Crazy On Tap - Didn't Bushy say that

Didn't Bushy say that

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/08/25/troops.iraq/index.html

No further troops would be sent to Iraq? Am I mis-remembering? I swear he was quoted as saying something along the lines of no new troops in, no troops leaving.

muppet
August 25th, 2005

U.S.A.
U.S.A.
U.S.A.

lol

Dan
August 25th, 2005

"No new taxes."

*grin*

I am Jack's Bushy blossom
August 25th, 2005

"The military should not be used for nation-building."

Wisea**
August 25th, 2005

My relationship with the saudi leaders will help lower gas prices.

son of parnas
August 25th, 2005

But it will be offset by your relationship with your hand.

I am Jack's voracious Vaseline
August 25th, 2005

"After standing on the stage, after the debates, I made it very plain, we will not have an all-volunteer army. And yet, this week — we will have an all-volunteer army!"

Dana
August 25th, 2005

Jack's, that "No new taxes" is a common misunderstanding. He was actually being completely truthful when he said "Know new taxes"

Philo

Philo
August 25th, 2005

I'm fairly certain that actually there were no *new* taxes -- the existing ones just got bigger. He didn't lie, exactly, but he was definitely misleading.

What was with that "thousand points of light" business? All I really remember about Bush v1.0 were those two phrases...

Mat Hall
August 25th, 2005

> What was with that "thousand points of light" business?

You can Google for it: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22thousand+points+of+light%22+bush&btnG=Google+Search

I hadn't realized it was political phrase: when Neil Young sang, "We have a thousand points of light | For the homeless man" I had though he was talking about the stars.

Christopher Wells
August 25th, 2005

...and he doesn't like broccali. When that came out the relevent farmers were on his case - leading to the line "...I'm President of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli." and you think this one is surreal.

a cynic writes...
August 25th, 2005

Actually, the loophole in the "no new taxes" thing was that he said "read my lips", even though the man clearly has no lips:

http://www.apo.org/images/people/bush_george.jpeg

bionicroach
August 25th, 2005

I thought he said "no new faxes."

Peter
August 25th, 2005

> "Know new taxes"

That makes clinton look direct.

son of parnas
August 25th, 2005

And Clinton said: "No new foxes", making do with the ones he was already gettin' it on with.

example
August 25th, 2005

You conside Monica Lewinsky a 'fox'?

Wisea**
August 26th, 2005

s /conside/consider

Wisea**
August 26th, 2005

In the sense that a fox is essentially a dog, yes, I think she qualifies. :)

Mat Hall
August 26th, 2005

This topic was orginally posted to the off-topic forum of the
Joel on Software discussion board.