Political Humor Quotes - Page 3

• I don't remember debates. I don't think we spent a lot of time debating it. Maybe we did, but I don't remember.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Thinking, Political

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• It's my first trip as president of the United States.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Political, President

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• The only thing I know about Slovakia is what I learned first-hand from your foreign minister, who came to Texas.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Texas, Hands

  "Overseas visits cancelled to save Bush's blushes" by Martin Kettle, www.theguardian.com. April 19, 2000.

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• We say to seniors, we understand how important prescription drug coverage, so prescription drugs will be an ingrinable part of the Medicare plan.

  George W. Bush

  Senior, Humor, Political

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• 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. Secondly, I told him that our nation will not try to force peace, that we'll facilitate peace and that we will work with those responsible for a peace.

  George W. Bush

  Hard Work, Humor, Giving

  Remarks of Israel in Photo Opportunity, The Oval Office, georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov. March 20, 2001.

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• The senator has got to understand if he's going to have - he can't have it both ways. He can't take the high horse and then claim the low road.

  George W. Bush

  Horse, Humor, Political

  "Bush, in his own words" by Jacob Weisberg, www.theguardian.com. November 3, 2000.

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• It would be helpful if we opened up ANWR. I think it's a mistake not to. And I would urge you all to travel up there and take a look at it, and you can make the determination as to how beautiful that country is.

  George W. Bush

  Beautiful, Country, Determination

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• The Senate needs to leave enough money in the proposed budget to not only reduce all marginal rates, but to eliminate the death tax, so that people who build up assets are able to transfer them from one generation to the next, regardless of a person's race.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Race, People

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• [Al] Franken is left-wing and funny. He's a pretty good political humorist.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Wings, Political, Als

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• There are some monuments where the land is so widespread, they just encompass as much as possible. 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. But there are parts of the monument lands where we can explore without affecting the overall environment.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Land, People

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• We're now interested in finding those who may attack America and arrest them before they do. We've had over nearly a thousand people have been detained in America and questioned about their motives and their intentions.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, America, People

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• How do you know if you don't measure if you have a system that simply suckles kids through?

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Kids, Political

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• I'm also honored to be here with the speaker of the House - just happens to be from the state of Illinois. I'd like to describe the speaker as a trustworthy man. He's the kind of fellow who says when he gives you his word he means it. Sometimes that doesn't happen all the time in the political process.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Mean, Men

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• Ann and I will carry out this equivocal message to the world: Markets must be open.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Political, World

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• Then I went for a run with the other dog and just walked. And I started thinking about a lot of things. I was able to - I can't remember what it was. Oh, the inaugural speech, started thinking through that.

  George W. Bush

  Running, Dog, Humor

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• There aren't many political humorists. Dave Barry is excellent, but he doesn't do it much.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Political, Excellent, Dave

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Our new faith-based laws have removed government as a roadblock to people of faith who hear the call.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Government, Law

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• We will allow private and religious groups to compete to provide services in every federal, state and local social program.

  George W. Bush

  Religious, Humor, Political

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• Take the life issue. This issue requires a president and an administration leading our nation to understand the importance of life. This whole faith-based initiative really ties into a larger cultural issue that we're working on. It begins to affect the life issue, as well as the human dignity issue, because when you're talking about welcoming people of faith to help people who are disadvantaged and are unable to defend themselves, the logical step is also those babies.

  George W. Bush

  Baby, Humor, Talking

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• My administration will be more supportive of the good works done here than any administration in the history of this country because I understand the power of faith, that faith can change lives.

  George W. Bush

  Country, Life Changing, Humor

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• And I strongly support the faith-based initiative that we're proposing, because I don't believe it violates the line between the separation of church and state, and I believe it's going to make America a better place.

  George W. Bush

  Believe, Humor, America

  White House News Conference, www.nytimes.com. February 23, 2001.

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• I encourage employers to permit their workers time off during the lunch hour to attend the noontime services to pray for our land.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, Land, Lunch

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• There are prayers that help us last through the day, or endure the night. There are prayers of friends and strangers, that give us strength for the journey. And there are prayers that yield our will to a will greater than our own.

  George W. Bush

  Prayer, Humor, Night

  Remarks at the National Day of Prayer & Remembrance Service, delivered 14 September 2001, Episcopal National Cathedral

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• God's signs are not always the ones we look for. We learn in tragedy that his purposes are not always our own. Yet the prayers of private suffering, whether in our homes or in this great cathedral, are known and heard, and understood.

  George W. Bush

  Prayer, Home, Humor

  Remarks at the National Day of Prayer & Remembrance Service, delivered 14 September 2001, Episcopal National Cathedral

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• We've got a cultural issue in America. We've got to change the whole way the issue is looked at. That's the mission. Some in the political process don't have enough patience for that, and I probably don't either.

  George W. Bush

  Humor, America, Issues

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