Subject: Bushisms

Bushisms:

Amusing or amazing, unintended or unconventional, errors or misuse of words, phrases, pronunciation or vocabulary attributed to George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States.

All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone.

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The United States and Russia are in the midst of a transformationed relationship that will yield peace and progress.

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We don't believe in planners and deciders making the decisions on behalf of Americans.

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We are making steadfast progress.

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There is some who say that perhaps freedom is not universal; maybe it's only Western people that can self-govern; maybe it's only, you know, white-guy Methodists who are capable of self-government… I reject that notion.

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Sometimes when I sleep at night I think of (Dr. Seuss's) 'Hop on Pop.’

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More and more of our imports come from overseas.

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My plan reduces the national debt, and fast; so fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire.

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This thaw – took a while to thaw, it’s going to take a while to unthaw.

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We ought to make the pie higher.

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I understand that unrest in the Middle East creates unrest throughout the region.

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I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and democracy but that could change.

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There's no question about it. Wall Street got drunk—that's one of the reasons I asked you to turn off the TV cameras—it got drunk and now it's got a hangover. The question is how long will it sober up and not try to do all these fancy financial instruments.

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In other words, I don't think people ought to be compelled to make the decision which they think is best for their family.

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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.

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I've been in politics long enough to know that polls just go poof at times.

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If he's… the inference is that somehow he thinks slavery is a… is a noble institution I would… I would strongly reject that assumption… that John Ashcroft is a open-minded, inclusive person.

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The people in Louisiana must know that all across our country there's a lot of prayer – prayer for those whose lives have been turned upside down, and I'm one of them.

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I want to appreciate those of you who wear our nation's uniform for your sacrifice.

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I was not pleased that Hamas has refused to announce its desire to destroy Israel.

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I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was very impressed by his grasp of finances.

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