George W. President Bush has invented numerous words over his lifetime. Here are a few.
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George W. President Bush has invented numerous words over his lifetime. Here are a few. |
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| 1. | "They misunderestimated me." - George W. Bush, Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000 | ||
| 2. | "The folks who conducted to act on our country on September 11th made a big mistake. They underestimated America. They underestimated our resolve, our determination, our love for freedom. They misunderestimated the fact that we love a neighbor in need. They misunderestimated the compassion of our country. I think they misunderestimated the will and determination of the Commander-in-Chief, too." - George W. Bush, Washington, DC, Sept. 26, 2001 | ||
| 3. | "In terms of, umm -- you know, the -- the detainees, we've had thousands of people detained. We've investigated every single complaint against the detainees. It seemed like to me they based some of their decisions on, on the word of, uhh -- and the allegations -- by people who were held in detention, people who hate America, people that had been trained in some instances to disassemble -- that means not tell the truth. And so it was an absurd report. It just is." - George W. Bush, White House, May 31, 2005, answering question about criticism made by Amnesty International regarding the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. [AUDIO] | ||
| 4. | "This case has had full analyzation and has been looked at a lot. I understand the emotionality of death penalty cases." - George W. Bush, June 22, 2000 | ||
| 5. | "The federal government and the state government must not fear programs who change lives, but must welcome those faith-based programs for the embetterment of mankind." - George W. Bush, Stockton, CA, Aug. 23, 2002 | ||
| 6. | "That we've gotta promote the leadership that is willing to condemn terror and, at the same time, work toward the embetterment of the lives of the Palestinian people." - George W. Bush, Washington, DC, Sep. 24, 2002 [AUDIO] | ||
| 7. | "These people don't have tanks. They don't have ships. They hide in caves. They send suiciders out." - George W. Bush, Portsmouth, NH, Nov. 1, 2002 | ||
| 8. | "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." - George W. Bush, Berlin, Germany, May 23, 2002 | ||
| 9. | "In order for all Americans to realize the American Dream, you've got to make sure every child has the necessary foundation to be good readers, good writers, good comprehenders." The sentiment is fine, but the singular/plural issue rears its head again. Pennsylvania State University, Apr. 2, 2002 | ||
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"So today I ask you to challenge your listeners to love somebody just like they'd like to be loved themselves, to remind them that one person can make a difference in somebody's life, to encourage them, to mentor, to encourage them to start a ministry, which will find the children of those who are incarsinated and love them." Nashville, Tennessee, Feb. 10, 2003 [AUDIO] |
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