"Putting the lie to Bushims" implies that genuine Bushism's don't exist.
Here are a few collected since the beginning of this year alone. Each statement
is followed by the date is was made, to assist those interested in verifying
same.
"[A]s you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I
have to say." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Oct. 28, 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." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Oct.
27, 2003
"[W]hether they be Christian, Jew, or Muslim, or Hindu, people have heard the
universal call to love a neighbor just like they'd like to be called
themselves." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., October 8, 2003
"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other.
Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." —George W. Bush,
Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003
"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
"[W]e've had leaks out of the administrative branch, had leaks out of the
legislative branch, and out of the executive branch and the legislative branch,
and I've spoken out consistently against them, and I want to know who the
leakers are." —George W. Bush, Chicago, Sept. 30, 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
"I'm so pleased to be able to say hello to Bill Scranton. He's one of the
great Pennsylvania political families." —George W. Bush, Drexel Hill, Penn.,
Sept. 15, 2003
"We had a chance to visit with Teresa Nelson who's a parent, and a mom or a
dad." —George W. Bush, Jacksonville, Florida, Sept. 9, 2003
"As Luce reminded me, he said, without data, without facts, without
information, the discussions about public education mean that a person is just
another opinion." —George W. Bush, Jacksonville, Florida, Sept. 9, 2003
"I'm a follower of American politics." —George W. Bush, Crawford, Texas, Aug.
8, 2003
"[T]hat's just the nature of democracy. Sometimes pure politics enters into the
rhetoric." —George W. Bush,l Crawford, Texas, Aug. 8, 2003
"We had a good Cabinet meeting, talked about a lot of issues. Secretary of
State and Defense brought us up to date about our desires to spread freedom and
peace around the world." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 1, 2003
"Security is the essential roadblock to achieving the road map to peace."
—George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 25, 2003
"Our country puts $1 billion a year up to help feed the hungry. And we're by
far the most generous nation in the world when it comes to that, and I'm proud
to report that. This isn't a contest of who's the most generous. I'm just
telling you as an aside. We're generous. We shouldn't be bragging about it. But
we are. We're very generous." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 16,
2003
"It's very interesting when you think about it, the slaves who left here to go
to America, because of their steadfast and their religion and their belief in
freedom, helped change America." —George W. Bush, Dakar, Senegal, July 8,
2003
"My answer is bring them on."—On Iraqi militants attacking U.S. forces,
George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003
"You've also got to measure in order to begin to effect change that's just more
— when there's more than talk, there's just actual — a paradigm shift."
—George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., July 1, 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
"Iran would be dangerous if they have a nuclear weapon." —George W. Bush,
Washington, D.C., June 18, 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
"I am determined to keep the process on the road to peace." —George W. Bush,
Washington, D.C., June 10, 2003
"The true strength of America happens when a neighbor loves a neighbor just
like they'd like to be loved themselves." —George W. Bush, Elizabeth, N.J.,
June 16, 2003
"We are making steadfast progress." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June
9, 2003
"I'm the master of low expectations." —George W. Bush, aboard Air Force One,
June 4, 2003
"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
"I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was
very impressed by his grasp of finances." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.,
May 29, 2003
Yup. George, God love him, could definitely use some help in the speech making
arena! You gotta pay attention to what he's saying, and not to what he's saying!