50 dumbest things said by Bush in his first term

50. "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn't here." —at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, Texas, Aug. 13, 2002

49. "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa is a nation that suffers from incredible disease." —Gothenburg, Sweden, June 14, 2001

48. "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.'' —Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

47. "We both use Colgate toothpaste." —after a reporter asked what he had in common with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Camp David, Md., Feb. 23, 2001

46. "Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a — you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004 (Watch video)

45. "I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2003

44. "I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." —as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War

43. "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport." —Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001

42. "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

41. "I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America. It's pretty darn strong. I mean, the people see a better future." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004

40. "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties." —discussing the Iraq war with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson, as quoted by Robertson

39. "I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft." —presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004 (Watch video)

38. "Haven't we already given money to rich people? Why are we going to do it again?" —to economic advisers discussing a second round of tax cuts, as quoted by former Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neil, Washington, D.C., Nov. 26, 2002

37. "We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." —Trenton, N.J., Sept. 23, 2002

36. "After standing on the stage, after the debates, I made it very plain, we will not have an all-volunteer army. And yet, this week — we will have an all-volunteer army!" —Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 16, 2004 (Watch video)

35. "Do you have blacks, too?" —to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001

34. "This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating." —as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002

33. "I got to know Ken Lay when he was head of the — what they call the Governor's Business Council in Texas. He was a supporter of Ann Richards in my run in 1994. And she had named him the head of the Governor's Business Council. And I decided to leave him in place, just for the sake of continuity. And that's when I first got to know Ken and worked with Ken." —attempting to distance himself from his biggest political patron, Enron Chairman Ken Lay, whom he nicknamed "Kenny Boy," Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2002

32. "It is white." —after being asked by a child in Britain what the White House was like, July 19, 2001

31. "I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding the joy of Hanukkah." —at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2001

30. "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." —Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 2001

29. "I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army." —during a Dec. 2002 Oval Office meeting with Rep. Tom Lantos, as reported by the New York Times

28. "You forgot Poland." —to Sen. John Kerry during the first presidential debate, after Kerry failed to mention Poland's contributions to the Iraq war coalition, Miami, Fla., Sept. 30, 2004

27. "I'm the master of low expectations." —aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

26. "I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things." —aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

25. "I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe — I believe what I believe is right." —Rome, Italy, July 22, 2001


24. "We need to counter the shockwave of the evildoer by having individual rate cuts accelerated and by thinking about tax rebates." —Washington, D.C. Oct. 4, 2001

23. "People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut-in's house and say I love you." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002

22. "I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it…I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn't yet….I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes. I'm confident I have. I just haven't — you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one." —President George W. Bush, after being asked to name the biggest mistake he had made, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2004


21. "The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway." —explaining why high taxes on the rich are a failed strategy, Annandale, Va., Aug. 9, 2004

20. "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." —radio address, Feb. 24, 2001


19. "You know, when I was one time campaigning in Chicago, a reporter said, 'Would you ever have a deficit?' I said, 'I can't imagine it, but there would be one if we had a war, or a national emergency, or a recession.' Never did I dream we'd get the trifecta." —Houston, Texas, June 14, 2002 (There is no evidence Bush ever made any such statement, despite recounting the trifecta line repeatedly in 2002. A search by the Washington Post revealed that the three caveats were brought up before the 2000 campaign — by Al Gore.)

18. "See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." —Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

17. "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." —State of the Union Address, Jan. 28, 2003, making a claim that administration officials knew at the time to be false

16. "In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard." —repeating the phrases "hard work," "working hard," "hard choices," and other "hard"-based verbiage 22 times in his first debate with Sen. John Kerry

15. "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001

14. "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." —Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002

13. "But all in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me." —summing up his first year in office, three months after the 9/11 attacks, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2001

12. "I try to go for longer runs, but it's tough around here at the White House on the outdoor track. It's sad that I can't run longer. It's one of the saddest things about the presidency." —interview with "Runners World," Aug. 2002

11. "Can we win? I don't think you can win it." —after being asked whether the war on terror was winnable, "Today" show interview, Aug. 30, 2004

10. "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." —Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002

9. "I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job." —to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004

8. "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." —speaking underneath a "Mission Accomplished" banner aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003

7. “We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories … And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them." —Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003

6. "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere!" —President George W. Bush, joking about his administration's failure to find WMDs in Iraq as he narrated a comic slideshow during the Radio & TV Correspondents' Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2004

5. "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." —Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000

4. "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." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (Watch video)

3. "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 (Watch video)

2. "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." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 (Watch video)

1. "My answer is bring them on." —on Iraqi insurgents attacking U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003
~Compiled by Daniel Kurtzman




~Compiled by Daniel Kurtzman

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Fine examples of brilliance! I guess I shouldn't dog myself so much when I say stupid things.

Excellent compilation !

