Stupid Republican Quotes or Actions

(usually George Bush, Jr. unless otherwise noted)

2008

"Did you hear the one about the woman who is attacked on the street by a gorilla, beaten senseless, raped repeatedly and left to die? When she finally regains consciousness and tries to speak, her doctor leans over to hear her sigh contently and to feebly ask, 'Where is that marvelous ape?'"--John McCain

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2007

The best way to defeat the totalitarian of hate is with an ideology of hope--an ideology of hate--excuse me--with an ideology of hope.--1/11/07

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2006

You know when I campaigned in 2000 I said, I want to be a war president. No one wants to be a war president, but I am one.--10/26/06

You know one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.--9/6/06

I think--tide turning--see, as I remember--I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of--it's easy to see atide--did I say those words?--GW Bush, when asked if the tide was turning in Iraq, June 14, 2006

I can look you in the eye and tell you I feel I've tried to solve the problem diplomatically to the max, and would have committed troops both in Afghanistan and Iraq knowing what I know today--Bush, Irvine, CA, 4-24-06

"I aim to be a competitive nation."--Bush, San Jose, CA, April 21

"I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what is best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the Secretary of the Defense."--Bush, Washington D.C., April 18.

I strongly believe what we're doing is the right thing. If I didn't believe it--I'm going to repeat what I said before--jI'd pull the troops out, nor if I believed we could win, I would pull the troops out." Bush, Charlotte, NC, April 6

"No question that the enemy has tried to spread sectarian violence.  They use violence as a tool to do that." Bush, Washington D.C., March 21.

"If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate." Bush, March 21. Nuclear weapons always helps to make more babies.

With regards to the charge of domestic spying the Justice Department has responded with a 42 page document which states that a 1978 law which requires warrents for domestic spying is made null and void by Bush's right to act "at the zenith of his powers." The falacious argument goes on to say that Bush was given this right after 9-11 when Congress agreed to let him wage war against the terrorists.

January, 2006

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2005

"And the suggestion that's been made by some U.S. senators that the President of the United States or any member of this administration purposely misled the American people on pre-war intelligence is one of the most dishonest and reprehensible charges ever aired in this city,"

Dick Cheney, 11-16-05

DAVID FRUM: "[Harriet Miers] once told me that the president was the most brilliant man she had ever met." Harriet Miers is the newest incompetent Bush has nominated, this time to the Supreme Court. She has been his personal lawyer and is apparently in love with the idiot just like Condeleeza Rice is. These unattractive sexless conservative women seem to have a "thing" for Bush.

"But I do know that it's true that if you wanted to reduce crime, you could, if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down." --Former Education Secretary--Bill Bennett

From the Washington Monthly re Hurricane Katrina

George W. Bush, President of the United States, six days after repeated warnings from experts about the scope of damage expected from Hurricane Katrina: "I don't think anyone anticipated the breach of the levees."

Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security, following widespread eyewitness reports of refugees living like animals at the Convention Center: "I have not heard a report of thousands of people in the Convention Center who don't have food and water."

Mike Brown, Director of FEMA, referring to people who were stuck in New Orleans largely because they were too poor to afford the means to leave: "...those who are stranded, who chose not to evacuate, who chose not to leave the city..."

Patrick Rhode, deputy director of FEMA, commenting on his agency's performance after four days of steadily increasing urban warfare, deeply flawed coordination, and continuing inability to evacuate refugees: "Probably one of the most efficient and effective responses in the country's history."

Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the House of Representatives, providing needed reassurance to the newly homeless: "It makes no sense to spend billions of dollars to rebuild a city that's seven feet under sea level....It looks like a lot of that place could be bulldozed."

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"You know, if [Jimmy] Carter were president today, we'd all be speaking Arabic."-Bill O'Reilly, on his Fox radio show, July 19.

Bush was asked if the Iraqi insurgency was getting harder to defeat militarily. "No, I don't think so," he answered, "I think they're being defeated. And that's why they continue to fight."

"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 Bush in Greece, New York

This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous." (Short pause) "And having said that, all options are on the table." --George Bush

"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 Bush, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2005

The president is "like a pit bull and he's got a pair of trousers in his mouth and he's not going to let go."--Rick Santorum seems to have an obsession with dogs. Remember when he said that he wasn't only against homosexual behavior he also didn't approve of "man on dog".

