Dubya-isms

MrBishop

MrBishop

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Love him or hate him, you must admit that he's got a skill with words that astounds.

The first choice, and a choice that I think will work with the Iranians is diplomacy. And I believe we can accomplish this through diplomacy.
Sun City Center, Florida, May 9, 2006
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-- Dubya proposes diplomacy in order to accomplish -- diplomacy

We're honored that the Flying Tomato represented our country, and we want to thank all the dudes and dudesses of the snowboarders who are here.
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2006 U.S. Winter Olympic and Paralympic Teams, White House, May 17, 2006 - Duuude!

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?
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White House, May 5, 2006 *Why..I never knew that about George Washington :hmm:
 
Good think no Canadian Pms ever goof up a speach, eh? Oh, wait. Even if they did, who's listening?
 
Professur said:
Good think no Canadian Pms ever goof up a speach, eh? Oh, wait. Even if they did, who's listening?
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Thing is...when he sticks to a written speech, he does..well..OK. When he goes it alone. :shrug:

It's not the errors...its the sheer volume of errors that's interesting.

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Chretien : "A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven."
 
Here's my favorite - a misunderstanding as opposed to a mis-statement. :D

Chretien said:
"Trucks? It's good! Let them come across the border! We will take all we can get!"
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In response to a question about cross-border drug trade, in a news conference in front of Bill Clinton, having misheard a question about "drugs". :rofl:
 
Professur said:
Good think no Canadian Pms ever goof up a speach, eh? Oh, wait. Even if they did, who's listening?
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I was listening to Chretien talk...that was a laugh a minute sometimes :laugh:
 
"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein." May 25, 2004

"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." May 27, 2004

"I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answer questions. I can't answer your question." October 4, 2000

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN's aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country." September 6, 2004

"It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloming to come out of that chamber." April 10, 2002

"Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trushworthiness." August 30, 2000
 
Yes he's a piss poor public speaker.

Can you imagine what a pain in the ass it must be for virtually every single word you speak to be written down or recorded & then studied, laughed at, pondered over? He can have it.
 
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