...Its hard to resist (Bushism's v.2)

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When you're out there campaigning and talking to people, remind them what we have been through as a country. We've been through a recession - that means we're going backwards.?
- George W. Bush, Hudson, Wisconsin, Aug. 18, 2004

Investment means you're purchasing something, and somebody has to make that which you purchase and sell that which you purchase. And that's how the economy works.?
- George W. Bush, Hudson, Wisconsin, Aug. 18, 2004

I hope you leave here and walk out and say, 'What did he say?'
- George W. Bush, Beaverton, Oregon, Aug. 13, 2004

As you know, we don't have relationships with Iran. I mean, that's - ever since the late '70s, we have no contacts with them, and we've totally sanctioned them. In other words, there's no sanctions - you can't - we're out of sanctions.
- George W. Bush, forgetting about America's arms sales to Iran, Annandale, Va, Aug. 9, 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.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

I wish I wasn't the war president. Who in the heck wants to be a war president? I don't.
- George W. Bush, forgetting that he has launched wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004?

Give me a chance to be your president and America will be safer and stronger and better.
- George W. Bush, forgetting that he is still the president, Marquette, Michigan, July 13, 2004?

I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn?t do my job.?
- George W. Bush, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Jul. 9, 2004

I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. You're doing a heck of a job. You cut your teeth here, right? That's where you started practicing? That's good. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.
- George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., May 27, 2004

I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 25, 2004

Like you, I have been disgraced about what I've seen on TV that took place in prison.
- George W. Bush, Parkersburg, West Virginia, May 13, 2004

This has been tough weeks in that country.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2004

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

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.
- George W. Bush, Los Angeles, Calif., March 3, 2004

The march to war affected the people's confidence. It's hard to make investment. See, if you're a small business owner or a large business owner and you're thinking about investing, you've got to be optimistic when you invest. Except when you're marching to war, it's not a very optimistic thought, is it? In other words, it's the opposite of optimistic when you're thinking you're going to war.
- George W. Bush, Springfield, Mo., Feb. 9, 2004

In my judgment, when the United States says there will be serious consequences, and if there isn't serious consequences, it creates adverse consequences.
- George W. Bush, Meet the Press, Feb. 8, 2004

There is no such thing necessarily in a dictatorial regime of iron-clad absolutely solid evidence. The evidence I had was the best possible evidence that he had a weapon.
- George W. Bush, Meet the Press, Feb. 8, 2004

The recession started upon my arrival. It could have been -- some say February, some say March, some speculate maybe earlier it started -- but nevertheless, it happened as we showed up here. The attacks on our country affected our economy. Corporate scandals affected the confidence of people and therefore affected the economy. My decision on Iraq, this kind of march to war, affected the economy.
- George W. Bush, Meet the Press, Feb. 8, 2004

My views are one that speaks to freedom.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004

See, one of the interesting things in the Oval Office -- I love to bring people into the Oval Office -- right around the corner from here -- and say, this is where I office, but I want you to know the office is always bigger than the person.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 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.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 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 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.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C. Jan. 14, 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

One of the most meaningful things that's happened to me since I've been the governor -- the president -- governor -- president. Oops. Ex-governor. I went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to give a fellow a Purple Heart, and at the same moment I watched him -- get a Purple Heart for action in Iraq -- and at that same -- right after I gave him the Purple Heart, he was sworn in as a citizen of the United States -- a Mexican citizen, now a United States citizen.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2004

And if you're interested in the quality of education and you're paying attention to what you hear at Laclede, why don't you volunteer? Why don't you mentor a child how to read?
- George W. Bush, St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 5, 2004

So thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well.
- George W. Bush, St. Louis, Mos., Jan. 5, 2004

I want to remind you all that in order to fight and win the war, it requires an expenditure of money that is commiserate with keeping a promise to our troops to make sure that they're well-paid, well-trained, well-equipped.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2003

See, without the tax relief package, there would have been a deficit, but there wouldn't have been the commiserate -- not 'commiserate' -- the kick to our economy that occurred as a result of the tax relief.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2003

The Iraqis need to be very much involved. They were the people that was brutalized by this man.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2003

The best way to find these terrorists who hide in holes is to get people coming forth to describe the location of the hole, is to give clues and data.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2003

