IJMC - Republicans: Full Employment for Comedians
Well George, we are all real tired too...only most of us are not running
for President. So...you still get to see your words spread all around.
Ok, so you know it is a slow day with us if I am sending political
commentary. I mean a day does not go by where I would prefer to send
something mashing down Microsoft instead of picking on politicians. You
would think, with the court case and everything, our comedians might have
a little more current Microsoft humor I could pick up...oh well, perhaps
after the politicians decide what to do with big ole Microsloth... -dave
(This week we devote an entire page to George W. Bush, who is giving Dan
Quayle a run for his money as the the King of the stupid quote)
"I'm going to win."
-- George W. Bush predicting a win in the New Hampshire
primary (rival John McCain won in a landslide).
"I'm all name and no money"
-- George W. Bush, 1986
"When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world and you
knew exactly who they were. It was us versus them and it was
clear who them was. Today we are not so sure who the they
are, but we know they're there."
-- Texas Gov. George W. Bush, presidential candidate,
in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on Jan. 21, 2000.
"I propose that every city have a telephone number
119 - for dyslexics who have an emergency."
-- Bush being inclusive
"Some say give it [the Federal Budget Surplus] to the
taxpayers who pay the bills. That some is George W. Bush."
-- Texas Gov. George W. Bush, presidential candidate,
in Sioux City, Iowa, 1/22/00
"Is your children learning?"
-- Bush on education, Jan. 2000.
"Sitting down and reading a 500-page book on public
policy or philosophy or something."
-- George W. Bush when asked to name something he
isn't good at (Talk magazine, September 1999).
"This is Preservation month. I appreciate preservation.
This is what you do when you run for president.
You've got to preserve."
George W. Bush to several hundred children at an
elementary school in Nashua that was celebrating
Perseverance Month (not Preservation Month).
"Some people have too much freedom."
-- George W. Bush
"There ought to be limits to freedom."
"I hope to show Hispanics that Republicans do have a
heart, but I also want to send a message to
people from around the country as to how to pick up
the Hispanic vote"
"Food on the family."
-- George W. Bush listing one of the priorities of
his future administration.
"The Grecians."
-- George W. Bush on Greek people.
"What I'm against is quotas. I'm against hard quotas,
quotas that basically delineate based upon
whatever. However they delineate, quotas, I think,
vulcanize society."
-- George W. Bush, meaning to say "balkanize," not
"vulcanize" -- we think -- and something about
quotas (Austin American-Statesman 3/23/99).
"... A world of madmen and uncertainty and potential
mental losses."
-- on "potential missiles launches," South Carolina,
Jan. 12, 2000
"We must all hear the universal call to like your
neighbor just like you like to be liked yourself."
-- New Hampshire, Jan. 2000
"I think it's important for those of us in a position
of responsibility to be firm in sharing our experiences,
to understand that the babies out of wedlock is a
very difficult chore for mom and baby alike. ... I believe
we ought to say there is a different alternative than
the culture that is proposed by people like Miss Wolf
in society. ... And, you know, hopefully, condoms
will work, but it hasn't worked."
--In an interview with Tim Russert on Meet the Press,
Nov. 21, 1999.
"Tell them I have learned from mistakes I may or may
not have made."
-- George W. Bush
"Just make sure you put in there, 'He was real tired
too.'"
-- George W. Bush on the press reporting his verbal
miscues.
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