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>BushTalk<
"One year ago today, the time for excuse-making has come to an end." Washington, DC, Jan 8, 2003
"I think the American people - I hope the American I don't think, let me . . . I hope the American people trust me." Washington, DC, Dec 18, 2002
"The goals for this country are peace in the world. And the goals for this country are a compassionate American for every single citizen. That compassion is found in the hearts & souls of the American citizens." Washington, DC, Dec 19, 2002
"In other words, I don't think people ought to be compelled to make the decision which they think is best for their family." Washington, DC, Dec 11, 2002
"Sometimes, Washington is one of these towns where the person - people who think they've got the sharp elbow is the most effective person." New Orleans, Dec 3, 2002
"The law I sign today directs new funds & new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats & on weapons of mass production." Washington, DC, Nov 27, 2002
"These people don't have tanks. They don't have ships. They hide in caves. They send suiciders out." Speaking about terrorists, Portsmouth, NH, Nov 1, 2002
"I need to be able to move the right people to the right place at the right time to protect you, & I'm not going to accept a lousy bill out of the United Nations Senate." South Bend, IN, Oct 31, 2002
"Any time we've got any kind of inkling that somebody is thinking about doing something to an American & something to our homeland, you've just got to know we're moving on it, to protect the United Nations Constitution, & at the same time, we're protecting you." Aberdeen, SD, same day
"Let me tell you my thoughts about tax relief. When your economy is kind of ooching along, it's important to let people have more of their own money." Boston, Oct 4, 2002
"I was proud the other day when both Republicans &
Democrats stood with me in the Rose Garden to announce their support for a clear
statement of purpose: you disarm, or we will." Speaking about Saddam Hussein,
Manchester, NH,
Oct 5, 2002
"We need an energy bill that encourages consumption." Trenton, NJ, Sept 23, 2002
"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 & say I love you." Washington, DC, Sept 19, 2002
"I'm plowed of the leadership of Chuck Grassley & Greg Ganske & Jim Leach." Davenport, IA, Sept 16, 2002
"If you don't have any ambitions, the minimum-wage job isn't going to get you to where you want to get, for example. In other words, what is your ambitions? And oh, by the way, if that is your ambition, here's what it's going to take to achieve it." Speech to students in Little Rock, AR, Aug 29, 2002
"See, we love we love freedom. That's what they didn't understand. They hate things; we love things. They act out of hatred; we don't seek revenge, we seek justice out of love." Oklahoma City, Aug 29, 2002
"President Musharraf, he's still tight with us on the war against terror, & that's what I appreciate. He's - he understands that we've got to keep al-Qaida on the run, & that by keeping him on the run, it's more likely we will bring him to justice." Ruch, OR, Aug 22, 2002
"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." Stockton, CA, Aug 23, 2002
"The federal government & the state government must not fear programs who change lives, but must welcome those faith-based programs for the embetterment of mankind." Stockton, CA, Aug 23, 2002
"The trial lawyers are very politically powerful. Å But here in Texas we took them on & got some good medical medical malpractice. I firmly believe the death tax is good for people from all walks of life all throughout our society." Waco, TX, Aug 13, 2002
"There was no malfeance involved. This was an honest disagreement about accounting procedures. ... There was no malfeance, no attempt to hide anything." White House press conf, Washington, DC, July 8, 2002
"I also understand how tender the free enterprise system can be." White House press conf, Washington, DC, July 9, 2002
"Over 75% of white Americans own their home, & less than 50% of Hispanos & African Americans don't own their home. And that's a gap, that's a homeownership gap. And we've got to do something about it." Cleveland, OH, July 1, 2002
"I'd rather have them sacrificing on behalf of our nation than, you know, endless hours of testimony on congressional hill." National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland, June 4, 2002
"We're working with Chancellor Schröder on what's called 10-plus-10-over-10: $10 billion from the U.S.,$10 billion from other members of the G7 over a 10-year period, to help Russia securitize the dismantling ‹ the dismantled nuclear warheads." Berlin, Germany, May 23, 2002
"Do you have blacks, too?" To Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, DC, Nov 8, 2001
"The public education system in America is one of the most important foundations of our democracy. After all, it is where children from all over America learn to be responsible citizens, & learn to have the skills necessary to take advantage of our fantastic opportunistic society." Santa Clara, CA, May 1, 2002
"This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating." as quoted by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002
"I want to thank the dozens of welfare to work stories, the actual examples of people who made the firm & solemn commitment to work hard to embetter themselves." Washington, DC, April 18, 2002
"And so, in my State of the my State of the Union or state my speech to the nation, whatever you want to call it, speech to the nation I asked Americans to give 4,000 years 4,000 hours over the next the rest of your life of service to America. That's what I asked 4,000 hours." Bridgeport, CT, April 9, 2002
"It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber." Washington, DC, April 10, 2002
