Make the pie higher! by George W Bush
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Some of my favorites: 
"That's George Washington, the first president, of course. The interesting thing about him is that I read three three or four books about him last year. Isn't that interesting?" George W. Bush, while showing German newspaper reporter Kai Diekmann the Oval Office, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2006
"No question that the enemy has tried to spread sectarian violence. They use violence as a tool to do that." George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 22, 2006
"If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate." George W. Bush, Washington D.C., March 21, 2006
"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law." George W. Bush, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2005
"Wow! Brazil is big." George W. Bush, after being shown a map of Brazil by Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2005
"Americans should be prudent in their use of energy during the course of the next few weeks. Don't buy gas if you don't need it." George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 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." George W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005
"I think younger workers first of all, younger workers have been promised benefits the government promises that have been promised, benefits that we can't keep. That's just the way it is." George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2005
"We expect the states to show us whether or not we're achieving simple objectives like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write." George W. Bush, on federal education requirements, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
"In this job you've got a lot on your plate on a regular basis; you don't have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, 'How do you think my standing will be?'" George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005
"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table." George W. Bush, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 22, 2005
"You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." George W. Bush, to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005
"Because he's hiding." George W. Bush, responding to a reporter who asked why Osama bin Laden had not been caught, aboard Air Force One, Jan. 14, 2005
"That's George Washington, the first president, of course. The interesting thing about him is that I read three three or four books about him last year. Isn't that interesting?" George W. Bush, while showing German newspaper reporter Kai Diekmann the Oval Office, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2006
"No question that the enemy has tried to spread sectarian violence. They use violence as a tool to do that." George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 22, 2006
"If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate." George W. Bush, Washington D.C., March 21, 2006
"Those who enter the country illegally violate the law." George W. Bush, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 28, 2005
"Wow! Brazil is big." George W. Bush, after being shown a map of Brazil by Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 6, 2005
"Americans should be prudent in their use of energy during the course of the next few weeks. Don't buy gas if you don't need it." George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 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." George W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005
"I think younger workers first of all, younger workers have been promised benefits the government promises that have been promised, benefits that we can't keep. That's just the way it is." George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2005
"We expect the states to show us whether or not we're achieving simple objectives like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write." George W. Bush, on federal education requirements, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
"In this job you've got a lot on your plate on a regular basis; you don't have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, 'How do you think my standing will be?'" George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005
"This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table." George W. Bush, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 22, 2005
"You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." George W. Bush, to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005
"Because he's hiding." George W. Bush, responding to a reporter who asked why Osama bin Laden had not been caught, aboard Air Force One, Jan. 14, 2005
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This is a HOLY F I CANT BELIEVE the president actually said that.
George W. Bush, after visiting with wounded veterans Jan. 1, 2006
"As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself — not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a little scratch. As a matter of fact, the Colonel asked if I needed first aid when she first saw me. I was able to avoid any major surgical operations here, but thanks for your compassion, Colonel." from the Amputee Care Center of Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas,
me = OMFG you just visited amuptees from the Iraq war
George W. Bush, after visiting with wounded veterans Jan. 1, 2006
"As you can possibly see, I have an injury myself — not here at the hospital, but in combat with a cedar. I eventually won. The cedar gave me a little scratch. As a matter of fact, the Colonel asked if I needed first aid when she first saw me. I was able to avoid any major surgical operations here, but thanks for your compassion, Colonel." from the Amputee Care Center of Brooke Army Medical Center, San Antonio, Texas,
me = OMFG you just visited amuptees from the Iraq war
Erik Mesoy
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Long scale, short scale? A trillion is a million billion here, but our billion is a million million.A'AbarachAmadan said:
You know, I've been thinking about it ... if one were to figure out how to make the pie actually higher (adding a third dimension) - we could really help people out.
The pie chart of wealth is currently 2D. If we added a third dimension, we would increase the amount of 2D wealth by infinity ...
That would help a lot of people. I mean, I know infinite wealth would help me out when I'm paying down the mortgage.
The pie chart of wealth is currently 2D. If we added a third dimension, we would increase the amount of 2D wealth by infinity ...
That would help a lot of people. I mean, I know infinite wealth would help me out when I'm paying down the mortgage.
MobBoss
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ironduck said:
Please.
Practically every political candidate for president can be quoted with such inane sayings. Reams and Reams of it. GWB certainly does not carry the sole patent for it.If you are going to judge who you vote on by their quotes, I daresay you would only end up voting for a mute.
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"Do you have blacks, too?" to Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001
"I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army." during a Dec. 2002 Oval Office meeting with Rep. Tom Lantos, as reported by the New York Times
"We need to counter the shockwave of the evildoer by having individual rate cuts accelerated and by thinking about tax rebates." Washington, D.C. Oct. 4, 2001
"My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire." radio address, Feb. 24, 2001
"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003
"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001
"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002
"But all in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me." summing up his first year in office, three months after the 9/11 attacks, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2001
"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job." to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004
We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories. And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them." Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003
"My answer is bring them on." on Iraqi insurgents attacking U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003
"I'm the commander see, I don't need to explain I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War
Plenty more quotes here http://www.dubyaspeak.com/
"I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army." during a Dec. 2002 Oval Office meeting with Rep. Tom Lantos, as reported by the New York Times
"We need to counter the shockwave of the evildoer by having individual rate cuts accelerated and by thinking about tax rebates." Washington, D.C. Oct. 4, 2001
"My plan reduces the national debt, and fast. So fast, in fact, that economists worry that we're going to run out of debt to retire." radio address, Feb. 24, 2001
"See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003
"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001
"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002
"But all in all, it's been a fabulous year for Laura and me." summing up his first year in office, three months after the 9/11 attacks, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2001
"I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job." to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004
We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories. And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them." Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003
"My answer is bring them on." on Iraqi insurgents attacking U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003
"I'm the commander see, I don't need to explain I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War
Plenty more quotes here http://www.dubyaspeak.com/
While a bit hard to understand, I think that the sentiment was good. Basically, he intended to retire American debt and not reissue debt that the bond holders could roll-over into.
A bit of a short-sighted grasp of economics, because ideally you'd reissue bonds with a lower interest rate.
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El_Machinae said:
Umm.. I don't know if he understands what he's saying in the quote, but that wasn't why I put it in there. It was simply because debt has gone through the roof during his presidency, and at no point has it been a priority to reduce it.
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ironduck said:
Yet he convinced millions of people to vote him in twice. I never said he was a good speaker, but He must be doing something right.
tomsnowman123
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malclave said:
I was being sarcastic. Although I do not believe in gun ownership.
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MobBoss said:Please.
If you are going to judge who you vote on by their quotes, I daresay you would only end up voting for a mute.
Go read my Bushism MobBoss.
I seriously dont know what to think. Its not a slip or mispronouciation. Nor is it one of hes made up words. Frankly it makes the president look like an idiot.
MobBoss said:Please.
Of course they do, but no one I've ever heard in my entire life, not even Yogi Berra (who's malaprops always had at least some odd wisdom to them), comes close to mangling his words like Dubya. Its truly amazing.
I'd love to comb the quotes of Warren G. Harding, coiner of the phrase "return to normalcy", and see how he stacks up.
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