Dub says it all: „They misunderestimated me.“

Viele haben ihn ununterschätzt. Gorge W. Bush. Am Ende seiner Regentschaft wollen wir uns an seine besten Sprüche erinnern. Mehr Bushisms gibt es hier –> The Complete Bushisms. Die folgenden hat Klaus Hoeller, Portland/Oregon eingeschickt. Merci!
„They misunderestimated me.“
Bentonville, Arkansas – 6. November 2000
„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, Tennessee – 17. September 2002

„There’s no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the horizon were getting nearly directly overhead.“
Washington D.C. – 11. Mai 2001
„I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.“
Nashville, Tennessee – 27 Mai 2004
„That’s George Washington, the first president, of course. The interesting thing about him is that I read three – three or four books about him last year. Isn’t that interesting?“
Zu „Bild“-Chefredakteur Kai Diekmann, Washington D.C. – 5. Mai 2006
„The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorise himself.“
Grand Rapids, Michigan – 29 January 2003
„I think war is a dangerous place.“
Washington D.C. – 7. Mai 2003
„The ambassador and the general were briefing me on the – the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice.“
Washington D.C. – 27. Oktober 2003
„You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.“
CBS News, Washington D.C. – 6. September 2006
„And truth of the matter is, a lot of reports in Washington are never read by anybody. To show you how important this one is, I read it, and [Tony Blair] read it.“
Zur Veröffentlichung des Baker-Hamilton Report, Washington D.C. – 7. Dezember 2006
„Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?“
Florence, South Carolina – 11. Januar 2000
„You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.“
Townsend, Tennessee – 21. Februar 2001
„I understand small business growth. I was one.“
New York Daily News – 19. Februar 2000
„It’s clearly a budget. It’s got a lot of numbers in it.“
Reuters – 5. Mai 2000
„I do remain confident in Linda. She’ll make a fine Labour Secretary. From what I’ve read in the press accounts, she’s perfectly qualified.“
Austin, Texas – 8. Januar 2001
„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.“
Washington D.C. – 19. Mai 2003
„Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN’s aren’t able to practice their love with women all across the country.“
Poplar Bluff, Missouri – 6. September 2004
„It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber.“
Washington D.C. – 10. April 2002
„Information is moving. You know, nightly news is one way, of course, but it’s also moving through the blogosphere and through the Internets.“
Washington D.C. – 2 Mai 2007
„I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully.“
Saginaw, Michigan – 29. September 2000
„For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times.“
Tokyo – 18 Februar 2002
„Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.“
LaCrosse, Wisconsin – 18. October 2000
„Those who enter the country illegally violate the law.“
Tucson, Arizona – 28. November 2005
„I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.“
Bartlett, Tennessee – 18. August 2000
„I’m the decider, and I decide what is best.“
Washington D.C. – 18. April 2006
„All I can tell you is when the governor calls, I answer his phone.“
San Diego, California – 25. Oktober 2007
„I’ll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.“
Washington D.C. – 12. Mai 2008
Thanks Klaus Höller!