George W. Bushisms: The Slate Book of Accidental Wit and Wisdom of Our 43rd President - Softcover

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Jacob Weisberg is the editor of Slate magazine and three previous editions of Bushisms. He lives in New York City.

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CONVICTION

"I think if you know what you believe, it makes it a lot easier to answerquestions. I can't answer your question."

? Reynoldsburg, Ohio, October 4, 2000

TRUST

"There's a huge trust. I see it all the time when people come up to me and say,'I don't want you to let me down again.'"

? Boston, Massachusetts, October 3, 2000

"Well, I think if you say you're going to do something and don't do it, that'strustworthiness."

? CNN online chat, August 30, 2000

MR. BUSH'S NEIGHBORHOOD

"We must all hear the universal call to like your neighbor just like you like tobe liked yourself."

? Financial Times, January 14, 2000

TIME

"The best way to relieve families from time is to let them keep some oftheir own money."

? Westminster, California, September 13, 2000

FAITH

"Our priorities is our faith."

? Greensboro, North Carolina, October 10, 2000

"We have practically banished religious values and religious institutions fromthe public square and constructed a 'discountfort zone' for even discussing ourfaith in public settings."

? Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 9, 2000

FAMILY

"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."

? La Crosse, Wisconsin, October 18, 2000

ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY WON'T HOLD STILL

"I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family."

? Nashua, New Hampshire, January 27, 2000

GIST FOR THE MILL

"I thought how proud I am to be standing up beside my dad. Never did it occur tome that he would become the gist for cartoonists."

? Newsweek, February 28, 2000

Copyright © 2001 Jacob Weisberg. All rights reserved.
ISBN: 0-743-22222-9