Some Last Minute Bush-Laughs
Well, George W. Bush’s presidency is nearing its end. He will be succeeded by Barack Obama January 20, which is only 10 days from now. This means that we have only 10 days left to … laugh at some of his most notorious remarks.
The BBC compiled a list of said remarks (via Dorian de Wind). My personal favorites:
“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“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
“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“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“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“You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.”
Townsend, Tennessee, 21 February, 2001“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“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“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, 2007Families 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“I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.”
Bartlett, Tennessee, 18 August, 2000“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
You have got to love these remarks. They are insanely funny. My guess is that Bush will be remembered as the funniest president in history.
“Internets” has to take the cake.