What is taking so long?

[Cheyenne]

This is ABSOLUTELY the Quote of the Day from Bush when asked what is taking so long:

"When I take action I'm not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt."

-- President of the United States,
George W. Bush.


Unfortunately, I have no source. It was sent to me in an email so I don't know if he really said it or not. I hope he did!

 

[lavender]

 

[freakygirl]

check out http://www.snopes.com for any questionable stuff you are sent or read on the net..

This is what they said about this quote....

Quote: "I'm not gonna fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt."
Speaker: President George W. Bush.

Status: True.

Origins: This phrase was documented by Howard Fineman, Newsweek's chief political correspondent, who reported in the September 24 issue of that magazine that President Bush uttered this phrase in a September 13 Oval Office meeting with senators Hillary Clinton and Charles Schumer of New York and senators John Warner and George Allen of Virginia, about getting aid for the devastation caused to their states by the September 11 terrorist attacks. According to Fineman:


They all got more than they bargained for. The meeting didn’t last minutes, but half an hour. The president, relaxed and in control, drew Sen. Hillary Clinton into a warm, familial exchange. He treated Sen. Charles Schumer like a long-lost fraternity brother. As for their aid request, "I’m with ya," the president said eagerly -- and it was approved by Congress the next day. The Virginians got promises of aid, too, and the warlike words all four senators yearned for. "When I take action," he said, "I’m not going to fire a $2 million missile at a $10 empty tent and hit a camel in the butt. It’s going to be decisive."

 

[celiaKitten]

LMAO!!!!!!!!

Oh my god, thanks for sharing that one - made my day ...