Subject: Bushisms (Page 8)

We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.

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One of the interesting initiatives we’ve taken in Washington, D.C., is we’ve got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a – a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone.

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And Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.

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Now, we talked to Joan Hanover. She and her husband, George, were visiting with us. They are near retirement – retiring – in the process of retiring, meaning they're very smart, active, capable people who are retirement age and are retiring.

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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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I need to be able to move the right people to the right place at the right time to protect you, and I'm not going to accept a lousy bill out of the United Nations Senate.

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We're fixing to go down to Galveston and obviously are going to see a devastated part of this fantastic state.

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There may be some tough times here in America, but this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again.

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I want to thank all the Canadians who came out today to wave to me – with all five fingers!

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We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end.

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Mars is essentially in the same orbit… Mars is somewhat the same distance from the Sun, which is very important.

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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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So I analyzed that and decided I didn't want to be the president during a depression greater than the Great Depression, or the beginning of a depression greater than the Great Depression.

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

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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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I suspect that had my dad not been president, he'd be asking the same questions: how'd your meeting go with so-and-so? … how did you feel when you stood up in front of the people for the State of the Union Address-state of the budget address, whatever you call it.

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When you're out there campaigning and talking to people, remind them what we have been through as a country. We've been through a recession – that means we're going backwards.

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Will the highways of the Internet become more few?

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Vulcanize society!

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We are enjoying sluggish times and not enjoying them very much.

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How can you possibly have an international agreement that's effective unless countries like China and India are not full participants?

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