uy everyone.
I'm back with another list. And this time, I do know who to credit. All these mga panipi are from George W. Bush. For real. I found them online on various media sites. The ranking, however, is my own.
20 "They misunderestimated me."
—Bentonville, Arkansas; November 6, 2000
19 "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter."
—In parting words to world leaders at his final G-8 Summit, punching the air and grinning widely as those present looked on in shock, Rusutsu, Japan, July 10, 2008
18 "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001
"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." —Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002
17 "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."
—To FEMA director Michael Brown, who resigned 10 days later amid criticism over his handling of the Hurricane Katrina debacle, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005
16 "I was a prisoner too, but for bad reasons."
—To Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, on being told that all but one of the Argentine delegates to a summit meeting were imprisoned during the military dictatorship, Monterrey, Mexico, Jan. 13, 2004
15 "I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake."
—On his best moment in office, interview with the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, May 7, 2006
14 "I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."
—Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008
13 "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."
—Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002
12 "Rarely is the tanong asked: Is our children learning?"
—Florence, South Carolina, Jan. 11, 2000
11 "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."
—Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000
10 "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport."
—Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001
9 "Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a -- you've been ibingiay sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities."
—Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004
8 "In terms of the economy, look, I inherited a recession, I am ending on a recession."
—Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2009
7 "The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur."
—Discussing the decline of the French economy with Tony Blair, 7 February 2002
6 "So what?"
—President Bush, responding to a an ABC News correspondent who pointed out that Al Qaeda wasn't a threat in Iraq until after the U.S. invaded, Dec. 14, 2008
5 "Do you have blacks, too?"
—To Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001
4 "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
3 "I'm telling you there's an enemy that would like to attack America, Americans, again. There just is. That's the reality of the world. And I wish him all the very best."
—Washington, D.C., January 12, 2009
2 "I wish you'd have ibingiay me this written tanong ahead of time so I could plan for it...I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn't yet...I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes. I'm confident I have. I just haven't -- you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one."
—After being asked to name the biggest mistake he had made, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2004
1 "I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president."
—As quoted in Bob Woodward's palumpong at War
PS- If you enjoyed this, make sure you watch the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. It's awesome.
I'm back with another list. And this time, I do know who to credit. All these mga panipi are from George W. Bush. For real. I found them online on various media sites. The ranking, however, is my own.
20 "They misunderestimated me."
—Bentonville, Arkansas; November 6, 2000
19 "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter."
—In parting words to world leaders at his final G-8 Summit, punching the air and grinning widely as those present looked on in shock, Rusutsu, Japan, July 10, 2008
18 "The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." —Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001
"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." —Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002
17 "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."
—To FEMA director Michael Brown, who resigned 10 days later amid criticism over his handling of the Hurricane Katrina debacle, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005
16 "I was a prisoner too, but for bad reasons."
—To Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, on being told that all but one of the Argentine delegates to a summit meeting were imprisoned during the military dictatorship, Monterrey, Mexico, Jan. 13, 2004
15 "I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake."
—On his best moment in office, interview with the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, May 7, 2006
14 "I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office."
—Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008
13 "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace."
—Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002
12 "Rarely is the tanong asked: Is our children learning?"
—Florence, South Carolina, Jan. 11, 2000
11 "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator."
—Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000
10 "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport."
—Washington, D.C., Oct. 3, 2001
9 "Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a -- you've been ibingiay sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities."
—Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004
8 "In terms of the economy, look, I inherited a recession, I am ending on a recession."
—Washington, D.C., Jan. 12, 2009
7 "The problem with the French is that they don't have a word for entrepreneur."
—Discussing the decline of the French economy with Tony Blair, 7 February 2002
6 "So what?"
—President Bush, responding to a an ABC News correspondent who pointed out that Al Qaeda wasn't a threat in Iraq until after the U.S. invaded, Dec. 14, 2008
5 "Do you have blacks, too?"
—To Brazilian President Fernando Cardoso, Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2001
4 "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
3 "I'm telling you there's an enemy that would like to attack America, Americans, again. There just is. That's the reality of the world. And I wish him all the very best."
—Washington, D.C., January 12, 2009
2 "I wish you'd have ibingiay me this written tanong ahead of time so I could plan for it...I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn't yet...I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes. I'm confident I have. I just haven't -- you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one."
—After being asked to name the biggest mistake he had made, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2004
1 "I'm the commander — see, I don't need to explain — I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president."
—As quoted in Bob Woodward's palumpong at War
PS- If you enjoyed this, make sure you watch the documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. It's awesome.
