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Latest Additions (Sort of like a change log, this page lists of all the quotes, new and old, that have been added to the quote collection in recent days)
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My only point to you is, is that we're in constant contact with people on the ground to help make sure that we save lives. Now that the water is beginning to recede, the question is, how do we help with the recovery? ... Secondly, what's going to happen in the long term to the homes? And so Michael is going to set up a housing task force similar to the kind we set up in California for the wildfires, to work with state and local authorities to have an orderly strategy to help people get back in their homes. ... Secondly, we're worried about farmers and ranchers. The country that's being affected by these floods has got a lot of farm country, a lot of people raising livestock. And the Secretary of Agriculture has briefed me on the conditions — and we're still assessing how widespread the damage is on the farmlands — and assures me that his team is in place to help farmers and ranchers with the federal aid available. And finally, Director Nussle is here from the Budget Office. We've got what we called a Disaster Relief Fund.
Dubya offers a pair of second points, then ends with a final point, all after making his only point. White House, Jun. 17, 2008
Many, many families look at me trying to determine whether or not, one, I believed that it [the war in Iraq] was necessary, and two, whether or not I'm going to let their son or daughter kind of lie in an empty grave when it comes to the sacrifice they made. Exactly what kinds of graves would Dubya propose those sons and daughters lie in? Occupied ones? Rome, Italy, Jun. 13, 2008
DUBYA: First, I want to tell you how proud I am to be the President of a nation that — in which there's a lot of Philippine-Americans. They love America and they love their heritage. And I reminded the President that I am reminded of the great talent of the — of our Philippine-Americans when I eat dinner at the White House.
PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT ARROYO: Yes.
DUBYA: And the chef is a great person and a really good cook, by the way, Madam President. Dubya does precious little to avoid the interpretation that he views serving him dinner as the pinnacle of Phillipine-American achievement. Amazing. White House, Jun. 24, 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
Where we see people suffer from forms of government that create hopelessness, or disease and hunger, and mosquito bites, that deny people a hopeful life, the United States must act under the theory, under the principle that to whom much is given, much is required. I'd like to hear Dubya explain how governments create mosquito bites, Washington, D.C., Jun. 26, 2008
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 aņos. Dubya engages in some free-form Spanish-English speaking, but drops the ball on the English part... Washington, D.C., Jun. 26, 2008
We want to thank our choir and our orchestra and all the fabulous performers for taking time out of your busy schedules to help — to support this really important part of Washington. And Gatlin is probably saying, of course I said that for the crowd last year. But, no, it really was fantastic. And it's such an uplifting performance and a reminder of what a great president Abraham Lincoln was. I do want to thank Paul Tetreault for being a really fabulous director of the Ford's Theatre. And I want to thank the Gala co-chairs and all the people who support the Ford's Theatre. I know you're excited about the opening of the renovated Ford's Theatre in February 2009. Laura and I are excited, too. Just send the pictures down to Crawford. Thanks for a fabulous evening, and God bless. Dubya peppers his presentation with copious servings of fabulous, Washington, D.C., Jun. 1, 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
Take the Middle East seriously, because that's the center of — that's the place where people get so despondent and despair that they're willing to come and take lives of U.S. citizens. Everybody in the Middle East? And if people are despondent and in despair, why aren't we addressing that? Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008
I would say it's like — as I explained to this fellow here — that one of the lessons of the genocide in Rwanda was to take some of the early warnings signs seriously. Secondly, a clear lesson I learned in the museum was that outside forces that tend to divide people up inside their country are unbelievably counterproductive. In other words, people came from other countries — I guess you'd call them colonialists — and they pitted one group of people against another. And an early warning sign was — and it's hard to have seen it, I readily admit, but I'm talking earlier than 1994, and earlier than the '90s — was the fact that it become a habit to divide people based upon — you know, in this case, whether they were Tutsi or Hutu, which eventually led to exploitation. Secondly, I would tell my successor that the United States can play a very constructive role. In addition to doubling up on second points, Dubya makes an incredibly ironic statement, but I'm pretty sure he didn't notice. Kigali, Rwanda, Feb. 19, 2008
Let me start off by saying that in 2000 I said, vote for me, I'm an agent of change. In 2004, I said, I'm not interested in change. I want to continue as President. Every candidate has got to say change. That's what the American people expect. Is he being incredibly candid, or does he just not care that both of his presidential campaigns were, by his own admission, mere posturing meant for gullible consumption by the American people? 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
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
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 |
