http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43864-2004Aug5.html
English, a Battleground State
By Al Kamen
Friday, August 6, 2004; Page A17
President Bush's battles with the English language are sometimes like
a gift that keeps on giving, if not an antidote, then perhaps a
palliative to these rather grim times.
He was in superb form yesterday, offering what may have been his best
Bushism ever in a speech at a White House signing ceremony for a $417
billion defense bill.
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," he said.
"They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people, and neither do we."
This stunning announcement of administration resolve lifted nary an
eyebrow among the assembled Pentagon military and civilian chieftains
and Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John W. Warner (R-Va.).
Bush then got back on message, saying, "We must never stop thinking
about how best to defend our country."
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said Bush's misstatement "just
shows even the most straightforward and plain-spoken people misspeak."
"But the American people know this president speaks with clarity and
conviction, and the terrorists know by his actions he means it,"
McClellan said.
Whatever "it" is. Could this force Michael Moore to redo the ending to
that movie?
On Fri, 6 Aug 2004 09:48:36 -0400, Howie Hamlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> NEW YORK: As if all the 'Bushisms' he has to his credit were not enough, President Bush has added yet another to his list.
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> According to New York Daily News , he was caught on a sticky wicket when he declared that his administration will "never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people" at a speech at the signing ceremony for a 417 billion pound defense spending bill.
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> "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we," he was quoted as saying.
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> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/805275.cms
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