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"--Interview with Tom Brokaw aboard Air Force One, April 24, 2003 "You're free. And, you know, it'll take time to restore chaos and order--order out of chaos. "--Washington, DC, April 13, 2003 Noun confusion "Perhaps one way will be, if we use military force, in the post-Saddam Iraq the UN will definitely need to have a role. "--the Azores, Portugal, March 16, 2003 back up on Dropped words "I know there's a lot of young ladies who are growing up wondering whether or not they can be champs. And they see the championship teams from USC and University of Portland here, girls who worked hard to get to where they are, and they're wondering about the example they're setting. And the goals for this country are a compassionate American for every single citizen. I look forward to working with him in the United Nations Senate to preserve these national heritages." "If you don't have any ambitions, the minimum-wage job isn't going to get you to where you want to get, for example.
has done has convinced me--I'm confident the Secretary of Defense--that he is the kind of fellow that is willing to forgo weapons of mass destruction, is willing to be a peaceful neighbor, that is--will honor the people--the Iraqi people of all stripes, will--values human life. But this country has gone through tough times before, and we're going to do it again."
""I firmly believe ***** the death tax is good for people from all walks of life all throughout our society." This was an honest disagreement about accounting procedures. "--White House press conference, Washington, DC, July 9, 2002 ? Improper adjective "Over 75 percent of white Americans own their home, and less than 50 percent of Hispanos and African Americans don't own their home. "--Cleveland, Ohio, July 1, 2002 Hispanics Pronunciation "Whether you're here by birth, or whether you're in America by choice, you contribute to the vitality of our life. "--To Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, DC, Nov. "--Washington, DC, May 17, 2002 Repetition, sort-of tautology "The public education system in America is one of the most important foundations of our democracy. "--Washington, DC, April 18, 2002 (thanks to George Dupper). better Sounds-like "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. "--Lima, Peru, March 23, 2002 quadrupled Minor math error "We've got pockets of persistent poverty in our society, which I refuse to declare defeat--I mean, I refuse to allow them to continue on. "--O'Fallon, Mo, Mar 18, 2002 admit Improper verb "There's nothing more deep than recognizing Israel's right to exist. "--Washington, DC, March 13, 2002 Tautology "The suicide bombings have increased. "--Taunting a reporter who recently spent time on the West Coast, Crawford, Texas, Aug. Because guess who gets shuffled through the system oftentimes? Children whose parents don't speak English as a first language, inner-city kids. "--Referring to his education bill, Independence, Mo, Aug. "One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, DC, is we've got these vampire-busting devices. "There's a lot of people in the Middle East who are desirous to get into the Mitchell process. George Mitchell's report on Middle East peace, Crawford, Texas, Aug. "--Rome, July 22, 2001 Repetition "I can't tell you what it's like to be in Europe, for example, to be talking about the greatness of America. "--Visiting the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC, July 2, 2001 people are the true greatness of America Subject/object switch "Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. "--Visiting the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC, July 2, 2001 President of Dropped words "I want to thank you for coming to the White House to give me an opportunity to urge you to work with these five senators and three congressmen, to work hard to get this trade promotion authority moving. "--Washington, DC, June 18, 2001 powers Singluar/plural "We spent a lot of time talking about Africa, as we should. "--Referring to the McCain-Kennedy patients' bill of rights, Brussels, Belgium, June 13, 2001 live Sounds-like "Russia is no longer our enemy and therefore we shouldn't be locked into a Cold War mentality that says we keep the peace by blowing each other up.
But as importantly, it lays in the fact that we've got citizens from all walks of life, all political parties, that are willing to say, I want to love my neighbor. "--Concord Middle School, Concord, NC, April 11, 2001 "This administration is doing everything we can to end the stalemate in an efficient way. "--Washington, DC, April 5, 2001 "It would be helpful if we opened up ANWR (Arctic National Wildlife Refuge). "--Press conference, Washington, DC, March 29, 2001 effort/frontal-attack Sounds-like "I assured the prime minister, my administration will work hard to lay the foundation of peace in the Middle--to work with our nations in the Middle East, give peace a chance. And the integral part of the--the precious part, so to speak--I guess all land is precious, but the part that the people uniformly would not want to spoil, will not be despoiled. "--Media round table, Washington, DC March 13, 2001 "A lot of times in the rhetoric, people forget the facts. Washington, DC, March 19, 2001 Hispanic Constructed adjective "But the true threats to stability and peace are these nations that are not very transparent, that hide behind the--that don't let people in to take a look and see what they're up to. The true threat is whether or not one of these people decide, peak of anger, try to hold us hostage, ourselves; the Israelis, for example, to whom we'll defend, offer our defenses; "--Media roundtable, Washington, DC, March 13, 2001 (Thanks to Peter Sagal) "I do think we need for a troop to be able to house his family. "--Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, March 12, 2001 trooper "I suspect that had my dad not been president, he'd be asking the same questions: How'd your meeting go with so-and-so? "--Interview with the Washington Post, March 9, 2001 Incorrect repetition "I think there is some methodology in my travels." He's the kind of fellow who says when he gives you his word he means it.
And we are reviewing with people like Judd Gregg from New Hampshire and others some budgetary reform measures that will reinstate--you know, possibly reinstate budgetary discipline. But the caps no longer--the caps, I guess they're there. And if you can't read, it's going to be hard to realize dreams; "--Nalle Elementary School, Washington, DC, Feb 9, 2001 them Singluar/plural "It's good to see so many friends here in the Rose Garden. "--After meeting with Prime Minister Jean Chrtien of Canada, Feb. "--Pre-inaugural interview with US News & World Report, Jan. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. "--On Laura Bush inviting Justice Antonin Scalia to dinner at the White House. I haven't had a chance to ask the questioners the question they've been questioning. On the other hand, I firmly believe she'll be a fine secretary of labor. And, like them, I am very optimistic about our position in the world and about its influence on the United States. We're concerned about the short-term economic news, but long-term I'm optimistic. "--Announcing his nomination of Linda Chavez as secretary of labor. Peculiar adjective "I also have picked a secretary for Housing and Human Development. vengeful Sounds-like "I am mindful of the difference between the executive branch and the legislative branch.
not Missing negative "Drug therapies are replacing a lot of medicines as we used to know it." medicine, them Singluar/plural "It's one thing about insurance, that's a Washington term." "I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun."
do not, not Missing negative "Quotas are bad for America. "--In response to a question about whether he wished he could take back any of his answers in the first debate. I'll tell you what is a president for him, for example, ta...
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