Should we take all of George Bush's bizarre quotes literally ?
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Amen.  You've made the best point yet!
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My tummy can tolerate taco bell!! and I certainly enjoy a good laugh.And Special thanks to Slate's Jacob Weisberg, who has been recording the accidental wit and wisdom of George W. Bush since 1999.\n"I'm the master of low expectations." —George W. Bush, aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003\n"I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things." —George W. Bush, aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003\n"I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." —George W. Bush, as quoted in Bob Woodward's "Bush at War"\n"America better beware of a candidate who is willing to stretch reality in order to win points." —George W. Bush, aboard his campaign plane, Sept. 18, 2000 \n"I got to know Ken Lay when he was head of the — what they call the Governor's Business Council in Texas. He was a supporter of Ann Richards in my run in 1994. And she had named him the head of the Governor's Business Council. And I decided to leave him in place, just for the sake of continuity. And that's when I first got to know Ken and worked with Ken." —attempting to distance himself from his biggest political patron, Enron Chairman Ken Lay, whom he nicknamed "Kenny Boy," Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2002 \n"When Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried and persecuted as a war criminal." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 22, 2003\n"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\n"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\n"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\n"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\n"He [Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi] said I want to make it very clear to you exactly what I intend to do and he talked about non-performing loans, the devaluation issue and regulatory reform and he placed equal emphasis on all three." —George W. Bush, who had meant to say "the deflation issue" rather than "the devaluation issue," and accidentally sent the Japanese Yen tumbling, Tokyo, Feb. 18, 2002\n"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\n"The public education system in America is one of the most important foundations of our democracy. After all, it is where children from all over America learn to be responsible citizens, and learn to have the skills necessary to take advantage of our fantastic opportunistic society." —George W. Bush, May 1, 2002\n"One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures." —George W. Bush, Jan. 3, 2000\n"Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our childr
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I am the President of the United States.  That statement was stupid on many levels.  It's also like this one.\n\nThe following statement is true\nThe previous statement is false.\n\nI lifted that from George Carlin.
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This has ben the longest "last throes" I have ever seen.  Got to give it to Bush and his crew though.  They love spouting empty platitudes, don't they?
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How's that for an oxymoron "George Bush thought"
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This brings to mind a line from the Simpsons:\n"I put out these milk and cookies as a sacrifice. If Thou wishest me to eat them, please give me a sign by doing absolutely nothing. MMMMmmmm..." --Homer\nThis is probably close to the logic Bush uses...\n\nedit:\nnicolasraage and I have disagreed on his "facts" on this before\nHere :\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=Aoz9Ct1zWgcSGyxqvsql7uMjzKIX?qid=1006050806318\n\nPoliticians lie? Who knew?
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This is  really mean spirited. President Bush can't help being verbally challenged, you would not make fun of the  mentally challenged, would you?
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When I was watching Bush last night, I had one of those rare moments of detached curiosity. I wasn’t upset, I was more curious in a sociological sense. I found myself asking why exactly I couldn’t believe in what he was saying – what is it about me or my demographic that makes me so utterly incapable of believing in his speech. I’m not talking about his honesty (or lack thereof). I’m talking about the grand abstractions of freedom, duty, country, patriotism that he invoked. Why are these ideas so uncompelling to me? They’re all good things. I probably should find them compelling. But I don’t. It’s not that I’m hostile to these abstract ideas – I just don’t find them intellectually compelling. \n\nI suspect that a good deal of my demographic (young knowledge workers/students) feel the same way. Our generation, you see, is cursed by the tyranny of irony. Or perhaps blessed. I’m not sure. But that’s what I want to talk about today. And oddly enough, I want to offer my theory about how Bush blew his chance after 9/11 to free us from irony, which Michael Stipe (REM singer) once called “the shackles of youth.”
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These aren't errors, exactly, unless you're so fundamentalist that you take every single word literally. \n\nPeople today have expressions that aren't meant to be taken literally - including "to the four corners of the earth." (For example, "You're driving me crazy." Literally, this implies that I'm being driven, that I'm not already crazy, and that I'm a qualified mental health professional who can diagnose 'crazy' when I see it.)\n\nWhen certain verses appear to be incorrect, read them in context and then find other verses about the same topic to be sure how they should be interpreted. Anyone can pick a verse and question it's accuracy. For example, you could combine "Judas went and hanged himself" with "Go and do thou likewise" and come up with a pretty twisted doctrine! But is that how these verses were meant to be understood? I don't think so.
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This brings to mind a bumper sticker that made me laugh.  (apologies if anyone, for or against Bush, takes offense.  It is only humor and not intended to anger anyone.  \n\nBumper sticker read:  \nWould somebody please give this guy a b***j** so we can impeach him?
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Spent an hour on you tube this morning watching clips of Bushisms. Was some of the funniest things i've ever seen.\n\nWhen he said all Gyneacologists should be able to practice their "love" on the women of America, i swear i nearly p.issed myself.\n\nI would've thought that was illegal, even in America..\n\nLOL Maybe he waved in Braille.\n\nI think Jane l wants you. You smooth talker.
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Yes, and how many different stories has he contrived to try and explain it off. First it was meant for Bush, no apology. Then it was I misquoted from my notes, no apology. Then it was someone else changed my notes, I misspoke and apologize kinda. \n\nhttp://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-pOypG0szd7Pv_X1rQxw_4qCWpA--?cq=1
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He's obviously not too bright if he couldn't forsee the disaster in his words before he spoke them. At the very least, he should have recognized their "double meaning". Although I think it is more than a stretch to imply his words were intended ONLY FOR THE PRESIDENT!?!?!\n\nAnyone in his position for as long as he has been in politics... There is no excuse for an error of this magnitude especially on the eve of elections. \n\nI can't help but think now and again that there is something else going on here, more to it. Regardless, I can't stand the man.
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Oh, please.\n\nIf botched phraseology was that big a deal for politicians, Bush would have been impeached by now for his assault on the language.\n\nThe outcry against Kerry's sentiments - the valid points behind his comments - is nothing more than a pathetic, transparent attempt by the present administration and their cronies to yet again deflect, deflect, deflect attention from themselves and their failed policies.
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it is a notepad bug,\n\nThings You Can't Say in Notepad\nIf you're a Windows user, open Notepad and type in this phrase, without the quote marks and with no carriage return: "Bush hid the facts". Now save it and open it again.\n\nThe subversive text is probably gone, replaced by a line of white boxes, or Chinese characters if you have the font.\n\nWeeeird.\n\nIt's not the massive right-wing conspiracy it might seem, though. The folks at WinCustomize.com discovered an odd bug in Notepad that's triggered by a text file consisting of a four-letter word, two three-letter words, and a five letter word. Some text does it -- "this app can break" is their example -- some doesn't.\n\nIf Microsoft can't keep strange bugs out of Windows' simplest application, we'd better get used to the monthly security patch cycle.\n\n(Found via Digg)
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i did!  i watched it on youtube.  it took super guts to come out with those remarks.  bush didn't look happy at all!
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Bush is fighting hard the last remnants of his pride he has left.\n\nWon't get him far, and will give us all a chuckle like the one I got when I saw him on TV, with his ego dragging on the floor yesterday\n\n...Let him!