Witty Bushisms and other Republican Gaffs

[Exquisition]

OK guys. Seems there's a lot of Obama and Democrat bashing on these threads so wanted to give us Democrats a chance to vent.

This one's simple. What's your most side-splitting favorite quote or gaff from senior Republican figures and Neocons?

One of my fav Bushisms:

""For every fatal shooting, there were roughly three non-fatal shootings. And, folks, this is unacceptable in America. It's just unacceptable. And we're going to do something about it."

 

[Exquisition]

Bush, NY, 2005:

"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda."

 

[miles]

Obama and Biden have given us far more comedy material in four years than Bush did in eight.

 

[richard_daily]

Obama and Biden have given us far more comedy material in four years than Bush did in eight.

prove it.

 

[Adre]

Obama and Biden have given us far more comedy material in four years than Bush did in eight.

Who is us?

 

[Adre]

Obama and Biden have given us far more comedy material in four years than Bush did in eight.

Who is us?

 

[Busybody]

more

we need MORE

 

[miles]

During an appearance on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," President Obama causes a stir by making an off-hand joke comparing his bowling prowess to the Special Olympics.

Speaking to a former Senate colleague who addressed him as "Mr. Vice President," Joe Biden says, "Give me a f**king break."

While campaigning in Missouri, Joe Biden calls upon State Sen. Chuck Graham to "stand up," despite the fact that he is in a wheelchair.


Barack Obama declares at a campaign event in Oregon, "I've now been in 57 states -- I think one left to go."

Joe Biden gets his historical facts mixed up by claiming that Franklin D. Roosevelt got on television in 1929 to talk about the stock market crash, despite the fact that he wasn't president yet and only experimental TV's were in use at the time.

While campaigning in New Hampshire, Joe Biden admits that Hillary Clinton "might have been a better pick than me."

At his first campaign rally with Barack Obama, Joe Biden slips up and calls Obama "Barack America."

On this Memorial Day, as our nation honors its unbroken line of fallen heroes — and I see many of them in the audience here today — our sense of patriotism is particularly strong.”

“The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.” –Barack Obama

“Let me be absolutely clear. Israel is a strong friend of Israel’s. It will be a strong friend of Israel’s under a McCain…administration. It will be a strong friend of Israel’s under an Obama administration. So that policy is not going to change.” –Barack Obama

What I was suggesting — you're absolutely right that John McCain has not talked about my Muslim faith..." — Obama on ABC's This Week.


We do have to make sure that there are computers in a computer age inside classrooms and that they work and that there's Internets that are actually -- there are Internet connections that actually function.

I had the great honor of seeing some of you because a comrade of yours, Jared Monti, was the first person who I was able to award the Medal of Honor to who actually came back and wasn't receiving it posthumously."

Obama thanked himself for throwing a party the previous evening.

"Folks, I can tell you I've known eight presidents, three of them intimately." --Joe Biden, Aug. 22, 2012

Look at what they [Republicans] value, and look at their budget. And look what they're proposing. [Romney] said in the first 100 days, he's going to let the big banks write their own rules -- unchain Wall Street. They're going to put y'all back in chains." --Joe Biden, speaking to a largely African-American audience

"My mother believed and my father believed that if I wanted to be president of the United States, I could be, I could be Vice President!" --Joe Biden,

This is a big fucking deal!" --Joe Biden, caught on an open mic congratulating President Barack Obama during the health care signing ceremony

"His mom lived in Long Island for ten years or so. God rest her soul. And- although, she's- wait- your mom's still- your mom's still alive. Your dad passed. God bless her soul." --Joe Biden

"If we do everything right, if we do it with absolute certainty, there's still a 30% chance we're going to get it wrong." --Joe Biden

"Jill and I had the great honor of standing on that stage, looking across at one of the great justices, Justice Stewart." –Joe Biden, mistakenly referring to Justice John Paul Stevens,

"Look, John's last-minute economic plan does nothing to tackle the number-one job facing the middle class, and it happens to be, as Barack says, a three-letter word: jobs. J-O-B-S, jobs.

"I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that's a storybook, man." –Joe Biden, referring to Barack Obama

"You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.... I'm not joking." --Joe Biden,


There's plenty more

 

[Sean]

Obama and Biden have given us far more comedy material in four years than Bush did in eight.