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. OK, better? I'll keep working on it." --Bush trying to explain social security to voters during week of 2-07-05

"I know it's hard, but it's hard for a reason. And the reason it's hard is because there are a handful of folks who fear freedom."--George Bush talking about Iraq January 07 after seven G.I.'s and two marines died.

"Get some devastation in the back."--Sen. Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), as reported by the AP, to a staff photographer taking a photo of him before he left southern Sri Lanka. January 2005

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2004

"Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2004

"I even take the position that sexual orgies eliminate social tensions and ought to be encouraged." Supreme Court Justice Scalia speaking at Harvard University.

A reason, Bush says, for cracking down on frivolous medical lawsuits,"We've got an issue in America. Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." 9-06-04, Poplar Bluff, MO

At a convention of minority journalists, a Native-American editor from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer asked, “What do you think tribal sovereignty means in the 21st century?” Bush responded with, “Tribal sovereignty means that—it’s sovereignty. I mean, you’re a—you’re a—you’ve been given sovereignty and you’re viewed as a sovereign entity.”

On August 5, in a speech delivered during the signing ceremony for a $417 billion defense spending bill Bush said, "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." Psychic Chuck thinks this is a Freudian slip. If you read Dr. Justin's Frank's fascinating book, Bush on the Couch you'll find that Bush is almost entirely motivated by unconscious whims and fancies. We know this astrologically as well. Sun in Cancer in the 12th House of the Unconscious square Neptune(dreams and fantasies) in the 3rd House of the conscious mind.

On July 29, Susan Sheybani, a Bush campaign worker said the following about  Americans who are unhappy with their low paying jobs: "Why don't they get new jobs if they're unhappy or go on Prozac." I guess she doesn't realize that she sounds like a character out of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, a futuristic novel that indicated that everyone would be forced to use drugs to blot out their dehumanized lives.

Bush was asked the following question on July 9: There's a lot of talk about memoirs being written with the former President. After you are elected in 2004, what will your memoirs say about you, what will the title be, and what will the main theme say? Here's how he responded:

"THE PRESIDENT: I appreciate that. (Laughter.) There is a painting on my wall in the Oval -- first of all, I don't know. I'm just speculating now. I really haven't thought about writing a book. My life is too complicated right now trying to do my job. (Laughter.) But if -- there's a painting on the wall in the Oval Office that shows a horseman charging up a steep cliff, and there are at least two other horsemen following. It's a Western scene by a guy named W.H.S. Koerner called 'A Charge to Keep.' It's on loan, by the way, from a guy named Joe O'Neill in Midland, Texas. He was the person, he and his wife Jan, introduced -- reintroduced me and Laura in his backyard in July of 1977. Four months later, we were married. So he's got a -- I'm a decision-maker and I can make good decisions. (Applause.)

"And so we sang this hymn -- this is a long story trying to get to your answer. (Laughter.) This is not a filibuster. (Laughter.) That's a Senate term -- particularly on good judges. (Applause.) The hymn was sung at my first inaugural church service as governor. Laura and I are Methodists. One of the Wesley boys wrote the hymn. The painting is based upon the hymn called, 'A Charge to Keep.' I have. The hymn talks about serving something greater than yourself in life. I -- which I try to do, as best as I possibly can. (Applause.)

"The book -- I guess one way, one thing to think about it is -- one of the themes would be, I was given a charge to keep. And I gave it all my heart, all my energy, based upon principles that did not change once I got into the Oval Office. (Applause.)"

Did he forget that he'd already "written" an autobiography called, A Charge to Keep?

President Bush, talking to Iraqi amputees on May 25, 2004 at the White House, said,"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein."

"I would like to outlaw contraception...contraception is disgusting--people using each other for pleasure." Joseph Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League

"I don't think Christians should use birth control. You consummate your marriage as often as you like--and if you have babies, you have babies." Randall Terry, Operation Resuce

"If the Democratic policies had been pursued over the last two or three years , we would not have had the kind of job growth we've had." Dick Cheney. Talk about out of the loop!!

