"The Economy" joke

The Economy, Stupid
"We`re enjoying sluggish times, and not enjoying them very much." -George Bush Sr., in 1992
"A tax cut is really one of the anecdotes to coming out of an economic illness." -George W. Bush, in Sept. 2000
Mangled Metaphors
"Please don`t ask me to do that which I`ve just said I`m not going to do, because you`re burning up time. The meter is running through the sand on you, and I am now filibustering." -George Bush Sr., in 1989
"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, in Feb. 2000
The Call of the Wild
"If you`re worried about caribou, take a look at the arguments that were used about the pipeline. They`d say the caribou would be extinct. You`ve got to shake them away with a stick. They`re all making love lying up against the pipeline and you got thousands of caribou up there." -George Bush Sr., speaking in 1991 about the Alaskan pipeline
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." -George W. Bush, in Sept. 2000
The Dangers of Microphones
"These, they`re very dangerous. They trap you. Especially these furry ones... it`s these furry guys that get you in real trouble. They can reach out and listen to something so - keep it respectful here." -George Bush Sr., speaking to Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1991 about the need to be careful when speaking near open microphones
"There`s Adam Clymer, major league asshole from the New York Times." -George W. Bush, in Sept. 2000
Linguistic Abilities
"Fluency in English is something that I`m often not accused of." -George Bush Sr., in 1989
"The woman who knew that I had dyslexia - I never interviewed her." -George W. Bush, in Sept. 2000, denying a magazine article`s claim that he suffers from dyslexia
Mistake My Wife, Please
"It has been said by some cynic, maybe it was a former president, `If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.` Well, we took them literally - that advice - as you know. But I didn`t need that because I have Barbara Bush." -George Bush Sr., in 1989
"The most important job is not to be governor, or first lady in my case." -George W. Bush, in Jan. 2000
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