LOL, Bush was an international joke.

 

[miles]

more

we need MORE

This thread will die a quick death.

 

[Exquisition]

Bush on economics:

"I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system."

 

[Busybody]

Bush on economics:

"I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system."

Y Berra had those so called Malaprop's as well

Until one examined them

And

they made great sense


as do all the above

whereas NOTHING BronkOH!bama has EVER said.....make any sense

 

[Exquisition]

Bush on economics:

"I've abandoned free market principles to save the free market system."

After Katrina:

"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."


On Korea:

"I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office."


"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country."

 

[KRCummings]

I especially like the one where the idiot who started a thread meant to make fun of people for making mistakes misspelled gaffe. That was hilarious.

 

[Exquisition]

I especially like the one where the idiot who started a thread meant to make fun of people for making mistakes misspelled gaffe. That was hilarious.

Yes, very deliberate, a little twist of the ironic works wonders

"And so, General, I want to thank you for your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq."

Priceless.

 

[miles]

Just what Lit needs...another America bashing Brit newbie.

Go brush both of your teeth.

 

[richard_daily]

Just what Lit needs...another America bashing Brit newbie.

Go brush both of your teeth.

How is making fun of Bush, America bashing?

 

[Ulaven_Demorte]

How is making fun of Bush, America bashing?

Likewise, if making fun of a former President is "America bashing" what is it when you make fun of a sitting President?

 

[Sean Renaud]

Likewise, if making fun of a former President is "America bashing" what is it when you make fun of a sitting President?

Patriotism.

 

[Exquisition]

Patriotism.

I'd rather call it nerdism. And old chap, there's a strong chance I've seen more of your country than you have.

I drove from west to east coast across 13 states and loved every minute of it and the the people I met.

Your trouble is, you;re so blinkered to one ridiculous, extreme point of view, you find it IMPOSSIBLE to accept there are alternatives.

Bush the "leader of the free world" was a PR disaster for the USA IMO. As a 'Brit' who spent a lot of time abroad, it was cringeworthy seeing him and Blair cosying up to each other. Blair the poodle and Bush the moron. What a pair.

 

[Exquisition]

Likewise, if making fun of a former President is "America bashing" what is it when you make fun of a sitting President?

Spot on

 

[Sean Renaud]

I'd rather call it nerdism. And old chap, there's a strong chance I've seen more of your country than you have.

I drove from west to east coast across 13 states and loved every minute of it and the the people I met.

Your trouble is, you;re so blinkered to one ridiculous, extreme point of view, you find it IMPOSSIBLE to accept there are alternatives.

Bush the "leader of the free world" was a PR disaster for the USA IMO. As a 'Brit' who spent a lot of time abroad, it was cringeworthy seeing him and Blair cosying up to each other. Blair the poodle and Bush the moron. What a pair.

You're new. So this is your pass. Accept it and move on.

Also you'd be mistaken, I've driven across the country and up and down both coasts, just not all much of the crap in between.

 

[Busybody]

Just what Lit needs...another America bashing Brit newbie.

Go brush both of your teeth.

ouch!

 

[blobfish]

I'd rather call it nerdism. And old chap, there's a strong chance I've seen more of your country than you have.

I drove from west to east coast across 13 states and loved every minute of it and the the people I met.

Your trouble is, you;re so blinkered to one ridiculous, extreme point of view, you find it IMPOSSIBLE to accept there are alternatives.

Bush the "leader of the free world" was a PR disaster for the USA IMO. As a 'Brit' who spent a lot of time abroad, it was cringeworthy seeing him and Blair cosying up to each other. Blair the poodle and Bush the moron. What a pair.

I hate it when Britons think they know everything about America.

I just described about 99.9% of them.

 

[Exquisition]

You're new. So this is your pass. Accept it and move on.

Also you'd be mistaken, I've driven across the country and up and down both coasts, just not all much of the crap in between.

Thanks, but I don't require a pass from you nor your permission to posit an aternative reality to yours.

Anyway, 'the crap in between', as you so eloquently describe parts of your country, I found enchanting on the whole. Makes me wonder where 'in between' you have really been.

Bush was a moron, a monkey, if he wasn't he sure had an effective way of coming over as one.

If you can't see the humour in the crap he came out with you're one sombre, blinkered individual.

Here's another one just for you:

"Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that's trustworthiness."