Salute to President G.W. Bush Part 1 of 3 – Top 10 Bushisms

The first year after George Bush took office one of my favorite things to do was recount Bushisms, The President’s verbal goof ups. With all of the serious events that happened during his presidency, Bushisms didn’t seem as funny anymore.

Now that the Bush years are done, we’re all reflecting -including the President himself- on his time in offices: the highs, the lows, and the lowers. I’d like to kick off a three part series on George W. Bush by listing my 10 favorite Bushisms.

DALLAS SOUTH’S TOP 10 BUSHISMS

10. “It’s important for us to explain to our nation that life is important. It’s not only life of babies, but it’s life of children living in, you know, the dark dungeons of the Internet.”—Arlington Heights, Ill., Oct. 24, 2000

9. “One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.”—U.S. News & World Report, Jan. 3, 2000

8. “Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.”—LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 18, 2000

7. “They misunderestimated me.”—Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000

6. “I’ll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office.”—Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008

5. “See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.”—Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005

4. “You teach a child to read, and he or her will be able to pass a literacy test.”—Townsend, Tenn., Feb. 21, 2001

3. “Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYNs aren’t able to practice their love with women all across the country.”—Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004

2. “Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.”—Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

1. “Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?”—Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000

Coming Up

Wednesda Part 2 – 5 Things Bush Got Right

Thursday Part 3 – My Reflections on the Bush Years