Don do not worry in every nation the rulers and the ones in charge running things Basicly US leaders over the years up to a certain point was like cream puffs compared to other nations
On Nov 30, 3:28 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't see how this is relevant to the topic. Bush made many > rhetorical errors and is well know for it. I suppose someone less > inclined to understanding what he meant by using context could claim > he was lying. Almost all the quotes here I am unfamiliar with so I > have no defense for them and wouldn't bother if I did. It's > pointless. Regardless, Clinton has publicly admitted now that he was > lying about the affair. I'll stretch the limits of his credibility > and take him at his word on this one thing. 'Cause that's just the > kinda guy I am. > > -Don > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 5:02 PM, ornamentalmind > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > As a service for those who stopped listening to US presidents after > > Clinton, the following is presented for your illumination. > > > 50. "I promise you I will listen to what has been said here, even > > though I wasn't here." --at the President's Economic Forum in Waco, > > Texas, Aug. 13, 2002 > > > 49. "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. Africa > > is a nation that suffers from incredible disease." --Gothenburg, > > Sweden, June 14, 2001 > > > 48. "You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a > > literacy test." -Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001 > > > 47. "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket > > counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport." -- > > Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001 > > > 46. "Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a > > -- you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign > > entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government > > and tribes is one between sovereign entities." --Washington, D.C., > > Aug. 6, 2004 > > > 45. "I couldn't imagine somebody like Osama bin Laden understanding > > the joy of Hanukkah." --at a White House menorah lighting ceremony, > > Washington, D.C., Dec. 10, 2001 > > > 44. "You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq > > to the war on terror." --interview with CBS News' Katie Couric, Sept. > > 6, 2006 > > > 43. "The same folks that are bombing innocent people in Iraq were the > > ones who attacked us in America on September the 11th." --Washington, > > D.C., July 12, 2007 > > > 42. "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 > > > 41. "Oh, no, we're not going to have any casualties." --discussing the > > Iraq war with Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson in 2003, as > > quoted by Robertson > > > 40. 3. "I think I was unprepared for war." –on the biggest regret of > > his presidency, ABC News interview, Dec. 1, 2008 > > > 39. "I will not withdraw, even if Laura and Barney are the only ones > > supporting me." --talking to key Republicans about Iraq, as quoted by > > Bob Woodward > > > 38. "I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a > > draft." --presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004 > > > 37. "I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family." -- > > Greater Nashua, N.H., Chamber of Commerce, Jan. 27, 2000 > > > 36. "Do you have blacks, too?" --to Brazilian President Fernando > > Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001 > > > 35. "This foreign policy stuff is a little frustrating." --as quoted > > by the New York Daily News, April 23, 2002 > > > 34. "I don't think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees." --on > > "Good Morning America," Sept. 1, 2005, six days after repeated > > warnings from experts about the scope of damage expected from > > Hurricane Katrina > > > 33. "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." -- > > Saginaw, Mich., Sept. 29, 2000 > > > 32. "I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound > > largemouth bass in my lake." --on his best moment in office, interview > > with the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, May 7, 2006 > > > 31. "They misunderestimated me." --Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000 > > > 30. "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." -- > > Philadelphia, Penn., May 14, 2001 > > > 29. "This is an impressive crowd -- the haves and the have mores. Some > > people call you the elite -- I call you my base." --at the 2000 Al > > Smith dinner > > > 28. "Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream." > > --LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000 > > > 27. "I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I > > believe and what I believe -- I believe what I believe is right." -- > > Rome, Italy, July 22, 2001 > > > 26. "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." --Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005 > > > 25. "People say, how can I help on this war against terror? How can I > > fight evil? You can do so by mentoring a child; by going into a shut- > > in's house and say I love you." --Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2002 > > > 24. "I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so > > I could plan for it...I'm sure something will pop into my head here in > > the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to > > come up with answer, but it hadn't yet...I don't want to sound like I > > have made no mistakes. I'm confident I have. I just haven't -- you > > just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet > > as I should be in coming up with one." --after being asked to name the > > biggest mistake he had made, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2004 > > > 23. "You forgot Poland." --to Sen. John Kerry during the first > > presidential debate, after Kerry failed to mention Poland's > > contributions to the Iraq war coalition, Miami, Fla., Sept. 30, 2004 > > > 22. "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter." --in parting words to > > world leaders at his final G-8 Summit, punching the air and grinning > > widely as those present looked on in shock, Rusutsu, Japan, July 10, > > 2008 > > > 21. "The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently > > sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa." --State of the > > Union Address, Jan. 28, 2003, making a claim that administration > > officials knew at the time to be false > > > 20. "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 > > > 19. "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 > > > 18. "So what?" –President Bush, responding to a an ABC News > > correspondent who pointed out that Al Qaeda wasn't a threat in Iraq > > until after the U.S. invaded, Dec. 14, 2008 > > > 17. "Can we win? I don't think you can win it." --after being asked > > whether the war on terror was winnable, "Today" show interview, Aug. > > 30, 2004 > > > 16. "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're > > really talking about peace." --Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002 > > > 15. "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 > > > 14. "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of > > Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." --speaking > > underneath a "Mission Accomplished" banner aboard the USS Abraham > > Lincoln, May 1, 2003 > > > 13. "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 > > > 12. "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere!" -- > > joking about his administration's failure to find WMDs in Iraq as he > > narrated a comic slideshow during the Radio & TV Correspondents' > > Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2004 > > > 11. "I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what > > happened inside this Oval Office." --Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008 > > 10. "Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?" -- > > Florence, South Carolina, Jan. 11, 2000 > > > 9. "As yesterday's positive report card shows, childrens do learn when > > standards are high and results are measured." --on the No Child Left > > Behind Act, Washington, D.C., Sept. 26, 2007 > > > 8. "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just > > so long as I'm the dictator." --Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000 > > > 7. "I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for > > Don Rumsfeld to remain as the Secretary of Defense." --Washington, > > D.C. April 18, 2006 > > > 6. "There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, > > probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on --shame on > > you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again." --Nashville, Tenn., Sept. > > 17, 2002 > > > 5. "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 this > > country." --Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 > > > 4. "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." --Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 > > > 3. "You work three jobs? ... Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that > > is fantastic that you're doing that." --to a divorced mother of three, > > Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005 > > > 2. "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." --to FEMA director Michael > > Brown, who resigned 10 days later amid criticism over his handling of > > the Hurricane Katrina debacle, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005 > > > 1. "My > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/minds-eye?hl=en.
