By The Associated Press
Jan 3, 2009

President George W. Bush will leave behind a legacy of Bushisms, the label stamped on the commander in chief's original speaking style. Some of the president's more notable malaprops and mangled statements:

• "I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." — September 2000, explaining his energy policies at an event in Michigan.

• "Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?" — January 2000, during a campaign event in South Carolina.

• "They misunderestimated the compassion of our country. I think they misunderestimated the will and determination of the commander in chief, too." — Sept. 26, 2001, in Langley, Va. Bush was referring to the terrorists who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks.

• "There's no doubt in my mind, not one doubt in my mind, that we will fail." — Oct. 4, 2001, in Washington. Bush was remarking on a back-to-work plan after the terrorist attacks.

• "It would be a mistake for the United States Senate to allow any kind of human cloning to come out of that chamber." — April 10, 2002, at the White House, as Bush urged Senate passage of a broad ban on cloning.

• "I want to thank the dozens of welfare-to-work stories, the actual examples of people who made the firm and solemn commitment to work hard to embetter themselves." — April 18, 2002, at the White House.





• "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." — Sept. 17, 2002, in Nashville, Tenn.

• "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." — Aug. 5, 2004, at the signing ceremony for a defense spending bill.

• "Too many good docs are getting out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." — Sept. 6, 2004, at a rally in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

• "Our most abundant energy source is coal. We have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge." — April 20, 2005, in Washington.

• "We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job." — Sept. 20, 2005, in Gulfport, Miss.

• "I can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs." — Sept. 5, 2005, when Bush met with residents of Poplarville, Miss., in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

• "It was not always a given that the United States and America would have a close relationship. After all, 60 years we were at war 60 years ago we were at war." — June 29, 2006, at the White House, where Bush met with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.





• "Make no mistake about it, I understand how tough it is, sir. I talk to families who die." — Dec. 7, 2006, in a joint appearance with British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

• "These are big achievements for this country, and the people of Bulgaria ought to be proud of the achievements that they have achieved." — June 11, 2007, in Sofia, Bulgaria.

• "Mr. Prime Minister, thank you for your introduction. Thank you for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit." — September 2007, in Sydney, Australia, where Bush was attending an APEC summit.

• "Thank you, Your Holiness. Awesome speech." April 16, 2008, at a ceremony welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the White House.

• "The fact that they purchased the machine meant somebody had to make the machine. And when somebody makes a machine, it means there's jobs at the machine-making place." — May 27, 2008, in Mesa, Ariz.

• "And they have no disregard for human life." — July 15, 2008, at the White House. Bush was referring to enemy fighters in Afghanistan.

• "I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office." — June 26, 2008, during a Rose Garden news briefing.

• "Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have helped transform 13 small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 people." — July 4, 2008 in Virginia.

• "The people in Louisiana must know that all across our country there's a lot of prayer — prayer for those whose lives have been turned upside down. And I'm one of them. It's good to come down here." — Sept. 3, 2008, at an emergency operations center in Baton Rouge, La., after Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast.

• "This thaw — took a while to thaw, it's going to take a while to unthaw." Oct. 20, 2008, in Alexandria, La., as he discussed the economy and frozen credit markets.

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I've asked before, how long it will be before Harvard or Yale or both throw someone under the bus and say he bought his Bachelor's and MBA?

Since Bush seems speak 3 langauges, those being English(sort of) , Spanish and his own Bush, perhaps he could understand my mixed langauge goodbye to him when I say " Adios Asshole!"

Euhh ... it's not 'adios' for us. He will be even closer than we thought--8.8 miles straight south of us. I'm stocking up on air fresheners for when the wind is out of the south. The smell of corruption will be worse than living downwind of a stockyard--they just smell like tons of bullshit.

Wow, I just flashed on a potential situation that w may encounter wherever he moves - protesters of the - we don't like your kind - type.

Fast forward 27 new neighborhoods later, to a man without a country.

I've been practicing turning my back. If I should find myself in visual range of the ex-Resident, that's the only thing I know to do that won't result in problems for me. At least, I don't think it's illegal to turn your back ... yet. He's still got a few days to try to change that.

I dunno Shelly.......do they sell Nerf guns that shoot little foam shoes?

I defiantally hold no sympathetical emotionalities for him......

If ya'll don't want him, well he's welcome to move out our way. Know you'd be glad to send him our way lol...

Cheryl, you can have him and his freakin' gate, too ... they're going to gate his whole neighborhood, putting gates on publicly owned streets that will restrict the public's access. (Normal mortals would have to buy the street from the city.) Who'd have thunk he could continue to rob us of our civil liberties even after he's out of office? Out of 43 presidents, only two have done this royalty thing, and they both just happen to be named Bush. Quite a contrast with Jimmy Carter, who not only doesn't hold himself above the people, he goes out and builds houses for and with them.

http://cbs11tv.com/local/bush.new.house.2.900782.html

Cheryl, you'd be welcome to have the Bushes, but be careful ... it could be expensive in more than one way.

Sorry, Annie--I know you started this as a Bush quotes thread. Carry on ...

I can't see Bush living in Pixly......Hooterville maybe, but not Pixly.

Sorry you'll be stuck living so close to him. I hate it even when he vacations in Maine and I'm about 70 miles away!! All you have to keep saying is: at least he's not in Washington anymore, at least he's not in Washington anymore....

Oh, it's OK, she--you're right; better here than on Pennsylvania Avenue. We offered to take him back in 2004, but it wasn't to be. And of course, then we were thinking he'd be at the ranch, 100 miles from us, rather than almost in our backyard.

I realize they are gating to protect him. But that is bad for all you innocent folks in the neighborhood.

Dont send him overhere please