"But the true strength of America is found in the hearts and souls of people like Travis, people who are willing to love their neighbor, just like they would like to love themselves." --George W. Bush, Springfield, Mo., Feb. 9, 2004

"More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than -- I say more Muslims -- a lot of Muslims have died -- I don't know the exact count -- at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there's been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004

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2003

"I want to remind you all that I -- in order to fight and win the war, it requires a expenditure of money that is commiserate with keeping a promise to our troops to make sure that they're well-paid, well-trained, well-equipped." Bush, 12.15.03 Finally a Bushism managed to slip through the censors, probably because they didn't realize that the word should have been commensurate. Commiserate means to sympathize with.

"As you know, these are open forums, you're able to come and listen to what I have to say." George W. Bush, October 28, 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, September 30, 2003

"I am very disappointed. I was invited to come and participate as grand marshal of the parade, and then I was disinvited because politics got involved in the whole thing. The reality of it is that I am for the Latin community. I love Mexico. I have done four movies down there." Who else but Arnold, when asked to comment on his disinvitation to a Mexican Independence day parade.

"In George W. Bush, people see a contained, channeled virility. They see a man who does what he says, whose every speech and act is not calculated." Erica Walter, an at-home mom and Catholic writer. A contained channeled virility. Is that anything like the description of Arnold Swartzenegger as a condom filled with walnuts? Psychic Vera

Mr. Bush "bears important masculine stigmata: he is a Texan, he is not afraid of war, and he sticks to his guns in the face of a worldwide storm of criticism." David Gutmann, professor emeritus of psychology at Northwestern U.

Wait for us to succeed peace. Wait for us to have two states, side by side -- is for everybody coming together to deny the killers the opportunity to destroy. George W. Bush, Kennebunkport, Maine, June 15, 2003 It's obvious to me now: the president is the master of brain farts. Psychic Vera

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

History is a reminder of what's possible.George W. Bush as he emerged from a guided tour of the gas chambers at Auschwitz.

"All up and down the different aspects of our society, we had meaningful discussions. Not only in the Cabinet Room, but prior to this and after this day, our secretaries, respective secretaries, will continue to interact to create the conditions necessary for prosperity to reign." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 19, 2003

"We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in so doing, we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure."--George W. Bush, Crawford, Texas, May 3, 2003

"We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to look in a mirror and get proud. We ought to stick out our chests and suck in our bellies and say, 'Damn, we're Americans.'" General Jay Garner, former head control freak in Iraq, now a retired hasbeen. I feel particularly proud of being an American when I read how our troops vandalized the world's oldest structure, the ziggurat in the ancient Sumerican city of Ur. Don't you feel like sticking out your chest and sucking in your belly when you learned that soldiers spray-painted the remains with graffiti and stole kiln-baked bricks made centuries ago? I know I do. Psychic Vera

"Every ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business." Michael Ledeen, resident scholar in the Freedom Chair at that American Enterprise Institute. "It's too bad we can't do the same to crappy little Republican men with Napoleonic complexes." Psychic Vera

Franken: "Clinton's military did pretty well in Iraq, huh?"

Wolfowitz: "Fuck you."

In response to Senator Rich Santorum's equating homosexuality with bigamy, adultery, polygamy and incest, the White House said, "The president believes that the senator is an inclusive man..The president has confidence in Sen. Santorum and thinks he's doing a good job as senator--including in his leadership post." At least the Senator isn't equating homosexuality with bestiality. He said that it wasn't like "man on dog or whatever the case may be." I don't think I'd want to explore Santorum's fantasy life on the astral plane, though. Psychic Vera

"During a spring recess tour of the state, (Senator Orrin)Hatch responded to questions from a St. George audience April 18 about why he wasn't doing more to stop the alleged ritualistic sexual abuse of young girls taken as brides in polygamous clans residing on the Utah-Arizona border. In a response applauded by polygamous leaders and blasted by anti-polygamy activists, Hatch responded: 'I'm not here to justify polygamy. All I can say is, I know people in Hildale who are polygamists who are very fine people. You come and show me of evidence of children being abused there and I'll get involved.' "Salt Lake City Tribune. No wonder that polygamist freak thought he could take Elizabeth Smart for a wife. Senator Hatch thinks polygamists are "very fine people." Psychic Vera

"You're free. And freedom is beautiful. And, you know, it'll take time to restore chaos and order--order out of chaos. But we will."--George Bush Washington, D.C., April 13, 2003 Another Freudian slip for George. He'd like to restore chaos everywhere, particularly in the Middle East. As Rumsfeld says, where there's democracy, there's chaos and dead people and destroyed antiquities. Oh well and ho hum. Psychic Vera

