Subject: Bushisms (Page 17)

There’s an old saying in Tennessee – I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on – shame on you; fool me – you can’t get fooled again.

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And finally, Mayor Al is with us, the Mayor of Monroe… Al Cappuccilli is here. Thank you, Mayor, for being with us. You must be filling the potholes… picking up the garbage; that's the way to go.

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It is time to set aside the old partisan bickering and finger-pointing and name-calling that comes from freeing parents to make different choices for their children.

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And so during these holiday seasons, we thank our blessings.

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Sometimes, Washington is one of these towns where the person – people who think they've got the sharp elbow is the most effective person.

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The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein beause of the nature of Saddam Hussein, his history and his willingness to terrorize himself.

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The great thing about America is everybody should vote.

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And I started thinking about a lot of things. I was able to – I can’t remember what it was… oh, the inaugural speech, started thinking through that.

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If I become president, we're going to have emergency-room care, we're going to have gag orders.

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Brie and cheese.

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And I, unfortunately, have been to too many disasters as president.

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You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.

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I don’t particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it.

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I want to thank General John Fryer, the Superintendent of Schools here. I thought it was pretty interesting, when I was reading the background of the schools here, I see that you got you a general running the school system.

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And so, what Gen. Petraeus is saying, some early signs, still dangerous, but give me – give my chance a plan to work.

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Anyway, after we go out and work our hearts out, after you go out and help us turn out the vote, after we've convinced the good Americans to vote, and while they're at it, pull that old George W. lever; if I'm the one, when I put my hand on the Bible, when I put my hand on the Bible, that day when they swear us in, when I put my hand on the Bible, I will swear to not – to uphold the laws of the land.

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Natural gas is hemispheric; I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.

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We had a good Cabinet meeting, talked about a lot of issues; Secretary of State and Defense brought us up to date about our desires to spread freedom and peace around the world.

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First, let me make it very clear, poor people aren't necessarily killers; just because you happen to be not rich doesn't mean you're willing to kill.

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People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and have a tremendous impact on history.

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It's very interesting when you think about it, the slaves who left here to go to America, because of their steadfast and their religion and their belief in freedom, helped change America.

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