ReindeR Rustema
Sat, 24 Jan 2004 06:04:09 -0800
Op http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040122-5.html staat letterlijk weergegeven wat president Bush tegen een journalist heeft gezegd op 22 januari.
Zelf heb ik ook wel eens een persbericht verstuurd nadat ik een nieuwe computer had gekocht, maar de president heeft daar mensen voor. Die schrijven braaf alles op. Die Bush is met zijn simpele kijk op de wereld grappig. Ik identificeer me wel met die journalist als ik eerlijk ben, maar goed, het gaat nu even om de entertainmentwaarde.
For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary January 22, 2004
Remarks by the President to the Press Pool Nothin' Fancy Cafe Roswell, New Mexico
Q Sir, on homeland security, critics would say you simply haven't spent enough to keep the country secure.
THE PRESIDENT: My job is to secure the homeland and that's exactly what we're going to do. But I'm here to take somebody's order. That would be you, Stretch -- what would you like? Put some of your high-priced money right here to try to help the local economy. You get paid a lot of money, you ought to be buying some food here. It's part of how the economy grows. You've got plenty of money in your pocket, and when you spend it, it drives the economy forward. So what would you like to eat?
THE PRESIDENT: Stretch, thank you, this is not a press conference. This is my chance to help this lady put some money in her pocket. Let me explain how the economy works. When you spend money to buy food it helps this lady's business. It makes it more likely somebody is going to find work. So instead of asking questions, answer mine: are you going to buy some food?
THE PRESIDENT: See, his job is to ask questions, he thinks my job is to answer every question he asks. I'm here to help this restaurant by buying some food. Terry, would you like something?
THE PRESIDENT: Obviously these people -- they make a lot of money and they're not going to spend much. I'm not saying they're overpaid, they're just not spending any money.
Q Do you think it's all going to come down to national security, sir, this election?
THE PRESIDENT: One of the things David does, he asks a lot of questions, and they're good, generally.