It's untidy, and freedom's untidy," he said, jabbing his hand in the air. "Free people are free to make mistakes and commit crimes and do bad things. They're also free to live their lives and do wonderful things." Donald Rumsfeld, when asked about the anarchy and chaos in Iraq. Does that mean that we can riot, loot, and create mayhem in our so called democracy without fear of reprisal? They didn't get away with it in Watts. Psychic Vera

In response to a question about whether she and her husband watch television Barbara Bush replied,"He sits and listens and I read books because I know perfectly well that - don't take offense - that 90 percent of what I hear on television is supposition, when we're talking about the news. And he's not, not as understanding of my pettiness about that. But why should we hear about body bags and deaths and how many, what day it's going to happen, and how many this or what do you suppose? Oh, I mean, it's, not relevant. So why should I waste my beautiful mind on something like that? And watch him suffer." After all, we wouldn't want this bug-eyed old bat with pearls to waste her beautiful mind finding out how many women and children were dismembered in Iraq, because she might telephone her sociopathic son and tell him to stop this disgusting war. Psychic Vera

"All of us need to step back and try to figure out how to make the U.N. work better as we head into the 21st century. Perhaps one way will be, if we use military force, in the post-Saddam Iraq the U.N. will definitely need to have a role. And that way it can begin to get its legs, legs of responsibility back." --George W. Bush, Azores, March 16, 2003 Or maybe the U.N. can get its arms, arms of reliability back. Psychic Vera

From Molly Ivin's column, "A fun game of who to tick off next", quoting Bush's response to Mexico and Vicente Fox's intrangience regarding the War in Iraq: 'I don't expect there to be significant retribution from the government, but there might be a reaction like the interesting phenomena taking here in America about the French, a backlash against the French, not stirred up by anybody except the people.' For those who oppose the United States, 'here will be a certain sense of discipline.' George W. Bush in chains and black leather." Check out Psychic Chuck's Deep Thought.

"We will export death and violence to the four corners of the earth in defense of this great country and rid the world of evil." George speaking to Bob Woodward. "This is not only a stupid Republican quote, it's a dangerous one." Psychic Vera.

"Now, we talked to Joan Hanover. She and her husband, George, were visiting with us. They are near retirement,retiring,in the process of retiring, meaning they're very smart, active, capable people who are retirement age and are retiring." Bush in Alexandria, Va. Feb. 12, 2003.

"I want to thank members of my administration who are here who will be involved in the implementation of some of the initiatives that I've outlined to the United States Congress. The Secretary of Education is here, Rod Paige, behind me. John Ashcroft is here... And, most importantly, Alma Powell, secretary of Colin Powell, is with us." Bush at the White House, January 30, 2003

After the State of the Union address, Reagan's speech writer, Peggy Noonan compared George Bush to "Clark Kent moving, at the moment of maximum danger, to shed his suit, tear open his shirt, and reveal the big 'S' on this chest." Give me a break. That's as repulsive a comparison as referring to Bush, as the comforter in chief (used in an article about Bush's response to the Columbia diaster).

"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."—Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29, 2003

"Perhaps the biggest problem is that we have passed children from grade to grade, year after year, and those -- child hadn't learned the basics of reading and math." --Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 2003 George W. Bush "How much longer, Lord? How much longer." Psychic Vera

"One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end." ---Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 2003

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2002

"I think the American people...I hope the American...I don't think, let me...I hope the American people trust me." -- George Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2002 "Didn't Mark Crispin Miller say that Bush mangles his words when he's talking about something he doesn't believe in? Obviously, he doesn't really believe that the American people trust him because he's not trustworthy." Psychic Vera

"There's only one person who hugs the mothers and the widows, the wives and the kids upon the death of their loved one. Others hug but having committed the troops, I've got an additional responsibility to hug and that's me and I know what it's like." Washington, D.C., Dec. 11, 2002

"I would like to express my deep condolences for the loss of the Senate," Bush said shortly after hearing of Wellstone's death Friday. "And also, I would like to express my condolences to the bereaved family." From the Associated Press.

