spot here,and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up withone." 바카라”on being asked to name the biggest mistake he had made,Washington, D.C., April 3, 2004
"The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxesanyway." 바카라”explaining why high taxes on the rich are a failed strategy,Annandale, Va., Aug. 9, 2004
"My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, thateconomists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire." 바카라”radioaddress, Feb. 24, 2001
"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attackeach other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." 바카라”Milwaukee,Wis., Oct. 3, 2003
"Themost important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number onepriority and we will not rest until we find him." 바카라”Washington,D.C., Sept. 13, 2001
"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have noidea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not ourpriority." 바카라”Washington, D.C., March13, 2002
"I try to go for longer runs, but it's tough around here at theWhite House on the outdoor track. It's sad that I can't run longer. It'sone of the saddest things about the presidency." 바카라”interviewwith "Runners World," Aug. 2002
"Can we win? I don't think you can win it." 바카라”afterbeing asked whether the war on terror was winnable, "Today" showinterview, Aug. 30, 2004
"I just want you to know that, when we talkabout war, we're really talking about peace." 바카라”Washington, D.C. June 18,2002
"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do myjob." 바카라”to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004
"There's an old saying in Tennessee 바카라” I know it's in Texas,probably in Tennessee 바카라” that says, fool me once, shame on 바카라” shame on you.Fool me 바카라” you can't get fooled again." 바카라”Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17,2002
"Too many good docs are getting out of thebusiness. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women allacross this country." 바카라”Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004
"The relations with, uhh 바카라” Europe are important relations, andthey've, uhh 바카라” because, we do share values. And, they're universal values,they're not American values or, you know 바카라” European values, they're universalvalues. And those values 바카라” uhh 바카라” being universal, ought to be appliedeverywhere." 바카라”George W. Bush, at a press conference with European Uniondignitaries, Washington, D.C., June 20, 2005
"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and overand over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult thepropaganda." 바카라”George W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005
"I can only speak to myself." 바카라”George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.,April 28, 2005
"I appreciate my love for Laura." 바카라”George W. Bush, Washington,D.C., April 20, 2005
"Part of the facts is understanding we have a problem, and part of thefacts is what you're going to do about it." 바카라”George W. Bush, Kirtland,Ohio, April 15, 2005
"Well, we've made the decision to defeat the terrorists abroad so wedon't have to face them here at home. And when you engage the terrorists abroad,it causes activity and action." 바카라”George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April28, 2005
"It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to usand get them out of harm's way." 바카라”George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April28, 2005
"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law." 바카라”GeorgeW. Bush, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2005
"It's totally wiped out. ... It's devastating, it's got to be doublydevastating on the ground." 바카라”George W. Bush, turning to his aides whilesurveying Hurricane Katrina flood damage from Air Force One , Aug. 31, 2005
"If it were to rain a lot, there is concern from the Army Corps ofEngineers that the levees might break. And so, therefore, we're cautious aboutencouraging people to return at this moment of history." 바카라”George W. Bush,Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2005
"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran issimply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table." 바카라”GeorgeW. Bush, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 22, 2005
"Because he's hiding." 바카라”George W. Bush, responding to a reporterwho asked why Osama bin Laden had not been caught, aboard Air Force One, Jan.14, 2005
"I'm also mindful that man should never try to put words in God's mouth.I mean, we should never ascribe natural disasters or anything else to God. Weare in no way, shape, or form should a human being, play God." 바카라”George W.Bush, ABC's 20/20, Washington D.C., Jan. 14, 2005
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful,and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country andour people, and neither do we." 바카라”Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
"I'm the commander 바카라” see, I don't need toexplain 바카라” I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interestingthing about being president." 바카라”as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War
