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Source:   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7809160.stm

All politicians are prone to make slips of the tongue in the heat
of the moment - and President George W Bush has made more than most.

The word "Bushism" has been coined to label his occasional
verbal lapses during eight years in office, which come to an end on 20
January.

Here are some of his most memorable pronouncements.



ON HIMSELF






"They misunderestimated me."

Bentonville, Arkansas, 6 November, 2000









''I
know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and
what I believe - I believe what I believe is right." Rome, 22 July, 2001








"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas,
probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on... shame on
you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again."


Nashville, Tennessee, 17 September, 2002


"There's no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead."

Washington DC, 11 May, 2001

"I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining
us today. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with
us. A West Texas girl, just like me."


Nashville, Tennessee, 27 May, 2004



FOREIGN AFFAIRS






"For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times."

Tokyo, 18 February, 2002

"The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the
nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his
willingness to terrorise himself."


Grand Rapids, Michigan, 29 January, 2003









"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." Washington DC, 5 August, 2004







"I think war is a dangerous place."

Washington DC, 7 May, 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."


Washington DC, 27 October, 2003

"Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies
will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who
kill at the whim of a hat."


Washington DC, 17 September, 2004

"You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror."

CBS News, Washington DC, 6 September, 2006



EDUCATION






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

Florence, South Carolina, 11 January, 2000

"Reading is the basics for all learning."

Reston, Virginia, 28 March, 2000

"As governor of Texas, I have set high standards for our public schools, and I have met those standards."

CNN, 30 August, 2000

"You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.''

Townsend, Tennessee, 21 February, 2001



ECONOMICS






"I understand small business growth. I was one."

New York Daily News, 19 February, 2000

"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it."

Reuters, 5 May, 2000

"I do remain confident in Linda. She'll make a fine Labour
Secretary. From what I've read in the press accounts, she's perfectly
qualified."


Austin, Texas, 8 January, 2001

"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."


Washington DC, 19 May, 2003



HEALTHCARE






"I don't think we need to be subliminable about the differences between our views on prescription drugs."

Orlando, Florida, 12 September, 2000

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many
OB/GYN's aren't able to practice their love with women all across the
country."


Poplar Bluff, Missouri, 6 September, 2004



TECHNOLOGY






"Will the highways on the internet become more few?"

Concord, New Hampshire, 29 January, 2000

"It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber."

Washington DC, 10 April, 2002

"Information is moving. You know, nightly news is one way, of
course, but it's also moving through the blogosphere and through the
Internets."


Washington DC, 2 May, 2007



OUT OF LEFT FIELD






"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."

Saginaw, Michigan, 29 September, 2000

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."

LaCrosse, Wisconsin, 18 October, 2000

"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law."

Tucson, Arizona, 28 November, 2005

"That's George Washington, the first president, of course.
The interesting thing about him is that I read three - three or four
books about him last year. Isn't that interesting?"


Speaking to reporter Kai Diekmann, Washington DC, 5 May, 2006



ON GOVERNING






"I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together."

Bartlett, Tennessee, 18 August, 2000

"I'm the decider, and I decide what is best."

Washington DC, 18 April, 2006

"And truth of the matter is, a lot of reports in Washington
are never read by anybody. To show you how important this one is, I
read it, and [Tony Blair] read it."


On the publication of the Baker-Hamilton Report, Washington DC, 7 December, 2006

"All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone."

San Diego, California, 25 October, 2007

"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."

Washington DC, 12 May, 2008





 
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Dumbest president of the dumbest people
 
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George W. Bush.



The term Bushism is a neologism that refers to a number of peculiar words, phrases, pronunciations, malapropisms, and semantic or linguistic errors that have occurred in the public speaking of United States President George W. Bush and, before that, of his father George H. W. Bush, a former United States president.[1][2] The term has become part of popular folklore and is the basis of a number of websites and published books. It is often used to caricature the two presidents. Common characteristics include malapropisms, the creation of neologisms, and spoonerisms.


The Bushes' misuse of the English language in formal and public
speeches has spawned dozens of books that document the phenomenon. The
majority are written by Slate magazine editor Jacob Weisberg. The first, Bushisms, was released in 2002. The Bushism books have been received well around the world, with editions released in Germany, France, and Italy landing on best seller lists.[3] A poem entitled Make the Pie Higher,
composed entirely of Bushisms, was compiled by high school English
teacher Dirk Schulze under the pseudonym of Richard Thompson, as an
example of a found poem for his students.
 


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