Is George Bush A Figure Of Fun?

Carrera

Here is the thread to produce evidence to the effect that when millions of Americans re-elected George Bush Junior, they certainly got their money's worth. Here is a selection of Bush quotations that suggest the current captain may not be 100 per cent equipped to steer the ship:

"One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, D.C., is we've got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a — a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone." —George W. Bush, Denver, Aug. 14, 2001

"The suicide bombings have increased. There's too many of them." —George W. Bush, Albuquerque, N.M., Aug. 15, 2001

"I think the American people — I hope the American — I don't think, let me — I hope the American people trust me." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2002

"Do you have blacks, too?" —George W. Bush, to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Nov. 8, 2001, as reported in an April 28, 2002, Estado Sao Pauloan column by Fernando Pedreira, a close friend of President Cardoso

"I was proud the other day when both Republicans and Democrats stood with me in the Rose Garden to announce their support for a clear statement of purpose: you disarm, or we will." —George W. Bush, speaking about Saddam Hussein, Manchester, N.H., Oct. 5, 2002

"I'm thrilled to be here in the bread basket of America because it gives me a chance to remind our fellow citizens that we have an advantage here in America — we can feed ourselves." —George W. Bush, Stockton, Calif., Aug. 23, 2002

"After all, a week ago, there were — Yasser Arafat was boarded up in his building in Ramallah, a building full of, evidently, German peace protestors and all kinds of people. They're now out. He's now free to show leadership, to lead the world." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 2, 2002

"There may be some tough times here in America. But this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again." —George W. Bush, Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002

"The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur." —George W. Bush, discussing the decline of the French economy with British Prime Minister Tony Blair

"I understand that the unrest in the Middle East creates unrest throughout the region." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

"They didn't think we were a nation that could conceivably sacrifice for something greater than our self; that we were soft, that we were so self-absorbed and so materialistic that we wouldn't defend anything we believed in. My, were they wrong. They just were reading the wrong magazine or watching the wrong Springer show." —George W. Bush. Washington, D.C., March 12, 2002

"Not over my dead body will they raise your taxes." —George W. Bush, Ontario, California, Jan. 5, 2002

"I want to thank you for taking time out of your day to come and witness my hanging." —George W. Bush, at the dedication of his portrait, Austin, Texas, Jan. 4, 2002

"When I take action, I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It's going to be decisive." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C. Sept. 19, 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

Carrera

Absolutely, I got them from printed speeches and there are more to come. If they weren't valid my sources would already be in legal difficulties and I even heard Bush myself on TV where some of these are concerned.
More to come soon

Carrera

All I can do is forward my sources for these Bush quotations that I assure you I pick up from bona fide reporting.
The simple fact here is this is the reality. Bush really is reflected by what he says and his words speak for themselves.
Bill Clinton was articulate, educated and fairly charming with the women. Kerry was level headed and sensible. But Bush is hard to square off with an advanced, industrialised nation such as the U.S.
I'm sorry Zapper but I just don't know how he got into office and the idea of this thread is simply to take a look at what Bush has said and find the proof is in the proverbial pudding.

Carrera

"My answer is bring them on."—On Iraqi insurgents attacking U.S. forces, George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003

"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

"[T]he best way to find these terrorists who hide in holes is to get people coming forth to describe the location of the hole, is to give clues and data." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2003"

"This very week in 1989, there were protests in East Berlin and in Leipzig. By the end of that year, every communist dictatorship in Central America had collapsed." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2003

"America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness, and for the unalienalienable right of life." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Nov. 3,

"Washington is a town where there's all kinds of allegations. You've heard much of the allegations. And if people have got solid information, please come forward with it. And that would be people inside the information who are the so-called anonymous sources, or people outside the information — outside the administration." —George W. Bush, Chicago, Sept. 30, 2003

"Security is the essential roadblock to achieving the road map to peace." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 25, 2003

"Now, there are some who would like to rewrite history—revisionist historians is what I like to call them." —George W. Bush, Elizabeth, N.J., June 16, 2003

"The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself." —George W. Bush, Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29, 2003

"I urge the leaders in Europe and around the world to take swift, decisive action against terror groups such as Hamas, to cut off their funding, and to support — cut funding and support, as the United States has done." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 25, 2003

darkboong

How can we trust your word that he is a Liar, Flappy ? You have told so many lies that it's hard to believe anything that you post.

limerickman

You only had to look at the first presidential debate with John Kerry to realise that Bush can't think and speak english at the same time.

I believe Bush claims to speak Spanish.
(the two-way radio version of Spanish, perhaps ??????).

Carrera

Thanks Darkboong.
Myself, you and Lim don't agree on every single point and issue over politics but we all agree in our opposition to Bush, his war on Iraq and the direction he has taken the U.S. since he was elected. I haven't added or taken anything away from these statements and I think Zapper is having a hard time believing it's really true.
And may I add I'm so glad Michael J has been found innocent. I never believed he could have hurt those kids and I'm glad the jury thought so too!

Carrera

"If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." —Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000

"I think anybody who doesn't think I'm smart enough to handle the job is underestimating." —George W. Bush, U.S. News & World Report, April 3, 2000

"Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness." —George W. Bush, in a CNN online chat, Aug. 30, 2000

"Actually, I — this may sound a little West Texas to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about — when I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me." —George W. Bush, Hardball, MSNBC, May 31, 2000

"Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2000

"I am mindful of the difference between the executive branch and the legislative branch. I assured all four of these leaders that I know the difference, and that difference is they pass the laws and I execute them." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2000

"They misunderestimated me." —George W. Bush, Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 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

"I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question." —George W. Bush, in response to a question about whether he wished he could take back any of his answers in the first debate. Reynoldsburg, Ohio, Oct. 4, 2000

"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." —George W. Bush, Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000

"It's clearly a budget. It's got a lot of numbers in it." —George W. Bush, Reuters, May 5, 2000

"We want our teachers to be trained so they can meet the obligations, their obligations as teachers. We want them to know how to teach the science of reading. In order to make sure there's not this kind of federal — federal cufflink." —George W. Bush, at Fritsche Middle School, Milwaukee, March 30, 2000

darkboong

Quite frankly, Bush is a preverbial pudding.

MountainPro

the man is a baffoon and an imbiscile. anyone who finds him otherwise is more deluded than he is.

i do not know a single person outside of America that doenst despise him or takes him seriously.

he is undoubtedly a figure of fun across the known world, more so than enyone in living memory.

ladies and gentlemen, i give you the President of the United States of America.

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MountainPro

...yeah it turns out he could stuff 6 pretzels in his mouth at one time...well done George.

nice one Carrera..

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MountainPro

i remember that...they called it 'shock and awe' ...hold on, that palace was empty wasnt it?

i was awfully shocked when the pre-emptive strike on the palace in Baghdad yeilded no casualties....i thought maticulous planning and details intelligence was employed...

obviously not.

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