George W. Bushisms V: New Ways to Harm Our Country

by Jacob Weisberg, Calvin Trillin

"I can only speak to myself. "
True -- and yet we must listen. Sometimes his accidental wit speaks louder than any prepared statement.
"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."
"I always jest to people, the Oval Office is the kind of place where people stand outside, they're getting ready to come in and tell me what for, and they walk in and get overwhelmed by the atmosphere. And they say, 'Man, you're looking pretty.'"
"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein."
Thanks to the faithful work of Jacob Weisberg, the wisdom of George W. Bush -- America's Malapropist in Chief -- has been carefully preserved for the ages in annual editions. Now that the president is armed with a new (and unprecedented!) popular electoral victory, America can breathe a sigh of relief -- or, as the president once put it, we can "thank our blessings." The language experiments will continue. Stand-up comedians will enjoy full employment.
With George W. Bushisms V , the second term truly begins.

Genres: Politics, Nonfiction, Humor

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Jacob Weisberg (born 1964) is an American political journalist, who served as editor-in-chief of The Slate Group, a division of Graham Holdings Company. In September 2018, he left Slate to co-found Pushkin Industries, an audio content company, with Malcolm Gladwell. Weisberg was also a Newsweek columnist. He served as the editor of Slate magazine for six years before stepping down in June 2008. He is the son of Lois Weisberg, a Chicago social activist and municipal commissioner.

Reviews

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'I am honoured to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein."

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful,and so are we.They never stop talking about new ways to harm our country and so do we."

"We can thank our blessings."

George W.Bush

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whatever your feelings about President Bush are, one thing may be agreed upon. Don't let him near a mic!

[Patti · Rating 4 out of 5]

Still funny....but now you don't have to be afraid.

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Mildly amusing. A long way to say Weisberg is smart with the power of Google, Bush is stupid. Which is probably true, because of Google.