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.
Let op waar dit plaats vond: in Nothin' Fancy Cafe in Roswell, New Mexico.
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
11:25 A.M. MST
THE PRESIDENT: I need some ribs.
Q Mr. President, how are you?
THE PRESIDENT: I'm hungry and I'm going to order some ribs.
Q What would you like?
THE PRESIDENT: Whatever you think I'd like.
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?
Q Right behind you, whatever you order.
THE PRESIDENT: I'm ordering ribs. David, do you need a rib?
Q But Mr. President --
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?
Q Yes.
THE PRESIDENT: Okay, good. What would you like?
Q Ribs.
THE PRESIDENT: Ribs? Good. Let's order up some ribs.
Q What do you think of the democratic field, sir?
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?
Q An answer.
Q Can we buy some questions?
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.
END 11:29 A.M. MST
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