March 22, 2008
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Bushisms
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“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.” —Will Rogers
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“I am not worried about the deficit. It is big enough to take care of itself.” — Ronald Reagan.
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“He can’t help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.” —Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards on misstatements made by George Bush.
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“I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have was that I didn’t study Latin harder in school so I could converse with those people.”—Dan Quayle
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“If you don’t mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.” —Barry Goldwater
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“There’s only one person who hugs the mothers and the widows, the wives and the kids upon the death of their loved one. Others hug but having committed the troops, I’ve got an additional responsibility to hug and that’s me and I know what it’s like.” —George W. Bush
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“In other words, I don’t think people ought to be compelled to make the decision which they think is best for their family.” George W. Bush, on smallpox vaccinations, Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2002… “I don’t bring God into my life to—to, you know, kind of be a political person.”—Interview with Tom Brokaw aboard Air Force One, April 24, 2003
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“The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production.” -George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Nov. 27, 2002
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“If you don’t mind smelling like peanut butter for two or three days, peanut butter is darn good shaving cream.” —Barry Goldwater
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“And so, General, I want to thank you for your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq.” George W. Bush, to Army Gen. Ray Odierno, Washington, D.C., March 3, 2008
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“I don’t particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it.” - George W. Bush, Crawford, Texas, Nov. 10, 2007
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“We’d all like to vote for the best man, but he’s never a candidate.” – Frank McKinney “Kin” Hubbard
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“Isn’t it a violation of the Georgia sodomy law for the Supreme Court to have its head up its ass?” – 1987 letter to Playboy
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“I say, if your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.” – Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes
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“I’m oftentimes asked, What difference does it make to America if people are dying of malaria in a place like Ghana? It means a lot. It means a lot morally, it means a lot from a — it’s in our national interest.” –George W. Bush, Accra, Ghana, Feb. 20, 2008
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“In the State of the Union a couple of years ago, I addressed the issue of steroids, and the reason I did so is because I understand the impact that professional athletes can have on our nation’s youth. And I just urge our — those in the public spotlight, particularly athletes, to understand that when they violate their bodies, they’re sending a terrible signal to America’s young.” –George W. Bush, on the baseball steroids scandal, Dec. 14, 2007
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“We’re going to — we’ll be sending a person on the ground there pretty soon to help implement the malaria initiative, and that initiative will mean spreading nets and insecticides throughout the country so that we can see a reduction in death of young children that — a death that we can cure.” –George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 2007
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“I fully understand those who say you can’t win this thing militarily. That’s exactly what the United States military says, that you can’t win this military.” –George W. Bush, on the need for political progress in Iraq, Washington, D.C., Oct. 17, 2007
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“You know, when you give a man more money in his pocket — in this case, a woman more money in her pocket to expand a business, it — they build new buildings. And when somebody builds a new building somebody has got to come and build the building. And when the building expanded it prevented additional opportunities for people to work.” –George W. Bush, Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 3, 2007
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“I heard somebody say, ‘Where’s (Nelson) Mandela?’ Well, Mandela’s dead. Because Saddam killed all the Mandelas.” –George W. Bush, on the former South African president, who is still very much alive, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2007
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“We’re kicking ass.” –George W. Bush, on the security situation in Iraq, to Australian Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile, Sydney, Australia, Sept. 5, 2007
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“I’m going to try to see if I can remember as much to make it sound like I’m smart on the subject.” –George W. Bush, answering a question about a possible flu pandemic, Cleveland, July 10, 2007
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“You know, I guess I’m like any other political figure: Everybody wants to be loved.” –George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 12, 2007
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