Bush a true orator?
“We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That’s what I’m telling you.” —George W. Bush, Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 20, 2005
“If it were to rain a lot, there is concern from the Army Corps of Engineers that the levees might break. And so, therefore, we’re cautious about encouraging people to return at this moment of history.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2005
“Listen, I want to thank leaders of the — in the faith — faith-based and community-based community for being here.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 6, 2005
“So please give cash money to organizations that are directly involved in helping save lives — save the life who had been affected by Hurricane Katrina.” —George W. Bush, Washington D.C., Sept. 6, 2005
“I can’t wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs.” —George W. Bush, Poplarville, Miss., Sept. 5, 2005
“Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.” —George W. Bush, to FEMA director Michael Brown, who resigned 10 days later amid criticism over his job performance, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005 (Listen to audio; read more stupid quotes about Hurricane Katrina)
“We’ve got a lot of rebuilding to do. First, we’re going to save lives and stabilize the situation. And then we’re going to help these communities rebuild. The good news is — and it’s hard for some to see it now — that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott’s house — he’s lost his entire house — there’s going to be a fantastic house. And I’m looking forward to sitting on the porch.” (Laughter) –George W. Bush, touring hurricane damage, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005
“My thoughts are, we’re going to get somebody who knows what they’re talking about when it comes to rebuilding cities.” —George W. Bush, on rebuilding New Orleans, Biloxi, Miss., Sept. 2, 2005
“Americans should be prudent in their use of energy during the course of the next few weeks. Don’t buy gas if you don’t need it.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2005
“It’s totally wiped out. … It’s devastating, it’s got to be doubly devastating on the ground.” —George W. Bush, turning to his aides while surveying Hurricane Katrina flood damage from Air Force One , Aug. 31, 2005
“The best place for the facts to be done is by somebody who’s spending time investigating it.” —George W. Bush, on the probe into how CIA agent Valerie Plame’s identity was leaked, Washington D.C., July 18, 2005
“I’m looking forward to a good night’s sleep on the soil of a friend.” —George W. Bush, on visiting Denmark, Washington D.C., June 29, 2005
“I was going to say he’s a piece of work, but that might not translate too well. Is that all right, if I call you a ‘piece of work’?” —George W. Bush to Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister of Luxembourg, Washington, D.C., June 20, 2005
“The relations with, uhh — Europe are important relations, and they’ve, uhh — because, we do share values. And, they’re universal values, they’re not American values or, you know — European values, they’re universal values. And those values — uhh — being universal, ought to be applied everywhere.” —George W. Bush, at a press conference with European Union dignitaries, Washington, D.C., June 20, 2005
“You see, not only did the attacks help accelerate a recession, the attacks reminded us that we are at war.” —George W. Bush, on the Sept. 11 attacks, Washington, D.C., June 8, 2005
“And the second way to defeat the terrorists is to spread freedom. You see, the best way to defeat a society that is — doesn’t have hope, a society where people become so angry they’re willing to become suiciders, is to spread freedom, is to spread democracy.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 8, 2005
“It seemed like to me they based some of their decisions on the word of — and the allegations — by people who were held in detention, people who **** America, people that had been trained in some instances to disassemble — that means not tell the truth.” —George W. Bush, on an Amnesty International report on prisoner abuse at Guantanamo Bay, Washington, D.C., May 31, 2005 (Listen to audio)
“See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.” —George W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005 (Listen to audio)
“We discussed the way forward in Iraq, discussed the importance of a democracy in the greater Middle East in order to leave behind a peaceful tomorrow.” —George W. Bush, Tbilisi, Georgia, May 10, 2005
“I think younger workers — first of all, younger workers have been promised benefits the government — promises that have been promised, benefits that we can’t keep. That’s just the way it is.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2005
“It means your own money would grow better than that which the government can make it grow. And that’s important.” —George W. Bush, on what private accounts could do for Social Security funds, Falls Church, Va., April 29, 2005
“I can only speak to myself.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
“It’s in our country’s interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm’s way.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
“We expect the states to show us whether or not we’re achieving simple objectives — like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write.” —George W. Bush, on federal education requirements, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
“He understands the need for a timely write of the constitution.” —George W. Bush, on Prime Minister Iyad Allawi of Iraq, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
