Subject: Bushisms (Page 15)

Any time we’ve got any kind of inkling that somebody is thinking about doing something to an American and something to our homeland, you’ve just got to know we’re moving on it, to protect the United Nations’ Constitution, and at the same time, we’re protecting you.

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

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These immigrants have helped transform 13 small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 people.

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I'm thrilled to be here in the bread basket of America because it gives me a chance to remind our fellow citizens that we have an advantage here in America – we can feed ourselves.

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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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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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One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end.

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You helped our nation celebrate its bicentennial in 17… 1976.

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You can fool some of the people all the time… and those are the ones you want to concentrate on.

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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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This is Preservation Month… I appreciate preservation… it's what you do when you run for president… you gotta preserve.

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I have said that the sanction regime is like Swiss cheese – that meant that they weren't very effective.

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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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We need an energy bill that encourages consumption.

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I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don’t always agree with them.

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Thirdly the explorationists are willing to only move equipment during the winter, which means they’ll be on ice roads, and remove the equipment as the ice begins to melt, so that the fragile tundra is protected.

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I want to make sure everybody who has a job wants a job.

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There's a lot of neighborliness taking place in the state of Virginia and North Carolina and Maryland, where if somebody hurts and somebody's lonely, somebody needs help is finding refuge and solace because a fellow citizen has taken it upon him or herself to help somebody in need.

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Quotas are bad for America; it's not the way America is all about.

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The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur.

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There’s no doubt in my mind that we should allow the world’s worst leaders to hold America hostage, to threaten our peace, to threaten our friends and allies with the world’s worst weapons.

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