Dubya Speak

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REPORTER: Does the US actually see Australia as its deputy sheriff in Southeast Asia?
DUBYA: No, we don't see it as a deputy sheriff, we see it as a sheriff. There's a difference.
-- Dubya clears up any confusion about whether the US sees Australia as an equal, but fails to understand what calling Australia a sheriff means for international diplomacy in Southeast Asia, where the preemption policy has few friends. Oops. Bangkok, Thailand, Oct. 19, 2003

September the 11th, 2001 moved this country from grief to action.
-- What exactly were we grieving about before September, 2001? The poor economy, maybe? Dinuba, California, Oct. 15, 2003

We don't believe that freedom is America's gift to the world. We believe freedom is the God Almighty's gift to each and every person in the world.
-- Dubya invokes the Almighty yet again in a favorite line of his (just in case you thought he had stopped), Dinuba, California, Oct. 15, 2003

There was a poll that showed me going up yesterday, not to be on the defensive. Actually I'm in pretty good shape politically, I really am. I didn't mean to sound defensive. But I am. Politicians, by the way, who pay attention to the polls are doomed, trying to chase opinion when what you need to do is lead, set the tone.
-- Is Dubya doomed then? Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2003

Danny Ferry is here? Where is Danny Ferry? Yes, there he is. He and I share an interesting relationship. As you may know, his father, Bob, won the NBA Championship ring. And so Danny and Bob Ferry are only the second father/son combination to ever win a championship ring. If you get my drift. We're members of the famous fathers club. And, anyway, I want to welcome you here. You'll see where the -- only the second son of a President offices is in a minute.
-- A convoluted bout of self-aggrandizement on display here, Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2003

I love the story of America, I love the fact that people who started with nothing and have built a fantastic food processing business.
-- Yeah, I think I know what he means... Fresno, California, Oct. 14, 2003
Brian Stowell is here. ...He says the tax cuts helped a lot. That's his words, not mine. ...He's going to buy a new router, made in North Carolina. There's a router worker who's going to be a -- benefit from his decision caused by tax relief.
-- Emphasizing tax relief fo "router workers", Manchester, New Hampshire, Oct. 9, 2003

Medical liability reform is a national problem that requires a national solution. The House has passed a good bill. It is stuck in the Senate. Senators must understand no one has been healed by a frivolous lawsuit in America.
-- I'm sorry, this one always makes me laugh... Manchester, New Hampshire, Oct. 9, 2003

You see, the enemies want to create a sense of fear and intrepidation.
-- Dubya coins another new word, Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2003

This is historic times.
-- Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2003

I was not about to leave the security of the American people in the hands of a madman. I was not going to stand by and wait and trust the sanity and restraint of Mr. Saddam Hussein.
-- Although this is grammatically accurate, the fact that Dubya is still trying to prove Hussein had American security at his fingertips is unsettling, Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2003

See, free nations do not develop weapons of mass destruction.
-- I wonder if Dubya is going to try and rewrite the history of the 20th century to agree with this statement, Washington, D.C., Oct. 8, 2003

I expressed our nation's condolences at the needless murder of innocent people, by the latest suicider.
-- Doing his best to make "suicider" part of the English language, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2003

Condi's job, and Condi's team is going to make sure that the efforts are continued to be coordinated.
-- Or something like that, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2003

And, listen, we're making good progress in Iraq. Sometimes it's hard to tell it when you listen to the filter.
-- By 'filter' I guess he means the press, whose job unfortunately isn't to rally behind the President, Washington, D.C., Oct. 6, 2003