"For a century and a half now, America & Japan have formed one of the great & enduring alliances of modern times." Tokyo, Japan, Feb 18, 2002
"We've tripled the amount of money I believe it's from $50 million up to $195 million available." Lima, Peru, March 23, 2002
"I understand that the unrest in the Middle East creates unrest throughout the region." Washington, DC, March 13, 2002
"Brie & cheese." Taunting a reporter who recently spent time on the West Coast, Crawford, TX, Aug 23, 2001
"You'll hear people say it's racist to test. Folks, it's racist not to test. Because guess who gets shuffled through the system oftentimes? Children whose parents don't speak English as a first language, inner-city kids. It's so much easier to quit on somebody than to remediate." Referring to his education bill, Independence, MO, Aug 21, 2001
"One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, DC, 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." Denver, Aug 14, 2001
"There's a lot of people in the Middle East who are desirous to get into the Mitchell process. And but first things first. The these terrorist acts &, you know, the responses have got to end in order for us to get the framework the groundwork not framework, the groundwork to discuss a framework for peace, to lay the all right." Referring to former Sen George Mitchell's report on Middle East peace, Crawford, TX, Aug 13, 2001
"My administration has been calling upon all the leaders in the in the Middle East to do everything they can to stop the violence, to tell the different parties involved that peace will never happen." Crawford, TX, Aug 13, 2001
"You saw the president yesterday. I thought he was very forward-leaning, as they say in diplomatic nuanced circles." Referring to his meeting with Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin, Rome, July 23, 2001
''I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what
I believe & what I believe I believe what I believe is right."
Rome, July 22, 2001
"Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. It means what these words say, for starters. The great inalienable rights of our country. We're blessed with such values in America. And I - it's - I'm a proud man to be the nation based upon such wonderful values." Visiting the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC, July 2, 2001
"I want to thank you for coming to the White House to give me an opportunity to urge you to work with these 5 senators & 3 congressmen, to work hard to get this trade promotion authority moving. The power that be, well most of the power that be, sits right here." Washington, DC, June 18, 2001
"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
"I haven't had a chance to talk, but I'm confident we'll get a bill that I can live with if we don't." Referring to the McCain-Kennedy patients' bill of rights, Brussels, Belgium, June 13, 2001
"Can't living with the bill means it won't become law." Referring to the McCain-Kennedy patients' bill of rights, Brussels, Belgium, June 13, 2001
"Anyway, I'm so thankful, & so gracious. I'm gracious that my brother Jeb is concerned about the hemisphere as well." Miami, FL, June 4, 2001
"If a person doesn't have the capacity that we all want that person to have, I suspect hope is in the far distant future, if at all." Remarks to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute, Washington, DC, May 22, 2001
"Thirdly, the explorationists are willing to only move equipment during the winter, which means they'll be on ice roads, & remove the equipment as the ice begins to melt, so that the fragile tundra is protected." Conestoga, PA, May 18, 2001
"For every fatal shooting, there were roughly 3 non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it." Philadelphia, May 14, 2001
"It's very important for folks to understand that when there's more trade, there's more commerce." Quebec City, Canada, April 21, 2001
"It is time to set aside the old partisan bickering & finger-pointing & name-calling that comes from freeing parents to make different choices for their children." Remarks on "parental empowerment in education," Washington, DC, April 12, 2001
"You teach a child to read, & he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.'' Townsend, TN, Feb 21, 2001
"Redefining the role of the United States from enablers to keep the peace to enablers to keep the peace from peacekeepers is going to be an assignment." Interview with the New York Times, Jan 14, 2001
"The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants & then not enough power to power the power of generating plants." Interview with the New York Times, Jan 14, 2001
"I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure." Interview with AP, Jan 18, 2001
"I want it to be said that the Bush administration was a results-oriented administration, because I believe the results of focusing our attention & energy on teaching children to read & having an education system that's responsive to the child & to the parents, as opposed to mired in a system that refuses to change, will make America what we want it to be a literate country & a hopefuller country." Washington, DC, Jan 11, 2001
"I am mindful of the difference between the executive branch & the legislative branch. I assured all 4 of these leaders that I know the difference, & that difference is they pass the laws & I execute them." Washington, DC, Dec 18, 2000
"Dick Cheney & I do not want this nation to be in a recession. We want anybody who can find work to be able to find work." 60 Minutes II, Dec 5, 2000
"I knew it might put him in an awkward position that we
had a discussion before finality has finally happened in this presidential race."
Describing a phone call to Sen John Breaux. Crawford, TX, Dec 2, 2000
ACKSIS OF EVIL