DubyaSpeak.com : Dubya the Grammarian

We pray that America will strengthen those who serve nuestros hermanos y hermanas in need. We pray for the continued success of faith-based and community groups like Esperanza — all aiming to transfer our great country one heart, one soul, one conscience at a time. I was proud to hear of the work of Esperanza in Philadelphia. I've known Esperanza for ochos años.

Dubya engages in some free-form Spanish-English speaking, but drops the ball on the English part... Washington, D.C., Jun. 26, 2008

Organizations like yours have shown the ability to save and change lives. And in your mercies of love and mercy, you must always have a strong and reliable partner in government.

Mercies of mercy... Washington, D.C., Jun. 26, 2008

Part of the faith walk is to understand your weaknesses, and is to constantly try to embetter yourself and get closer to the Lord. And that's a daily occurrence.

Dubya describes his faith with a nonexistent word, White House, May 13, 2008

Just think about what life was like in Afghanistan under the Taliban, with al Qaeda driving the agenda. This is where girls have no rights. You can't worship freely. This is a very dark, grim vision that they believe they must spread far and wide. That's what they think. And one way they achieve their objectives, of course, is to intimidate by death. There's no rules with these people. There's just — so America has got to understand that in order to find them we've got to get in their heads. If you're facing a nation, you can find the nation. If you're facing people that burry in failed states you've got to understand how to find them.

Burry... not sure what that means, and neither did the White House transcriber who left it in as-is with a "(sic)" after it. Maryland Heights, Missouri, May 2, 2008

How can you possibly have an international agreement that's effective unless countries like China and India are not full participants?

Classic double negative. Thanks, Dubya! Camp David, Maryland, Apr. 19, 2008

We want people ownin' their home — we want people ownin' a businesses, we want people ownin' their own homes, we wanna help 'em stay, and Congress can help by passing responsible legislation that modernizes the Federal Housing Administration, reforms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, allows state housing agencies to issue tax-free bonds to refinance subprime mortgages. There's a way to help people.

You can pretty much count on something like this happening when Dubya tries to be emphatic, Washington, D.C., Apr. 18, 2008

During the recent fighting in the Basra province, our nations coordinated our support for the Iraqi security forces as they took on extremists and criminals. Most thankful for the brilliance of the British helicopter crews that fired under courage and helped evacuate wounded Iraqi soldiers.

If that makes sense to you, that makes one of us. White House, Apr. 17, 2008

And so, so long as I'm the President, my measure of success is victory and success.

Dubya presents us with a grammatical paradox, White House, Apr. 17, 2008

Some of the incentives in the pro-growth package are for small businesses and businesses with accelerated appreciation, incentives to invest.

Or depreciation... the White House transcript didn't bother to correct this one. White House, Apr. 17, 2008

There's no doubt where he [Russian President Vladimir Putin] stands. That's why I like him. You don't have to guess. And he is concerned about it. Yet Russia appreciates the confidence-building and transparency measures that we have proposed, and declared that if agreed and implemented, such measures will be important and useful in ensuring Russia concerns.

The White House transcript claimed that the word Dubya meant to use was "assuaged" but that wouldn't make much sense unless it was "assuaging"... In any case, Dubya ends up completely changing the meaning of the statement. Sochi, Russia, Apr. 6, 2008

I understand that a citizen says, wait a minute, we're contributing soldiers in Iraq, and yet we're not necessarily treated like other nations in the European collective, or European Union. And those frustrations are clearly understandable. That's why I went to Congress and tried to get them to modernize the visa law. And all they — although they changed the law, it still creates certain hurdles for nations like Romania. And I assured the President that we will work with him as best as we can to adhere to our law and to, at the same time, understands the contradictions. It's — hopefully, the new law will — and our cooperation will make it easier for Romanian citizens to come and visit their relatives.

Dubya claims he understands, but I have to say that given that twisted passage, it's pretty hard to understand Dubya. Neptun, Romania, Apr. 2, 2008

We've had seven years working together, a chance to have some pretty candid exchanges. And secondly — and this is his [Russian President Putin's] last — this will be our last face-to-face meeting as a presidency, and I'll thank him.

Putin and Dubya: Combined together, they form a presidency. Neptun, Romania, Apr. 2, 2008

Afghanistan is the most daring and ambition mission in the history of NATO.

At least it rhymed with mission... Bucharest, Romania, Apr. 2, 2008

I can't understand a mentality that doesn't recognize that causing America to be treated equally is not in our interests.

I can't understand that sentence, Washington, D.C., Mar. 12, 2008

Removing Saddam Hussein was the right decision early in my presidency. It is the right decision now, and it will be the right decision ever.

Dubya offers a grammatically-challenged defense of his war policy, Washington, D.C., Mar. 12, 2008

I, I have got to know John [McCain] well in the — uhh, last eight years. I, I've campaigned against him, and I've campaigned with him. Laura and I have spent time in their house. It's a man who deeply loves his family.

Dubya endorses John McCain, and inadvertently makes a case for increased education funding, White House, Mar. 5, 2008

And so, [Lieutenant] General [Ray Odierno], I want to thank you for your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq.

I hope that isn't what the General did... White House, Mar. 3, 2008

We saw many others who have new hope because of PEPFAR — including a 9-year-old girl who is HIV-positive. She was smiling at the clinic with her grandmother, because — sitting at the clinic with her grandmother because her mom and dad had died of AIDS.

I'm guessing (hoping) that's not what Dubya meant to say, Washington, D.C., Feb. 26, 2008

Welcome. Laura and I are glad you're here. Uhh, Rex, thank you for taking the lead for Ford's Theatre. Uhh, if, uhh, our, any citizen wants to know how ta — uhh, make a solid contribution to Washington, D.C., support Ford's Theatre. It's worth it. Uh, members of my Cabinet, thanks for comin'. Members of Congress, we're glad you're here. I've got two, two task. One is to present the Lincoln Medal, and, uhh, invite you to a buffet.

The White House transcript adds an 's' to make it make sense. White House, Feb. 10, 2008

Now I want you — I'll make sure you understand in the State of the Union that this package certainly doesn't mean we ought to do something else on taxes.

The White House transcript explains that Dubya meant to say "ought not to do", White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Jan. 25, 2008

I can press when there needs to be pressed. I can hold hands when there needs to be — hold hands.

Absolutely brilliant... White House, Jan. 6, 2008