"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, Oct. 5, 2002, Re Iraq debate in Congress. "I'm glad Bush has finally seen the error of his ways and has become an anti-war activist."--Psychic Vera

From Doonsebury and Bush's inspiring Economic Policy Conference: "Even though I won't be sitting through every single moment of the seminars, nor will the vice-president, we will look at the summaries." George W. Bush

You ought to take a look at--Franklin can tell you, the government accounting system is pretty...it's kind of hard to explain. I've been there for nearly 18 months trying to figure it out. George W. Bush That's what a Master's Degree in Business from Harvard will do for you. Psychic Vera

"Tommy Thompson is a good listener and he's a pretty good actor, too.: George W. Bush

"Here in Texas we took(lawyers) on and got some good medical...medical malpractice, which evidently had some loopholes in it." George W. Bush

"I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." George W. Bush

Here are George W. Bush's two "brilliant" reasons to go to war with Iraq, which may involve slaughtering thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens as well as our own service men and women, starting a nuclear holocaust in the Mid East, and costing us billions of dollars: "Saddam Hussein hates us and You know , he tried to kill my father."

"There's a saying in Tennessee...There's a saying in Texas, maybe it's a saying in Tennessee. Fool me once, Shame on...(5 second pause)...Shame on you....(pause)...You can't get fooled again." --George W. Bush to Nashville, Tennessee audience, Sept. 17, 2002, MSNBC-TV

"We should invade their [Muslim] countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity," proclaimed Super Bitch Ann Coulter after the 9-11 terrorist attacks.

"The world must understand...that its credibility is at stake," proclaimed George W. after a recent Cabinet meeting with 18 congressional leaders.

"When they demand or good a service in our society, somebody is more likely to produce it." --George W. Bush, Indiana, Sept. 5, 2002.

"There's no doubt in my mind that we should allow the world worst leaders to hold America hostage, to threaten our peace, to threaten our friends and allies with the world's worst weapons." --George W. Bush, Indiana, Sept. 5, 2002.

An article in the September/October issue of Mother Jones includes some stupid Republican quotes that are reprinted here. There are a few stupid Democrat quotes in the article, "The Diddly Awards", but if you want to read those and other dumbo quotes, you'll need to get a hold of Mother Jones.

--Defunct Representative Bob Barr screamed the following at security officers when his van was held up at the entrance to a parking lot in Atlanta: "When are you going to open the gate, you stupid black idiot?" A second version claims that Barr used the "N" word.

--California Republican Representative, Darrell Issa, after being stopped by Border Patrol for "driving 90 mph through an interstate 5 construction zone at San Clemente, remarked to the officer, "It's not your job to stop me for speeding."

--Rep. J.D. Haworth from Arizona mailed out Jim Jeffords Barf Bags to be used while thinking about the senator's "sickening...disgusting...treachery."

--Rep. Bill Thomas from Bakersfield, CA who was mentioned in a blurb in Psychic Vera's Latest Outrage column, has been outed for having an affair with health care lobbyist, Deborah Steelman. She was infuriated when she was accused of taking unfair advantage of Thomas because she had sex with him. Steelman is now VP of Eli Lilly while Thomas is head of the House health care committee. "To suggest I would stoop to an 'inappropriate relationship' to achieve legislative results is repugnant and sexist, " Steelman said.

--Rep Mark Foley, the son of a school teacher, tried to notify voters of his opposition to TPA or Trade Promotion Authority. Instead he released a statement vilifying the PTA.

--Noting the increase in violence in Israel, Dan Quayle, trying to maintain a balanced view of the Palestinians said, "How many Palestinians were on those airplanes on September 9. None." Dan never fails to entertain us with his failure to get dates right. How about the time that he said he was planning to run for President in 1994. There was, of course, no presidential election until 1996.

--Representative John Cooksey(R-La) announced to a radio audience after 9-11: "If I see someone come in that's got a diaper on his head and a fan belt wrapped around the diaper on his head, that guy needs to be pulled over."

--Rep Barbara Cubin from Wyoming is a real nut. While talking politics with financial donors she announced out of the blue,"I know what Victoria's Secret is. She's a slut." This is not unexpected bizarre behavior from a woman who passed cookies in the shape of a penis to her male cohorts in the Wyoming State Legislature saying, "People sometimes do things that they wouldn't do in front of their mother." During the Florida recount she shrieked, "We are bending over and taking it from the Democrats."When some of the "family values" crowd were concerned about her smutty language, she snapped,"Quiet down or you'll get a spanking." Psychic Chuck said maybe some of her constituents would appreciate a spanking and that's why they voted for her.

