# George W's quotes **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 3, 2000, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561 "2000-11-03T16:19:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/1 "2000-11-03T16:19:16Z")
My ex-roomie sent the following email, I’m putting it in IMHO because I know there are some people out there who are still thinking about voting for the yahoo. > [@](#): > > Let me get this straight—we’re all peeved that the man had a DWI 24 years ago, but no seems to mind that he’s COMPLETELY ILLITERATE??? > Please—pass this on–there’s not much time… > Statements from Shrub: > > “If we don’t succeed, we run the risk of failure.” > …George W. Bush, Jr. > > “Republicans understand the importance of bondage between a mother and > child.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > “Welcome to Mrs. Bush, and my fellow astronauts.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > “Mars is essentially in the same orbit…Mars is somewhat the same > distance from the Sun, which is very important. We have seen pictures where there are canals, we believe, and water. If there is water, that means there is oxygen. If oxygen, that means we can breathe.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 8/11/94 > > “The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation’s history. I mean in > this century’s history. But we all lived in this century. I didn’t > live in this century.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 9/15/95 > > “I believe we are on an irreversible trend toward more freedom and > democracy - but that could change.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 5/22/98 > > “One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that > one word is ‘to be prepared’.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 12/6/93 > > “Verbosity leads to unclear, inarticulate things.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 11/30/96 > > “I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in > the future.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > “The future will be better tomorrow.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > “We’re going to have the best educated American people in the world.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 9/21/97 > > “People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and > have a tremendous impact on history.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > “I stand by all the misstatements that I’ve made.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. to Sam Donaldson, 8/17/93 > > “We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a > firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > “Public speaking is very easy.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. to reporters in 10/9 > > “I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > “A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the > polls.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > "When I have been asked who caused the riots and the killing in LA, my > answer has been direct & simple: Who is to blame for the riots? The > rioters are to blame. Who is to blame for the killings? The killers > are to blame. > …George W. Bush, Jr. > > “Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having > it.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 5/20/96 > > “We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 9/22/97 > > “For NASA, space is still a high priority.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 9/5/93 > > “Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our > children.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr., 9/18/95 > > “The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that > George Bush may or may not make.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > “We’re all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on > the mistakes we may or may not have made.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > “It isn’t pollution that’s harming the environment. It’s the > impurities in our air and water that are doing it.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. > > “[It’s] time for the human race to enter the solar system.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/2 "2000-11-03T16:21:48Z")
I’ve read some of these same quotes before, but they were attributed to Dan Quayle at the time. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/3 "2000-11-03T16:26:24Z")
Just found them at [http://www.snopes.com](http://www.snopes.com). These have been attributed to Quayle in the past. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/4 "2000-11-03T16:29:00Z")
Ok, and somehow I screwed up the link and can’t get it for the page of Quayle Quotes. Go to the home page, click on Quotes, then scroll down till you see the quote credited to Dan Quayle. ---
**Author:** ![pldennison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/5 "2000-11-03T16:42:44Z")
These quotes are nearly all made up, as Crunchy Frog has pointed out, but . . . I bet if most people, including about 98% of the SDMB population, were to have about 30-60 minutes of their speech tape-recorded, then transcribed, they would be aghast at how idiotic they sounded. When people speak, there are inevitable verbal pauses, subject changes, unfinished sentences, mid-sentence topic changes and other phenomena that tend to look and scan funny when printed. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/6 "2000-11-03T16:48:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pldennison \* > \*\*I bet if most people, including about 98% of the SDMB population, were to have about 30-60 minutes of their speech tape-recorded, then transcribed, they would be aghast at how idiotic they sounded. When people speak, there are inevitable verbal pauses, subject changes, unfinished sentences, mid-sentence topic changes and other phenomena that tend to look and scan funny when printed. \*\* **pldennison** , you have no idea. I used to tap phones when I served in the Air Force. On the conversastions that had bits of info we wanted, we would have to transcribe them word-for-word: every er, uh, um, every stutter, every cough. You have no idea how stupid some of these sentences sounded when taken away from the main body of the text. In fact, it was kind of a game for us to relieve the boredom of transcribing conversations to find a sentence that taken out of context was absoluetly hysterical. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/7 "2000-11-03T16:49:57Z")
