Just got a new book...
Posted: 2004-06-05 02:06am
Bushisms: The Deluxe Election Edition, by Jacob Weisberg. Honestly, this is probably the funniest damn book I've ever read. Full of all sorts of grammatical slips, malapropisms, and just plain stupid things uttered by Dubya, it was well worth the eight bucks I paid for it. I highly recommend it, if only for its sheer entertainment value.
Now, for the part you've been waiting for: CHOICE EXCERPTS!
From Chapter 1: Who I Am
"I'm the master of low expectations."
-Aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003
"I am a person who recognizes the fallacy of humans."
-The Oprah Winfrey Show, September 19, 2000
"I was raised in the West. The west of Texas. It's pretty close to California. In more ways than Washington, D.C. is close to California."
-In Los Angeles, as quoted in the Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2000
"The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case."
-In Pella, Iowa, as quoted in the San Antonio Express-News, January 30, 2000
From Chapter 2: What I Believe
"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 the Associated Press, January 18, 2001
"And there's no doubt in my mind, not one doubt in my mind, that we will fail."
-Washington, D.C., October 4, 2001
From Chapter 3: Off and Running
"There's a huge trust. I see it all the time when people come up to me and say 'I don't want you to let me down again.'"
-Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 2000
From Chapter 4: Accidental Wit
"They misunderestimated me."
-Bentonville, Arkansas, November 6, 2000
"Will the highways on the Internet become more few?"
-Concord, New Hampshire, January 29, 2000
Last one, from Chapter 5: Accidental Wisdom
"Acutally, I--this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me."
-Hardball, May 31, 2000
Now, for the part you've been waiting for: CHOICE EXCERPTS!
From Chapter 1: Who I Am
"I'm the master of low expectations."
-Aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003
"I am a person who recognizes the fallacy of humans."
-The Oprah Winfrey Show, September 19, 2000
"I was raised in the West. The west of Texas. It's pretty close to California. In more ways than Washington, D.C. is close to California."
-In Los Angeles, as quoted in the Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2000
"The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case."
-In Pella, Iowa, as quoted in the San Antonio Express-News, January 30, 2000
From Chapter 2: What I Believe
"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 the Associated Press, January 18, 2001
"And there's no doubt in my mind, not one doubt in my mind, that we will fail."
-Washington, D.C., October 4, 2001
From Chapter 3: Off and Running
"There's a huge trust. I see it all the time when people come up to me and say 'I don't want you to let me down again.'"
-Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 2000
From Chapter 4: Accidental Wit
"They misunderestimated me."
-Bentonville, Arkansas, November 6, 2000
"Will the highways on the Internet become more few?"
-Concord, New Hampshire, January 29, 2000
Last one, from Chapter 5: Accidental Wisdom
"Acutally, I--this may sound a little West Texan to you, but I like it. When I'm talking about myself, and when he's talking about myself, all of us are talking about me."
-Hardball, May 31, 2000
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