by Teh Nutroots | Ha ha ha ha ha ha! I love watching them clutching madly at straws, only to end up sticking them in their hair. Via Sadly, No!, here's Powerline's latest air brick:
Obama thinks he is a good talker, but he is often undisciplined when he speaks. He needs to understand that as President, his words will be scrutinized and will have impact whether he intends it or not. In this regard, President Bush is an excellent model; Obama should take a lesson from his example. Bush never gets sloppy when he is speaking publicly. He chooses his words with care and precision, which is why his style sometimes seems halting. In the eight years he has been President, it is remarkable how few gaffes or verbal blunders he has committed. If Obama doesn’t raise his standards, he will exceed Bush’s total before he is inaugurated.
We've posted our own favorite You Tube sampler of Bush never getting sloppy and choosing his words with precision. Sadly, No! has the whole set.
But never mind that. Here's a set of Bushisms. They are all choice, but here are my personal favorites.
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.
I'm thrilled to be here in the bread basket of America because it gives me a chance to remind our fellow citizens that we have an advantage here in America - we can feed ourselves.
I'd rather have them sacrificing on behalf of our nation than, you know, endless hours of testimony on congressional hill.
The law I sign today directs new funds and new focus to the task of collecting vital intelligence on terrorist threats and on weapons of mass production.
I was proud the other day when both Republicans and Democrats stood with me in the Rose Garden to announce their support for a clear statement of purpose: you disarm, or we will.
First, we would not accept a treaty that would not have been ratified, nor a treaty that I thought made sense for the country.
This administration is doing everything we can to end the stalemate in an efficient way. We're making the right decisions to bring the solution to an end.
Ann and I will carry out this equivocal message to the world: Markets must be open.
We're concerned about AIDS inside our White House - make no mistake about it.
Here's someone else's top 10.
And enjoy this vintage-style performance by the George Bush singers, based on this beautiful and edifying thought.
And so, in my State of the - my State of the Union - or state - my speech to the nation, whatever you want to call it, speech to the nation - I asked Americans to give 4,000 years - 4,000 hours over the next - the rest of your life - of service to America. That's what I asked - 4,000 hours.
Here's "4000 hours."
Here's another: "Embetterment! Ingrinable!" (Warning: not for the easily frightened)
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