Just for laughs: "Top 20 gaffes by President George W Bush"
From The Sunday Times
January 18, 2009
timesonline.co.uk
Here are a list of our favourite gaffes by George W Bush. Add your favourites to the feedback panel below
1. "Will the highways on the internet become more few?"
2. "It’s a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life"
3. "I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq"
4. "I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office"
5. "We’re concerned about Aids inside our White House – make no mistake about it"
6. "I’m honoured to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein"
7. "I’ve coined new words, like “misunderstanding”
8. "I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was very impressed by his grasp of finances"
9. "It’s in our country’s interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm's way"
10. "One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end"
11. "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even though I wasn’t here"
12. "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test"
13. "I don’t particularly like it when people put words in my mouth, either, by the way, unless I say it
14. "[The Taliban] have no disregard for human life"
15. "When the governor calls, I answer his phone"
16. "Those who enter the country illegally violate the law"
17. "I think we agree, the past is over"
18. "America stands for liberty, for the pursuit of happiness and for the unalienalienable right of life"
19. "My job is a decision-making job, and as a result, I make a lot of decisions"
20. "One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures"
And a few more suggested by readers:
'Please don't misunderestimate me' .....is another corker
Laura, manchester
"More and more of our imports come from overseas." --George W. Bush, Beaverton, Ore., Sep. 25, 2000
Tony, Auckland, NZ
"I know what I believe and I believe what I believe is right"
Jim, Mountain Home, AR, US
The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's
history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived
in this century. I didn't live in this century
Sarah, Stockholm, Sweden
In one of his last interviews... I heard him speak of the press. "at times you have misunderestimated me"
Astonishing... rick, Newcastle , uK
21. "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."
22. "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."
Christine Dundas, Santa Barbara, United States
"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."
Howard, Manchester,
My favourite?
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully"
Pure surrealist genius
Mark, Portsmouth, UK
Actually, the entrepreneur quote is not true. See snopes.com
My favorite Bushisms are the following:
(1) "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?"
(2) "You're working hard to put food on your family."
Chris, Philadelphia, USA
How about the worst gaffe of all
"Mission Accomplished"
Kayem, Hull, England |