--Most of the Republican hawks in this administration are Chickenhawks, never serving in any war or the military. During the 1988 Republican National Convention, Representative Tom Delay explained his own lack of service in Vietnam this way: "So many minority youths had volunteered for the well-paying military positions to escape poverty and the ghetto that there was literally no room for patriotic folks."

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• I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah. --Spoken at a White House Menorah lighting ceremony in December of 2001.
• If people don't like what I'm doing, I don't give a damn -- I could be sailing around on a yacht or driving around the country--Secretary of the Treasury, Paul O'Neill

• "I've got the confidence in the Palestinians, when they understand fully what we're saying, that they'll make the right decisions. I can assure you, we won't be putting money into a society which is not transparent and corrupt, and I suspect other countries won't either." I'm not confident that the Palestinians will understand what Bush is saying at all. It sounds like he's telling them that he won't put money into countries that are not corrupt and not transparent. Psychic Vera
• "A dangerous terrorist had been detained and 'is now off the streets, where he should be." Independent, June 16, 2002. I agree with Bush, dangerous terrorists should be on the streets. Psychic Vera
• "The suicide bombers have increased. There's too many of them."
• "Do you have blacks, too?" Our president asked Gernando Henrique Cardoso, Brazil's president. The Brazilian was so astronished at Bush's lack of knowledge that Condoleeza Rice had to say, "Mr. President, Brazil probably has more blacks than the USA. Some say it's the country with the most blacks outside Africa." Later, Brazilian president Cardoso said, regarding Latin America, Bush was still in his "learning phase." The original article on Bush's buffoonish behavior was found in Germany's Der Spiegel. http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/0,1518,196865,00.html
• "And so, in my State of the my State of the Union or state my speech to the nation, whatever you want to call it, speech to the nation I asked Americans to give 4,000 years 4,000 hours over the next the rest of your life of service to America." --Bush at Connecticut Fundraiser, April 9, 2002
• At the same fund raiser, Bush referred to Connecticut's lieutenant governor, Jodi Rell as Judi Kell. And then said, "Great to see you again, Judi." Sounds like one of the alzheimer mistakes Reagan made while he was in office. Psychic Vera.
• "It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber." April 10, 2002 George W. Bush"I agree that it would be a mistake to allow cloning of U.S. senators." Psychic Vera "What Bush is really worried about is if they clone Congress, he'll be next." Psychic Chuck
• "I understand that the unrest in the Middle East creates unrest throughout the region." March 13, 2002
• In an article in the British Independent on line, journalist Robert Fisk in his article, "America's morality has been distorted by September 11"quotes General Tommy Franks as saying in response to the mistaken killing of 16 innocent Afghans at Hazar Qadam, "I will not characterise it as a failure of any type." Franks also apparently referred to our own killed soldiers as dying in Vietnam. He apparently doesn't know the difference between Afghanistan and Vietnam because he's been sitting in Jeb Bush's state all this time conducting the present war.
• Scenes we hope to see from the ABC Sunday broadcast of the Ford's Theatre Presidential Gala: "When Stevie Wonder sat down at the keyboard center stage, President Bush in the front row got very excited. He smiled and started waving at Wonder, who understandably did not respond. After a moment Bush realized his mistake and slowly dropped the errant hand back to his lap. "I know I shouldn't have," a witness told us yesterday, 'but I started laughing.'" --Lloyd Grove, Washington Post, 03.06.02.
• Besides mixing up the terms devaluation and deflation in Japan, sending markets there careening, Bush also made some other embarrasing mistakes. While speaking to the Japan's parliament, the Diet, he pronounced the word Kyoso which means competition as kyo-sho, which means "big speech". He also mispronounced 19th century statesman and scholar Inazo Nitobe's name, saying Ni-toy-bay instead of Ni-to-bay. Bush also used the terms "apoplectic" and "chomping at the bit during high level meetings", causing confusion among participants. It's difficult to translate "chomping at the bit" into Japanese, apparently. It's nice to see the press starting to report Bush's verbal faux pas again. Dan Rather said, according to Maureen Down in her column, "Coyote Rummy", that the "Bush administration had gotten overly fawning 'Hans Christian Anderson' press coverage and was now doing 'the equivalent of moon walking in the end zone.'"
• Even The Drudge Report for Feb 24, 2002, cites West Wing Producer Aaron Sorkin as saying,"It's absolutely right that at this time we're all laying off the [Bush] bubblehead jokes...but the truth is we're simply pretending to believe that Bush exhibited unspeakable courage at the World Series..., or that he, by God, showed those terrorists by going to Salt Lake City and mumbling the first line of the Olympic opening ceremony."

