Subject: Bushisms (Page 12)

We're also talking to different finance ministers about how we can send a message to the Iranian government that the free world is not going to tolerate the development of know-how in how to build a weapon, or at least gain the ability to make a weapon.

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We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House – make no mistake about it.

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Oftentimes what I try to say in Washington gets filtered and sometimes my words in Washington don't exactly translate directly to the people.

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There are jobs Americans aren’t doing… if you’ve got a chicken factory, a chicken-plucking factory, or whatever you call them, you know what I’m talking about.

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We stand for things.

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If you're sick and tired of the politics of cynicism and polls and principles, come and join this campaign.

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Arbolist… look up the word; I don't know, maybe I made it up… anyway, it's an arbo-tree-ist, somebody who knows about trees.

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I've heard he's been called Bush's poodle… he's bigger than that.

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Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness.

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We've got pockets of persistent poverty in our society, which I refuse to declare defeat – I mean, I refuse to allow them to continue on; and so one of the things that we're trying to do is to encourage a faith-based initiative to spread its wings all across America, to be able to capture this great compassionate spirit.

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Reading is the basics for all learning.

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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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I guess it’s OK to call the secretary of education here ‘buddy;’ that means friend.

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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.

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I think it was in the Rose Garden where I issued this brilliant statement: If I had a magic wand – but the president doesn't have a magic wand.

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I haven’t had a chance to talk, but I’m confident we’ll get a bill that I can live with if we don’t.

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So thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well.

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I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.

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The question is, who ought to make that decision? … the Congress or the commanders? … and as you know, my position is clear – I'm a commander guy.

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It will take time to restore chaos and order [in Iraq] … order out of chaos… but we will.

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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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