Now, who says you need to make sense to get ahead in life ?

Oh man I can't believe that whoever wrote this forgot My favorite bush quote "I own a timber company? thats news to me....... need some wood?" He said that at one of the debates against kerry

Have you read either of the books 449 Stupid Things Republicans Have Said or 449 Stupid Things Democrats Have Said?

I have 3 favorites with these quotes, number 15, 14 and 13, also number 11. Makes me think that when people said he was wired during his debate with Kerry more believable. So, it seems presidents do not have to be able to think quick, or be intelligent. He is just so funny, that I like him. Also, I found many quotes he has said, and I don't know how in the world he says the things he does and doesn't think "Where did that come from?"

Originally posted by ben91069
Fine examples of brilliance! I guess I shouldn't dog myself so much when I say stupid things.

I don't think any of us should, or dog anyone else, everyone is human and makes mistakes, but we learn from our mistakes. I think Bush doesn't even realize what he says sometimes, but I'm sure he has been told by his people. (insert laughter)

Originally posted by Thug69
Oh man I can't believe that whoever wrote this forgot My favorite bush quote "I own a timber company? thats news to me....... need some wood?" He said that at one of the debates against kerry

Does he really own a timber company? If so, that is really hilarious that he said that in a debate. That made me laugh so hard I almost choked on my tea.

Yeah kerry said something that bush made 84 dollars or something from the company and he would be considered a small buisness Most of the sites I looked at said this in different words "President Bush himself would have qualified as a "small business owner" under the Republican definition, based on his 2001 federal income tax returns. He reported $84 of business income from his part ownership of a timber-growing enterprise... ..The Lone Star Trust currently owns 50% of another company, "LSTF, LLC", described on Bush’s 2003 financial disclosure forms as a limited-liability company organized "for the purpose of the production of trees for commercial sales."
www.opednews.com...
factcheck.org...@docID=275.html
And So I made this picture just for fun

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Originally posted by realorritt
47. "We both use Colgate toothpaste." —after a reporter asked what he had in common with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Camp David, Md., Feb. 23, 2001

I can think of a few other things they have in common too (Did someone say 'hypocrisy and warmongering ?)

40. "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties."

Coalition Casualties

30. "For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America.

Translation: If you're going to shoot someone make sure you kill them. If they have to got to hospital it will cost the insurance companies money.

21. "The really rich people figure out how to dodge taxes anyway."

He probably got that from his dad.

18. "See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction."

Proof positive that the US and UK are not free countries

15. "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him."

Here he is ...

14. "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."

Obviously missed him in Disneyland then :shk:

13. "But all in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me." —summing up his first year in office, three months after the 9/11 attacks, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2001

Yes, a fabulous year for the Satanic Illuminati and their Neo-con servants.

12. "I try to go for longer runs, but it's tough around here at the White House on the outdoor track.

Got the runs, George ? - You really need to cut down on the spicy food

10. "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."

Illiuminati doublespeak

5. "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."

Hums 'Deutschland, Deutschland uber alles'

2. "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."

Well, he's doing a pretty good job of it so far.

www.dubyaspeak.com...

My favorite: I have gone to war. I have raised twins. If I had a choice, I'd rather go to war.

That is hilarious! He is definitely a unique character. The photo you made, by the way I think it is excellent.
ps. Do you have to put the llink where you get the quoyes, or is it allowed just to post the quote as there is more? I have posted thngs without the link and have gotten some people here upset, but I don't know if you HAVE to paste the link...?
Thanks.

No I have not. Now I would love to read that bok.
Can I tell you that I think your signature is very funny.. lol

Oh shoot, you crack me up. You are a real comedian!

Originally posted by diehard_democrat
www.dubyaspeak.com...

My favorite: I have gone to war. I have raised twins. If I had a choice, I'd rather go to war.

That is so so funny. I wonder what his wife thinks about that remark? I wonder what is kids think about it as well..lol

Originally posted by realorritt
That is hilarious! He is definitely a unique character. The photo you made, by the way I think it is excellent.
ps. Do you have to put the llink where you get the quoyes, or is it allowed just to post the quote as there is more? I have posted thngs without the link and have gotten some people here upset, but I don't know if you HAVE to paste the link...?
Thanks.

Well in the Discussion etiquette simon says so And it is nice to the other users to see that you know what you are talking about so they don't think you are making stuff up

Oh okay I see what you are saying. If I don't post the link as well then everyone thinks it was me who actually answered the question...I understand things better now..thank you very much. That clears things up for me.

Someone mention twins





He must reads ATS



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Oooooooh I did not expect that, it made me choke on my snack, lol. Did you make those pictures? They are amazing, and my favorite are the twins...lol Thanks for the laugh.

Becaus e you posted to me, you have now put me in the plus digits, lol I have 2 points, I am excited. The only way to go from here is up right. Thanks........