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2001

"The model of thought that says we need to go out and extend unemployment benefits and health insurance benefits and so forth is not, I think, one that is commensurate with the American spirit here." House Majority Leader, Dick Armey. "Haven't we heard this quote before? Like during the depression while George I was president? The Republicans always think that feeding the rich who are already too fat is more important then feeding the rest of us." Psychic Vera

Still nettled by the criticism [about his failure to immediately return to the White House from Florida on Sept. 11, Bush recently] insisted: 'I wanted to go back to Washington. There is strong advice that I did not, primarily from the VicePresident.'" --TIMES, 11/26/01

"Mr. Bush said yesterday that the war on terrorism had 'transformationed' the U.S.-Russia relationship." --New York Times, 11/14/01

15 year-old Welsh singing sensation Charlotte Church recently met George W. Bush but says she likes Bill Clinton better. [Bush] said, "So what state is Wales in?" I said, "Erm, it's a separate country next to England, and he went, "Oh, OK." I didn't know what to say." -- 10/30/01.

REPORTER: "You talk about the general threat toward Americans....And people ask us, what is it they're supposed to be on the lookout for?...What are Americans supposed to look for and report to the police or to the FBI?"

BUSH: "You know, if you find a person that you've never seen before getting in a crop-duster that doesn't belong to you, report it...."Press Conference, 10/11/01

"I think he's had his crop dusted one too many times. Further, he's probably on some crop dust as we speak." Psychic Chuck

Bush ended up at the Labor Department on October 4 and said America will be tough and resolute to defeat terrorists so future generations can live in peace. ``And there is no doubt in my mind, not one doubt in my mind, that we will fail,'' Bush said. His audience at the Labor Department did not respond. Bush went on to say, ``Failure is not a part of our vocabulary. This great nation will lead the world and we will be successful.''

"I wonder if he knows something we don't know or are we getting to see into Bush's murky subconscious again," Psychic Vera.

"The evildoers struck, but they may have hurt our buildings, and they are obviously affecting some family lives in such a profound and sad way. But they will not touch the soul of America. They cannot dim our spirit. " (applause)

"The best way to realize this country is to learn how to read and write."

"I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport. (Applause.)"

"An expert in Texas trees, described by Bush as "an arbolist," is coming soon to identify all the varieties at the ranch. "Look up the word," he said. "I don't know, maybe I made it up. Anyway, it's an arbo-tree-ist, somebody who knows about trees." 8/21/01

"Bush at night hatches quizzical new phrases. In Denver and Albuquerque, he talked about the "so- called surplus," making it sound as if he doubted the existence of the very money he deemed so bountiful that a tax cut was necessary. And Bush at night latches onto adjectives and doesn't let go. Eight times in about one minute, he called Senator Pete V. Domenici, Republican of New Mexico, for whom he was raising money at the Albuquerque event, "passionate," and Mr. Domenici's passions knew no bounds. "Pete is passionate about the budget," the president said. He then erased more than two months of Congressional history, traveling back to a time before Democrats took control of the Senate, and put Mr. Domenici in charge of the Senate budget committee once again. "I can assure you, Mr. Chairman," Mr. Bush said to him, hurriedly adding: "Or I wish would be Mr. Chairman should be Mr. Chairman, and will be Mr. Chairman after next 2002." Not to be confused with last 2002." 8/19/01

"Well, sometimes we see the will on the other side, and sometimes that cycle overcomes the will. There's a lot of people in the Middle East who are desirous to get into the Mitchell process, but first things first. These terrorist acts and the responses have got to end in order for us to get the framework -- the groundwork, not framework -- the groundwork to discuss a framework, to lay the -- all right."