Don’t get me wrong about any of this. I’m not defending Bush, in fact I’m not voting for him either. I just remembered seeing those quotes before. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/8 "2000-11-03T17:02:20Z")
Some of these quotes are indeed George W Bush; others are Dan Quayle. For a site that documents source and date and time and occasion of W verbal flubs, go here [http://slate.msn.com/Features/bushisms/bushisms.asp](http://slate.msn.com/Features/bushisms/bushisms.asp) . Some of the quotes listed above may or may not be completely made up. Some are definitely things said by Dan Quayle: I’ve have actual QuickTime video footage of him stating that he has made good decisions in the past and has made good decisions in the future. (I also have him stating that the question is “whether we are going to go forward to the future or past to the back” 🙂 ). ---
**Author:** ![Bumbazine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbazine/32/362_2.png) [@Bumbazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbazine)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/9 "2000-11-03T22:54:11Z")
This same list circulated on the internet a while back with the quotes being attributed to **Gore.** I got it from one of my fundie cousins. Unfortunately, people tend to believe things that they read, and that has carried over to things that they read off their monitors. It was **crap** when it was directed against Gore, and it’s **still crap.** BTW, I’m **not** voting for Bush. But couldn’t we stick to slapping him (and Gore) around on the **issues?** In fact, I’d pay good money to give **both** of them a good whack up side the head. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2000, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/10 "2000-11-03T23:52:04Z")
Yeah, some of the quotes attributed to Bush are hilarious. But I’ll probably still vote for him. I’m hoping for an oligarchy by his cabinet, which hopefully his dad will help him appoint. ---
**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/11 "2000-11-04T07:33:29Z")
I know it’s nitpicking, but George W. is **not** a Jr. as claimed in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2000, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/12 "2000-11-04T08:43:47Z")
Yeah, why bother calling him “Junior” when it’s so much more fun to call him “Dubya”? That latter’s more fun to say. ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/13 "2000-11-05T01:25:49Z")
Did anyone see the Doonesbury comic in the Sunday paper a couple of months ago where there was a warehouse full of Dubya quotes that were awaiting use in the strip? They were making fun, saying they were coming in too fast to use them up, so they had to store some of them away. I don’t know if any of those were really from him or not, but you have to admit he’s done some stupid things. Like calling that guy an asshole with his microphone on and for crying out loud it’s “subliminal” not “subliminable” ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/14 "2000-11-05T17:01:33Z")
> [@](#): > > “People that are really very weird can get into sensitive positions and > have a tremendous impact on history.” > …Governor George W. Bush, Jr. Oh my goodness, ROTFLMAO!! Let’s pray this does NOT happen with our freak of the week daddy’s boy Bush. BTW, once I happened to pick up the phone just as the machine switched on, so I overheard an entire conversation I had with my friend. It was awful! I never realized I talked like that! I’ve been working on it ever since. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/15 "2000-11-05T17:16:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by USCDiver \* > \*\*. . . and for crying out loud it’s “subliminal” not “subliminable” \*\* Hey! I’ll have you know that “subliminable” is a perfectly frompulent word. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/16 "2000-11-05T19:10:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Crunchy Frog \* > \*\*Hey! I’ll have you know that “subliminable” is a perfectly frompulent word. \*\* _Cromulent_, my dear Crunchy Frog, cromulent… ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/17 "2000-11-05T19:12:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by neuroman \* > \*\*_Cromulent_, my dear Crunchy Frog, cromulent… \*\* Cromulent/frompulent, potato/potatoe. Whatever. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/18 "2000-11-06T06:59:13Z")
It’s really bizarre, when you think about it. Dubya has come up with enough dumb quotes to fill several pages (“I have a record, a record which is conservative and compassionated!”). Why _make up_ any?? Same deal with the tripe about domestic violence going up during the Super Bowl, which Cecil covered (don’t remember which column, sorry). ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/19 "2000-11-06T17:52:36Z")
> [@](#): > > Cromulent, my dear Crunchy Frog, cromulent And very indigenous to our paperclips.     Sadly, reports are coming in today that The Goober now has 235 EVs in his pocket. Unless almost all of the States that are still sitting on the fence fall into Gore’s yard, I suspect I’ll be crawling under a rock for the next four years. And **no** , not the same rock from which I initially crawled out from. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561/20 "2000-11-06T18:27:52Z")
> [@](#): > > Hey! I’ll have you know that “subliminable” is a perfectly frompulent word. **Crunchy Frog** , the finer elements of speech just don’t resignate with some people. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-ws-quotes/39561.md?page=2)