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Classic "Bushisms"

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by us_marine007, Feb 25, 2008.

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  1. us_marine007

    us_marine007 Member

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    Lets see what you guys have heard... ill start it off..

    "I believe human beings and fish can co-exist"

    "Your working hard to put food on your family"

    "Blacks are gagging on the donkey, but not yet ready to swallow the elephant"

    "I believe we did the right thing in Iraqistan"

    "Bring it on"

    lolz @ our president...
     
  2. Butterfingers

    Butterfingers Contributing Member

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    did he really say the iraqistan one?????? LOL
     
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    Strategery ;)
     
  5. Bandwagoner

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    This is an awesome word. cannot fault him for this one.
     
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    "Gynecologists are unable to practice their love..."

    Even I gagged a little when I heard that.
     
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    "For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times."
     
  8. Cannonball

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    Especially since I'm pretty sure that one is from Will Ferrell impersonating Bush.

    Oh, well. Off the top of my head.

    "There's an old saying that goes fool me once, shame on you. . . . . . . . . . a fool can't get fooled again."
     
  9. us_marine007

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    HAHAHAHA i remember that... LOL
     
  10. Jugdish

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    "nukular"

    Though he plagiarized at least 3 other presidents on that one.
     
  11. plcmts17

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    I think it was more like "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...and....and we won't get fooled again."
     
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    If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000

    "You know, sometimes when you study history, you get stuck in the past." —George W. Bush, on what he told Russian president Vladimir Putin, as quoted in the Wall Street Journal, June 25, 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." —George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

    "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease." —George W. Bush, at a news conference in Europe, June 14, 2001 (Listen to audio clip)

    "It's important for young men and women who look at the Nebraska champs to understand that quality of life is more than just blocking shots." —George W. Bush, in remarks to the University of Nebraska women's volleyball team, the 2001 national champions, May 31, 2001

    Haven't we already given money to rich people? Why are we going to do it again?" —George W. Bush, to economic advisers discussing a second round of tax cuts, as quoted by Paul O'Neil, Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2002

    "In other words, he was given an option: Are you with us or are you not with us? And he made a clear decision to be with us, and he's acted on that advice."

    "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

    "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

    If you don't stand for anything, you don't stand for anything! If you don't stand for something, you don't stand for anything!" --George W. Bush, Bellevue Community College, Nov. 2, 2000


    They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program." --George W. Bush, Nov. 2, 2000


    That's a chapter, the last chapter of the 20th, 20th, the 21st century that most of us would rather forget. The last chapter of the 20th century. This is the first chapter of the 21st century. " --George W. Bush, on the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Arlington Heights, Ill., Oct. 24, 2000

    Bill wrote a book at Yale. I read one." --George W. Bush, on William F. Buckley, Al Smith Dinner, New York City, Oct. 19, 2000

    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

    "Listen, Al Gore is a very tough opponent. He is the incumbent. He represents the incumbency. And a challenger is somebody who generally comes from the pack and wins, if you're going to win. And that's where I'm coming from." --George W. Bush, Detroit, Sept. 7, 2000

    Border relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better." —George W. Bush, in a press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Sept. 24, 2001

    Arbolist … Look up the word. I don't know, maybe I made it up. Anyway, it's an arbo-tree-ist, somebody who knows about trees." —George W. Bush, as quoted in USA Today, Aug. 21, 2001

    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
     
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    i think it's "Gynecologists are unable to practice their love on women...

    another one i remember goes like this " many hundreds years ago, when Magellan circumcized the world " :D
     
  14. Mr. Clutch

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    That was Saturday Night Live.

    "War is a dangerous place to be."

    "Is our children learning?"
     
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    "You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that"

    that one always pissed me off.
     
  16. StupidMoniker

    StupidMoniker I lost a bet

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    Iraqistan is just the foreign relations version of Bennifer. ;)
     
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    Sadly, the joke is on us because we voted for this guy to be in the office for not one but two consecutive terms!
     
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    Is that real? That's outrageous.
     
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    I voted against him twice.
     
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    This one is my favorite. He's such a funny guy.
     

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