Bush was asked by reporters what he thought of the plans of Severino Antinori, an Italian fertility doctor and Panos Zavos, a Kentucky scientist, to clone a human being. The shrub obviously didn't know to say, and tried to respond on the topic of stem cells instead. "I'll be making a statement about my views on how life and science should interface when I'm ready."

In response to a question about the Middle East, Bush said, "Our administration is in contact with the Israelis and the Palestinians on a regular basis. We will continue to do so."

The following quotes have been taken from The Bush Dyslexicon, Observations on a National Disorder by Mark Crispin Miller. This is an excellent book and can be ordered through amazon.com and its portal on our sidebar.

At a public testimonial for Ronald Reagan, the Elder Bush said, in front of the millions of t.v. viewers (Including Psychics Vera and Chuck), about his former boss, "We've made mistakes. We've had sex."

Psychic Vera wondered what subliminal message these Republicans were trying to give us about their party. "Remember what Dan Quayle said in 2000, 'Republicans understand the importance of bondage between parent and child.' If you put those two quotes together with the incident described in Simulated Sex Acts at Republican Gala, you can clearly see that the Republicans are trying to give us a snow job about their moralistic family values."

Pairing the quote about having sex with another of the Elder Bush's quotes, "You cannot be President of the United States without having faith. Remember Lincoln, going to his knees in times of trial and the Civil War and all that stuff. You can't be. And we are blessed. So don't feel sorry for--don't cry for me Argentina," you wonder whether Bush is suffering from Tourette's Syndrome or demonic possession.

When asked what he thought of his first six months in office, Jr. said,"I've always said a dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier. No question about it."

"Yes, wouldn't it be just fine to have Jr. as totalitarian ruler? Then it would be so much easier to accept arsenic in our drinking water, or flood water in our dining room due to global warming." Psychic Vera

George Bush Jr. went to the Jefferson Memorial with his wife, Laura, to mingle with the peons and wish them "Happy Fourth of July." When asked what July 4th meant to him, the pResident said,"It means what those words say for starters. The great unalienable rights of our country. We're blessed with such values in America. And I--it's--I'm a proud man to be the nation based upon such wonderful values."

"Talk about arrogant Republicans!" Psychic Vera said.

"I hope I stand for anti-bigotry, anti-Semitism, anti-racism. This is what drives me." George Bush Sr. in 1988.

"I want to make sure everybody who has a job wants a job." Bush Sr. 1988.

Like father like son, will George Bush Jr. make sure that everybody that doesn't have a job, doesn't really want one? Psychic Vera

"The caribou love (the Alaska pipeline). They rub up against it and they have babies. George Bush Sr. 1992

"Please don't ask me to do that which I've just said I'm not going to do, because you're burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering." GB Sr.

"The Democrats want to ram it down my ear in a political victory." George Bush Sr. talking about a bill to extend unemployment benefits in 1991.

May be the Democrats will want to ram raising the minimum wage up George Jr.'s nose. Other things have been up there in the past." Psychic Vera

"For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it." George Bush Jr.

"Like make sure that all shootings are fatal?" Psychic Vera

"Anyway, I'm so thankful, and so gracious--I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well."

One we hadn't heard from the campaign trail, according to Mark Crispin Miller and his book, Bush Dyslexicon, Bush said to the NY Times, "I don't care what the polls say. I don't. I'm doing what I think what's wrong."

"Russia is no longer our enemy, and therefore we shouldn't be locked into a Cold War mentality that says we keep the peace by blowing each other up. In my attitude, that's old, that's tired, that's stale."

"If a person doesn't have the capacity that we all want that person to have, I suspect hope is in the far distant future, if at all."--Said at the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute, Washington, D.C.

"Thirdly, the explorationists are willing to only move equipment during the winter, which means they'll be on nice roads, and remove the equipment as the ice begins to melt, so that the fragile tundra is protected."

"But I also made it clear to [Vladimir Putin] that it's important to think beyond the old days of when we had the concept that if we blew each other up, the world would be safe."

When asked how far the US would go to help Taiwan, Bush said, "Whatever it took to help Taiwan defend theirself."

Responding to reporters' request at the Summit of the Americas that he answer questions, George W. Bush said he would not, whether the questions were in English, French or Mexican.

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