Justice was being delivered to a man who defied that gift from the Almighty to the people of Iraq.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2003

This very week in 1989, there were protests in East Berlin and in Leipzig. By the end of that year, every communist dictatorship in Central America had collapsed.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2003

As you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 2003

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.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2003

Whether they be Christian, Jew, or Muslim, or Hindu, people have heard the universal call to love a neighbor just like they'd like to be called themselves.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., October 8, 2003

See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction.
- George W. Bush, Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

Washington is a town where there's all kinds of allegations. You've heard much of the allegations. And if people have got solid information, please come forward with it. And that would be people inside the information who are the so-called anonymous sources, or people outside the information -- outside the administration.
- George W. Bush, Chicago, Sept. 30, 2003

We've had leaks out of the administrative branch, had leaks out of the legislative branch, and out of the executive branch and the legislative branch, and I've spoken out consistently against them, and I want to know who the leakers are.
- George W. Bush, Chicago, Sept. 30, 2003

There's a lot of neighborliness taking place in the state of Virginia and North Carolina and Maryland, where if somebody hurts and somebody's lonely, somebody needs help is finding refuge and solace because a fellow citizen has taken it upon him or herself to help somebody in need.
- George W. Bush, Richmond, Virginia, Sep. 22, 2003

I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2003

I'm so pleased to be able to say hello to Bill Scranton. He's one of the great Pennsylvania political families.
- George W. Bush, Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, Sep. 15, 2003

And finally, Mayor Al is with us, the Mayor of Monroe. Al Cappuccilli is here. Thank you, Mayor, for being with us. You must be filling the potholes. Picking up the garbage. That's the way to go.
- George W. Bush, Monroe, Michigan, Sep. 15, 2003

Sometimes it's not easy to be the friend of George W. Bush -- I know that. If you know what I mean.
- George W. Bush, Houston, Texas, Sep. 12, 2003

I want to thank General John Fryer, the Superintendent of Schools here. I thought it was pretty interesting, when I was reading the background of the schools here, I see that you got you a general running the school system.
- George W. Bush, Jacksonville, Florida, Sep. 9, 2003

She is a fabulous First Lady. I was a lucky man when she said, yes, I agree to marry you. I love her dearly, and I'm proud of the job she's doing on behalf of all Americans. Just like I love my brother.
- George W. Bush, Jacksonville, Florida, Sep. 9, 2003

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I learned some pretty interesting lessons as the governor. And one lesson is that in order for schools to succeed, you'd better have you a good principal.
- George W. Bush, Jacksonville, Florida, Sep. 9, 2003

We had a chance to visit with Teresa Nelson who's a parent, and a mom or a dad.
- George W. Bush, Jacksonville, Florida, Sept. 9, 2003

I'm a follower of American politics.
- George W. Bush, Crawford, Texas, Aug. 8, 2003

We had a good Cabinet meeting, talked about a lot of issues. Secretary of State and Defense brought us up to date about our desires to spread freedom and peace around the world.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 1, 2003

Security is the essential roadblock to achieving the road map to peace.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 25, 2003

I urge the leaders in Europe and around the world to take swift, decisive action against terror groups such as Hamas, to cut off their funding, and to support - cut funding and support, as the United States has done.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 25, 2003

I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was very impressed by his grasp of finances.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 29, 2003

Oftentimes, we live in a processed world - you know, people focus on the process and not results.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 29, 2003

I've got very good relations with President Mubarak and Crown Prince Abdallah and the King of Jordan, Gulf Coast countries.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 29, 2003

All up and down the different aspects of our society, we had meaningful discussions. Not only in the Cabinet Room, but prior to this and after this day, our secretaries, respective secretaries, will continue to interact to create the conditions necessary for prosperity to reign.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2003

First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers. Just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2003

We've had a great weekend here in the Land of the Enchanted.
- George W. Bush, Albuquerque, N.M., May 12, 2003 (New Mexico's state nickname is "Land of Enchantment")

I think war is a dangerous place.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 7, 2003

We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in so doing, we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure.
- George W. Bush, Crawford, Texas, May 3, 2003

We've got hundreds of sites to exploit, looking for the chemical and biological weapons that we know Saddam Hussein had prior to our entrance into Iraq.
- George W. Bush, Santa Clara, Calif., May 2, 2003

