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as we all know, bush will soon be out of the white house. to honor this, the associated press has collected a large list of "bushisms" to say goodbye.
president george w. bush will leave behind a legacy of bushisms, the label stamped on the commander in chief's original speaking style. some of the president's more notable malaprops and mangled statements:
_ "i know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." — september 2000, explaining his energy policies at an event in michigan.
_ "rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?" — january 2000, during a campaign event in south carolina.
_ "they misunderestimated the compassion of our country. i think they misunderestimated the will and determination of the commander in chief, too." — sept. 26, 2001, in langley, va. bush was referring to the terrorists who carried out the sept. 11 attacks.
_ "there's no doubt in my mind, not one doubt in my mind, that we will fail." — oct. 4, 2001, in washington. bush was remarking on a back-to-work plan after the terrorist attacks.
_ "it would be a mistake for the united states senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber." — april 10, 2002, at the white house, as bush urged senate passage of a broad ban on cloning.
_ "i want to thank the dozens of welfare-to-work stories, the actual examples of people who made the firm and solemn commitment to work hard to embetter themselves." — april 18, 2002, at the white house.
_ "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." — sept. 17, 2002, in nashville, tenn.
_ "our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. they never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." — aug. 5, 2004, at the signing ceremony for a defense spending bill.
_ "too many good docs are getting out of business. too many ob/gyns aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." — sept. 6, 2004, at a rally in poplar bluff, mo.
_ "our most abundant energy source is coal. we have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge." — april 20, 2005, in washington.
_ "we look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job." — sept. 20, 2005, in gulfport, miss.
_ "i can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs." — sept. 5, 2005, when bush met with residents of poplarville, miss., in the wake of hurricane katrina.
_ "it was not always a given that the united states and america would have a close relationship. after all, 60 years we were at war 60 years ago we were at war." — june 29, 2006, at the white house, where bush met with japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi.
_ "make no mistake about it, i understand how tough it is, sir. i talk to families who die." — dec. 7, 2006, in a joint appearance with british prime minister tony blair.
_ "these are big achievements for this country, and the people of bulgaria ought to be proud of the achievements that they have achieved." — june 11, 2007, in sofia, bulgaria.
_ "mr. prime minister, thank you for your introduction. thank you for being such a fine host for the opec summit." — september 2007, in sydney, australia, where bush was attending an apec summit.
_ "thank you, your holiness. awesome speech." april 16, 2008, at a ceremony welcoming pope benedict xvi to the white house.
_ "the fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine. and when somebody makes a machine, it means there's jobs at the machine-making place." — may 27, 2008, in mesa, ariz.
_ "and they have no disregard for human life." — july 15, 2008, at the white house. bush was referring to enemy fighters in afghanistan.
_ "i remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the north koreans right here in the oval office." — june 26, 2008, during a rose garden news briefing.
_ "throughout our history, the words of the declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. these immigrants have helped transform 13 small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 people." — july 4, 2008 in virginia.
_ "the people in louisiana must know that all across our country there's a lot of prayer — prayer for those whose lives have been turned upside down. and i'm one of them. it's good to come down here." — sept. 3, 2008, at an emergency operations center in baton rouge, la., after hurricane gustav hit the gulf coast.
_ "this thaw — took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw." oct. 20, 2008, in alexandria, la., as he discussed the economy and frozen credit markets.
bushisms collected from the associated press
