Folks who were involved in the insurgency have now decided they want to be a part of their government.

REPORTER: Mr. President, music is one of our largest exports the country has. Currently, every country in the world — except China, Iran, North Korea, Rwanda and the United States — pay a statutory royalty to the performing artists for radio and television air play. Would your administration consider changing our laws to align it with the rest of the world?
DUBYA: Help. Maybe you've never had a President say this — I have, like, no earthly idea what you're talking about. Sounds like we're keeping interesting company, you know? Look, I'll give you the old classic. Contact my office, will you? I really don't — I'm totally out of my lane. I like listening to country music, if that helps.

The long-term solution for your grandkids' sake is to defeat their ideology of hate with an ideology of light, and that's called liberty and democracy.

And so you know what the lesson is in life? Just do what you think is right. Make decisions based upon principle.

Now, I will tell you that there's an interesting relationship between the President and the Congress. The President has got the right to initiate spending bills — and they do.

I believe government has an obligation to open its coffers for competitive bidding to faith-based and community-based groups in order to make sure America — America's souls are saved one person at a time.

The United States of America must understand that freedom is universal, that there is an Almighty, and the great gift of that Almighty to each man and woman in this world is the desire to be free.

Let me put it to you in Texan. If Al Qaeda is calling into the United States, we want to know.

You know, I like, uhh, my buddies from West Texas. I liked 'em when I was young, I liked 'em when I was middle age, I liked 'em before I was President, and I like 'em during President and I like 'em after President. And it's fun to have 'em come to the White House.

This year alone we've overcome higher energy prices and natural disasters, and yet we really are the envy of the world.

My job as your President is to look at the world the way it is. And I clearly see the threats to America. My job is to worry about those threats. That's not your job. We got a lot of people in government worrying about those threats on your behalf, so you can go about your life. That's what we want.

The enemy is a — a bunch of cold-blooded killers — that have taken a, a great religion — taken parts of a great religion and converted it into a, a, an ideology that is, they perverted a great religion, and they have an ideology.

I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. You're doing a heck of a job. You cut your teeth here, right? That's where you started practicing? That's good. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.

So today I ask you to challenge your listeners to love somebody just like they'd like to be loved themselves, to remind them that one person can make a difference in somebody's life, to encourage them, to mentor, to encourage them to start a ministry, which will find the children of those who are incarsinated and love them.

We face a continuing threat of terrorist networks that hate the very thought of people being able to live in freedom. They hate the thought of the fact that in this great country, we can worship the Almighty God the way we see fit. And what probably makes him even angrier is we're not going to change.

I want to thank you, Sherry Jean, for representing all the decent people, whether they be foster moms or dads — and by the way, being a foster parent is an incredibly important part of our society — or whether being a mentor, or whether being somebody volunteering their time for after-school programs to help save lives, particularly lives of our children.

It's so inspirational to see your courage, as well as to see the great works of our Lord in your heart.

I particularly want to thank the four folks who have recovered from homelessness and addiction to alcohol and drugs.

I'm the person in this country that hugs the mothers and the widows if their son or husband dies.

Speaking about barbaric regimes, we must deal with probably one of the most — not probably — one of the most real threats we face, and that is the idea of a barbaric regime teaming up with a terrorist network and providing weapons of mass destruction, to hold the United States and our allies and our friends blackmail.

I want you to remind your children, with all — in the midst of all this war talk, the midst of the — on the television screens seeing our troops, and all the stuff going on — remind them that this mighty nation went into a country as we upheld that doctrine.

We didn't need any more theory in Washington. We needed people that actually done.

Especially important in a time of war that our children understand the context of why we fight.

Across America today, Americans are reciting 31 world — words that help define our country. In once sentence we affirm our form of government, our belief in human dignity, our unity as a people, and our reliance on Providence. And this pledge takes on a special meaning in a time of war. Our enemies hate these words. That's what you've got to understand. They hate the words, and they want to erase them. We're determined to stand for these words, and live them out in our lives. Our allegiance has never been stronger. We've never been more determined. And we must work to teach our children to love our nation as much as we do.

[Sen. Fred Thompson has] still got some — he's got a task ahead there on the floor of the Senate, and that's to make sure I get a homeland security department that is unfettered from government rules and bureaucracies, a homeland security department that will allow this President and future Presidents to move people to the right place at the right time, in order to protect the homeland from an enemy which still hates us.

Now here she is, the First Lady of the United States. Thank goodness. What a fabulous job she is doing. ...And Fred Thompson is leading that charge. And as he succeeds, and when he succeeds, he will leave behind a fabulous legacy for future administrations and senators. ...[Lamar Alexander] loves his family, he loves his country, he's got fabulous values. ...I named a fabulous woman out of Texas, named Priscilla Owen to the 5th Court.

Either way, you'll find the speeches are probably too long and the accommodations on Air Force One is just fine.

The United States will remain strong in our conviction that we must not, and will not, allow the world's worst leaders to hold the United States and our friends and allies blackmail, or threaten us with the world's worst weapons.

And all our history says we believe in liberty and justice for all, that when we see oppression, we cry.

When we were kids, a lot of us were kids, growing up, oceans separated us from danger.

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. You fool me, you can't get fooled again.

He's a soldier in the army of compassion here in Nashville, Tennessee. He's a part of the true strength of America, which is neighbor loving neighbor. Those of us who are on our feet, helping those who aren't on their feet. He's a part of the light that can help shine into corners of darkness, where there may be despair and addiction and loneliness.

For those of you out there who are interested in participating, I want you to call up this number, 1-800-USA-CORPS, or to dial up on the Internet, www.citizencorps.gov.

The best way to fight evil is to do some good. Let me qualify that — the best way to fight evil at home is to do some good. The best way to fight them abroad is to unleash the military. It is so important for citizens in this country to put a face on America for the world to see, the true face.

You teach a child to read and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.

I have a different vision of leadership. A leadership is someone who brings people together.