I don't bring God into my life to - to, you know, kind of be a political person.
- George W. Bush, interview with Tom Brokaw aboard Air Force One, April 24, 2003

You're free, and freedom is beautiful...and, you know, it'll take time to restore chaos and order - order out of chaos, but we will.
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2003


I'm thrilled to be here in the bread basket of America because it gives me a chance to remind our fellow citizens that we have an advantage here in America - we can feed ourselves.
- George W. Bush, Stockton, Calif., Aug. 23, 2002

I firmly believe the death tax is good for people from all walks of life all throughout our society.
- George W. Bush, Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002

I love the idea of a school in which people come to get educated and stay in the state in which they're educated.
- George W. Bush, Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 14, 2002

The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur.
- George W. Bush, discussing the decline of the French economy with British Prime Minister Tony Blair

There was no malfeance involved. This was an honest disagreement about accounting procedures. ... There was no malfeance, no attempt to hide anything.
- George W. Bush, White House press conference, Washington, D.C., July 8, 2002?

I also understand how tender the free enterprise system can be.
- George W. Bush, White House press conference, Washington, D.C., July 8, 2002

I understand that the unrest in the Middle East creates unrest throughout the region.?
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist. That's the most deep thought of all. ... I can't think of anything more deep than that right.?
- George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

My trip to Asia begins here in Japan for an important reason. It begins here because for a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times. From that alliance has come an era of peace in the Pacific.
- George W. Bush, who apparently forgot about a little something called World War II, Tokyo, Feb. 18, 2002


My administration has been calling upon all the leaders in the - in the Middle East to do everything they can to stop the violence, to tell the different parties involved that peace will never happen.
- George W. Bush, Crawford, Texas, Aug, 13, 2001

A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it.
- George W. Bush, July 27, 2001

It is white.?
- George W. Bush, asked by a child in Britain what the White House was like, July 19, 2001

Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. It means what these words say, for starters. The great inalienable rights of our country. We're blessed with such values in America. And I - it's - I'm a proud man to be the nation based upon such wonderful values.?
- George W. Bush, visiting the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C., July 2, 2001

For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it.?
- George W. Bush, May 14

There's no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead.?
- George W. Bush, May 11, 2001

But I also made it clear to (Vladimir Putin) that it's important to think beyond the old days of when we had the concept that if we blew each other up, the world would be safe.?
- George W. Bush, May 1, 2001

It would be helpful if we opened up ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge). I think it's a mistake not to. And I would urge you all to travel up there and take a look at it, and you can make the determination as to how beautiful that country is.?
- George W. Bush, at a White House Press conference, March 29, 2001


I've coined new words, like, misunderstanding and Hispanically.?
- George W. Bush, speaking at the Radio & Television Correspondents dinner, March 29, 2001?

A lot of times in the rhetoric, people forget the facts. And the facts are that thousands of small businesses - Hispanically owned or otherwise - pay taxes at the highest marginal rate.?
- George W. Bush, speaking to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, March 19, 2001?

One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.?
- George W. Bush?

This is Preservation Month. I appreciate preservation. It's what you do when you run for president. You gotta preserve.?
- George W. Bush, speaking during Perseverance Month at Fairgrounds Elementary School in Nashua, New Hampshire

The senator has got to understand if he's going to have - he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.?
- George W. Bush, on Sen. John McCain

When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world, and you knew exactly who they were. It was us versus them, and it was clear who them was. Today we are not so sure who the they are, but we know they're there.?
- George W. Bush, Jan. 2000

I don't want to win? If that were the case, why the heck am I on the bus sixteen hours a day, shaking thousands of hands, giving hundreds of speeches, getting pillared in the press and cartoons and still staying on message to win??
- George W. Bush, Jan. 2000

The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case.?
- George W. Bush

It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it.?
- George W. Bush

Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning??
- George W. Bush

If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.?
- George W. Bush

Actually, I - this may sound a little West Texas 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.?
- George W. Bush

I was raised in the West. The West of Texas. It's pretty close to California. In more ways than Washington, D.C., is close to California.?
- George W. Bush

["Sixhits"]

"She's a West Texas girl, just like me."


Snicker, snicker...

[seth]

hard to resist, indeed