Monday, September 06, 2004
Jean “Poutine” regularly butchered the English language and from what I am led to believe the French language as well. However, even Chrétien is not as fascinating in this regard as George Bush. Here are some classic Bushisms and other related gems.
Bushisms
"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. "
"I understand small business growth. I was one."
"The White House is in Washington, D.C., it's up East."
"We don't want to discourage the innovators and those who take risks because they're afraid of getting sued by a lawsuit. "
"The senator [McCain] has got to understand if he's going to have—he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.”
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
'Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.'
'I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family’
"For every fatal shooting, there are roughly three nonfatal shootings. Folks, this is unacceptable in America. We're going to do something about it."
"The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case."
“Border relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better”
"We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end."
"We've got a big border in Texas, with Mexico, obviously --and we've got a big border with Canada -- Arizona is affected."
“I am against hard quotas, quotas they basically delineate based upon whatever. However they delineate, quotas, I think vulcanize society. So I don't know how that fits into what everybody else is saying, their relative positions, but that's my position.''
"I don't know whether I'm going to win or not. I think I am. I do know I'm ready for the job. And, if not, that's just the way it goes.”
“Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods”
"Anyway, I'm so thankful, and so gracious--I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well."
"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."
"We've tripled the amount of money — I believe it's from $50 million up to $195 million available."
"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."
“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.”
“One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end."
“I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.”
"I want to thank my friend, Sen. Bill Frist, for joining us today. … He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. (Laughter.) Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me."
"Obviously, I pray every day there's less casualty."
To his anti war crowd. “When Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried, and persecuted as a war criminal.”
"Over 50 percent of our energy comes from overseas. Fortunately, a lot of it comes from Canada."
“The woman who knew that I had dyslexia--I never interviewed her."
Freudian slips
"I can understand why Senator Kerry is upset with us. I wasn't so pleased with the ads that were run about me. And my call is get rid of them all, now."
"It was just inebriating what Midland was all about then.”
"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.”
Contributions to the English Language
“analyzation”
“increasify”
“misunderestimated”
“hopefuller”
“Hispanically”
Announcing President Bush's schedule on Thursday, White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said the president was meeting with religious leaders "to talk about the importance of tolerism, er, tolerance." Later in his morning briefing, Fleischer repeated the nonword, "tolerism" Reporters more accustomed to hearing such malapropos from the president himself could barely stifle their laughter. Fleischer jokingly begged: 'Don't think what you all are thinking! That was MY word. Stop it!'" —Washington Post, 9/20/01
Appalling displays of ignorance
He called Greeks “Grecians”
“Do you have blacks, too?"—To former Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso
"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program."
“The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law."
“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.”
"Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican."--Declining to answer reporters' questions at the Summit of the Americas, Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001
Meeting 15 year-old Welsh singing sensation Charlotte Church : GWB : "—So what state is Wales in?" Charlotte : "—Erm, it’s a separate country next to England" GWB : "—Oh, OK."
"I'd like to fly down to South America. There is a complicating factor there. The Mexican elections are taking place, and I certainly don't want to get involved with that."
PM Poutine
You decide.
“We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, and we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease.”
-- Warsaw, Poland, June 15, 2001
“Vice President mentioned Nigeria is a fledgling democracy. We have to work with Nigeria. That's an important continent.”
-- Presidential debate, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2000
Bushisms
"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. "
"I understand small business growth. I was one."
"The White House is in Washington, D.C., it's up East."
"We don't want to discourage the innovators and those who take risks because they're afraid of getting sued by a lawsuit. "
"The senator [McCain] has got to understand if he's going to have—he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.”
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
'Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.'
'I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family’
"For every fatal shooting, there are roughly three nonfatal shootings. Folks, this is unacceptable in America. We're going to do something about it."
"The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case."
“Border relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better”
"We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end."
"We've got a big border in Texas, with Mexico, obviously --and we've got a big border with Canada -- Arizona is affected."
“I am against hard quotas, quotas they basically delineate based upon whatever. However they delineate, quotas, I think vulcanize society. So I don't know how that fits into what everybody else is saying, their relative positions, but that's my position.''
"I don't know whether I'm going to win or not. I think I am. I do know I'm ready for the job. And, if not, that's just the way it goes.”
“Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods”
"Anyway, I'm so thankful, and so gracious--I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well."
"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."
"We've tripled the amount of money — I believe it's from $50 million up to $195 million available."
"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."
“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.”
“One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end."
“I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.”
"I want to thank my friend, Sen. Bill Frist, for joining us today. … He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. (Laughter.) Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me."
"Obviously, I pray every day there's less casualty."
To his anti war crowd. “When Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried, and persecuted as a war criminal.”
"Over 50 percent of our energy comes from overseas. Fortunately, a lot of it comes from Canada."
“The woman who knew that I had dyslexia--I never interviewed her."
Freudian slips
"I can understand why Senator Kerry is upset with us. I wasn't so pleased with the ads that were run about me. And my call is get rid of them all, now."
"It was just inebriating what Midland was all about then.”
"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.”
Contributions to the English Language
“analyzation”
“increasify”
“misunderestimated”
“hopefuller”
“Hispanically”
Announcing President Bush's schedule on Thursday, White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said the president was meeting with religious leaders "to talk about the importance of tolerism, er, tolerance." Later in his morning briefing, Fleischer repeated the nonword, "tolerism" Reporters more accustomed to hearing such malapropos from the president himself could barely stifle their laughter. Fleischer jokingly begged: 'Don't think what you all are thinking! That was MY word. Stop it!'" —Washington Post, 9/20/01
Appalling displays of ignorance
He called Greeks “Grecians”
“Do you have blacks, too?"—To former Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso
"They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program."
“The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law."
“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.”
"Neither in French nor in English nor in Mexican."--Declining to answer reporters' questions at the Summit of the Americas, Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001
Meeting 15 year-old Welsh singing sensation Charlotte Church : GWB : "—So what state is Wales in?" Charlotte : "—Erm, it’s a separate country next to England" GWB : "—Oh, OK."
"I'd like to fly down to South America. There is a complicating factor there. The Mexican elections are taking place, and I certainly don't want to get involved with that."
PM Poutine
You decide.
“We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, and we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease.”
-- Warsaw, Poland, June 15, 2001
“Vice President mentioned Nigeria is a fledgling democracy. We have to work with Nigeria. That's an important continent.”
-- Presidential debate, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Oct. 11, 2000
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