One of the things I wished I would have projected maybe more clearly was the fact that this is a land of courageous people, people who have had to withstand bombings and suiciders, but never lost faith. (May 15, 2008) And by the way, opening up ANWR is not long term, it's intermediate term. But it sends a clear signal, is what it does. It sends a clear signal to the markets that the United States is not going to restrict exploration. The United States is going to encourage exploration. And in the meantime we have done, increasing CAFTA, for example. But the market is going to do as much for encouraging conservation as anything else is now. And so I firmly believe that — you know, if there was a magic wand to wave, I'd be waving it, of course. ...I think that if there was a magic wand, and say, okay, drop price, I'd do that. ...But there is no magic wand to wave right now. (Apr. 29, 2008) And this is a good test for them [the Iraqis]. And of course, routing out these folks who've burrowed in society, who take advantage of the ability to be criminals, or the ability to intimidate citizens, is going to take a while. (Mar. 28, 2008) I mean, who wants to join an ideology that say women don't have rights, you can't express yourself freely, religious beliefs are — the only religious belief you can hold is the one we tell you — and, oh, by the way, it's great, you can be a suicider. (Feb. 14, 2008) Folks who were involved in the insurgency have now decided they want to be a part of their government. (Mar. 11, 2008) And as a return on our success — in other words, as we get more successful, troops are able to come home. They're not coming home based upon defeat, or based upon opinion polls, or based upon focus groups, or based upon politics. They're coming home because we're successful. (Mar. 11, 2008) What's going to matter is not the past, but the future when it comes to campaigns and if the Democrat Party feels like they can win an election by focusing on me, I think they'll be making a huge tactical mistake. (Feb. 10, 2008) I think we're going to get a good bipartisan bill and so I applaud those Democrats. I'm not going after those Democrats. But there is a big part of the Democrat Party that is against giving our intelligence officers the tools necessary to protect America. (Feb. 10, 2008) Most Americans feel overtaxed, and I promise you the Democrat Party is going to field a candidate who says I'm going to raise your tax. (Feb. 10, 2008) And so we spend a lot of time doing everything we can to keep the pressure on these folks. (Jan. 31, 2008) These thugs didn't believe in freedoms, they didn't believe in women having equal status, they didn't believe young girls should be educated. And if you dared express your opinion that didn't mesh with theirs, you'd be whipped in the public square or killed. These are brutal people. That's the vision that these folks have for the world. (Jan. 31, 2008) The enemy we face can only convince people to join their cause is when they find hopelessness. And so our strategy is threefold. One, protect the homeland. Two, stay on the offense against these folks. And three, provide an alternative — a hopeful alternative to despair and doubt and hopelessness. (Jan. 31, 2008) The second part of our strategy is to stay on the offense against these folks — I mean every day stay on the offense. (Jan. 31, 2008) We've sanctioned Syria, and I'm looking at different ways to keep sending a tough message, because so far, he has shown no willingness to be constructive on Lebanon or in dealing with a militant Hamas or in stopping suiciders from heading into Iraq. (Jan. 6, 2008) I'm so honored that mayors from around our country have come. First of all, I want to thank you all very much for serving. I've often said being mayor is a lot tougher than being President — I don't have to fill the potholes and empty the garbage. (Jan. 23, 2008) I don't know how he [President Assad] interprets these meetings, but one thing he can't be mistaken about is the position of the U.S. government, the White House. And our position is, is that you [Syria] can have better relations, a better way forward with the United States, but you have got to get out of Lebanon, in terms of the presidential elections, and stop harboring Hamas, stop letting suiciders go into Iraq, and there's a better way forward. (Jan. 6, 2008) I'm proud to be here with Jim Ryun. He's a decent, honorable man who works hard on behalf of the people from Kansas. He deserves to be reelected congressman. He is a compassionate conservative. He has run his own business. By the way, we've got plenty of lawyers in Washington. Send somebody up there who has made a payroll. He started Sounds of Success, that helped children with hearing difficulties realize their full potential. He doesn't need a poll or a focus group to tell him what to believe. (Nov. 5, 2006) You know, there's just too much partisan bickering that goes on in the Statehouse. You need somebody who is going to rise above it all, somebody who doesn't need a poll or a focus group to tell him how to think, somebody who stands on principle. Somebody that's going to be the governor of everybody when he wins. And that person is Mark Sanford. (Oct. 24, 2002) Jeb Bush is a great Governor for Florida. He's led with conviction. You know, one thing about him, you don't have to worry about where he stands. In other words, he's not one of these politicians who is going to take a poll or run a focus group, trying to figure out what to tell you. (Oct. 23, 2004) John Sununu was with me from the beginning. There was no question in my mind where he stood. He didn't need to take a poll, or a focus group, to make his decision about tax relief. (Oct. 5, 2002) You need somebody who can make a tough decision who doesn't need a poll or a focus group to tell him how to think. Somebody who stands on principle, somebody who will do in office what he says he will do. And when he says he won't raise your taxes, he won't raise your taxes. I appreciate the fact that Governor Ehrlich will set education as the number one priority for this state. (Oct. 2, 2002) I am very proud of my brother, the Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush. He is a strong, consistent leader. You do not have to worry about him shifting his political thoughts because of a poll or a focus group. (Oct. 19, 2004) America must lead when it comes to fighting the war on terror. We must continue to rally a coalition of the willing to stay tough and determined, and rout out al Qaeda before they hit us again. That's our obligation. That means when we say we're going to lead, we do, without hesitation, without fear of a political poll or a focus group. (Apr. 20, 2004) The thing about Jim Nussle is he doesn't need to take a poll or have a focus group to tell him what to believe. (Nov. 3, 2006) Listen, you've got a great United States Senator in George Voinovich. He doesn't need a poll or a focus group to tell him what to think. (Oct. 22, 2004) |
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