“Well, we’ve made the decision to defeat the terrorists abroad so we don’t have to face them here at home. And when you engage the terrorists abroad, it causes activity and action.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
“But Iraq has — have got people there that are willing to kill, and they’re hard-nosed killers. And we will work with the Iraqis to secure their future.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
“I appreciate my love for Laura.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2005
“We have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2005
“Part of the facts is understanding we have a problem, and part of the facts is what you’re going to do about it.” —George W. Bush, Kirtland, Ohio, April 15, 2005
“I’m going to spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess, it’s the Mother in me.” —George W. Bush, Washington D.C., April 14, 2005
“We look forward to analyzing and working with legislation that will make — it would hope — put a free press’s mind at ease that you’re not being denied information you shouldn’t see.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2005
“I want to thank you for the importance that you’ve shown for education and literacy.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2005
“I understand there’s a suspicion that we—we’re too security-conscience.” —George W. Bush, Washington D.C., April 14, 2005
“If they pre-decease or die early, there’s an asset base to be able to pass on to a loved one.” —George W. Bush, on Social Security money held in private accounts, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 30, 2005
[I'm] occasionally reading, I want you to know, in the second term.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005
“In this job you’ve got a lot on your plate on a regular basis; you don’t have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, ‘How do you think my standing will be?’” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005
“In terms of timetables, as quickly as possible — whatever that means.” —George W. Bush, on his time frame for shoring up Social Security, Washington D.C., March 16, 2005
“I like the idea of people running for office. There’s a positive effect when you run for office. Maybe some will run for office and say, vote for me, I look forward to blowing up America. I don’t know, I don’t know if that will be their platform or not. But it’s — I don’t think so. I think people who generally run for office say, vote for me, I’m looking forward to fixing your potholes, or making sure you got bread on the table.” —George W. Bush, on elections in the Middle East, Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005
“I repeat, personal accounts do not permanently fix the solution.” —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005
“This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table.” —George W. Bush, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 22, 2005
“If you’re a younger person, you ought to be asking members of Congress and the United States Senate and the president what you intend to do about it. If you see a train wreck coming, you ought to be saying, what are you going to do about it, Mr. Congressman, or Madam Congressman?” —George W. Bush, Detroit, Mich., Feb. 8, 2005
“Because the — all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There’s a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those — changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be — or closer delivered to what has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It’s kind of muddled. Look, there’s a series of things that cause the — like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate — the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those — if that growth is affected, it will help on the red.” —George W. Bush, explaining his plan to save Social Security, Tampa, Fla., Feb. 4, 2005
“You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn’t it? I mean, that is fantastic that you’re doing that.” —George W. Bush, to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005 (Listen to audio)
“After all, Europe is America’s closest ally.” —George W. Bush, Mainz, Germany, Feb. 23, 2005
“Because he’s hiding.” —George W. Bush, responding to a reporter who asked why Osama bin Laden had not been caught, aboard Air Force One, Jan. 14, 2005
“I’m also mindful that man should never try to put words in God’s mouth. I mean, we should never ascribe natural disasters or anything else to God. We are in no way, shape, or form should a human being, play God.” —George W. Bush, ABC’s 20/20, Washington D.C., Jan. 14, 2005
“I want to appreciate those of you who wear our nation’s uniform for your sacrifice.” —George W. Bush, Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 14, 2005
“I speak plainly sometimes, but you’ve got to be mindful of the consequences of the words. So put that down. I don’t know if you’d call that a confession, a regret, something.” —George W. Bush, speaking to reporters, Washington, D.C., Jan. 14, 2005
“Who could have possibly envisioned an ******** — an election in Iraq at this point in history?” —George W. Bush, at the white House, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2005
“We need to apply 21st-century information technology to the health care field. We need to have our medical records put on the I.T.” —George W. Bush, Collinsville, Ill., Jan. 5, 2005
“I believe we are called to do the hard work to make our communities and quality of life a better place.” —George W. Bush, Collinsville, Ill., Jan. 5, 2005
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