What are "Bushisms"?

Question

Proof that the President is a few french-fries short of a happy meal?

Answer 1

Bushisms are grammatical/ word choice errors that George Bush has made, usually called this by people making fun of him. Some famous examples are: "Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?", "I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein.", and this poe made entirely of Bush quotes: MAKE THE PIE HIGHER
by George W. Bush

I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It's a world of madmen and uncertainty
And potential mental losses.

Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the Internet
Become more few?

How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.

I know that the human being
And the fish can coexist
Families is where our nation finds hope,
Where our wings take dream.

Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher!

Answer 2

There are all kinds of economic and political systems. There is Democracy and Communism.

Bushism is a new economic and political system. It is where big corporations and some religious bigots lobby for shaping Bush's policies, and get what they want. Its also where the US would go about bullying other nations with lies and deception.

Answer 3

Bushisms are stupid quotes or actions from the president. He has quite a few of them!

Answer 4

Bushism
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A Bushism is any of a number of peculiar words, phrases, pronunciations, semantic or linguistic errors that have occurred in the public speaking of United States Presidents George H. W. Bush and his son George W. Bush and subsequently used in caricatures of them. The term (a neologism) has become part of popular folklore and is the basis of a number of websites and published books.

Contents [hide]
1 Characteristics
2 "Make the Pie Higher" poem
3 Other famous Bushisms
4 References
5 See also
6 Further reading
7 External links



[edit] Characteristics
George Bush's uses of nonstandard grammatical constructions have some common characteristics:

Adding agentive endings to words not usually accustomed to such treatment, such as "suiciders"[1].
Constructing neologisms such as "tacular" [2][3][4] (a portmanteau of "tactical" and "nucular") and "misunderestimated" ("misunderstood" and "underestimated").[5]
Occasional use of spoonerisms such as "mexed missages" (mixed messages) and "terriers and bariffs" (barriers and tariffs).[6]
Use of words that sound similar to intended words but are wrong in the context (i.e., malapropism). "Nuclear power pants" instead of "Nuclear power plants."[7]
Folksy pluralization of, or addition of articles to, familiar terms ("Internets"[8][9], "the Google"[10]).
Redundant or odd sentence construction, such as "We had a chance to visit with Teresa Nelson who's a parent, and a mom or a dad."[11]
Change of subject mid-sentence, such as, "I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport."[12]
Some columnists, including Molly Ivins (the co-author of a book of Bushisms) have suggested that Bush may have difficulty speaking "Washington English", and that he may be trying to cover his accent by over-emphasizing words. Some have theorized that Bush is not familiar with some of the words that he feels he must use to keep up with his political colleagues.[13]


[edit] "Make the Pie Higher" poem
A poem composed entirely of Bushisms titled "Make the Pie Higher" has become popular on the Internet. Each line contains some sort of grammatical error, logical error, or unusual usage and is said to have been uttered by George W. Bush. Although its origin is uncertain, it has been attributed to Washington Post political cartoonist and satirist Richard Thompson. The poem has been criticized as apocryphal. However, the Urban Legends Reference Pages at Snopes.com have verified all but the line "I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity" as having been spoken by Bush at one point or another during his presidency. [14]


[edit] Other famous Bushisms
"Rarely is the question asked, is our children learning?"[15]
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully."[15]
"It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas." [15]
"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein." [15]
"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." [15]
"... working hard to put food on your family."[14]
"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country."[15]
"Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream."[15]
"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses."[15][14]
"They misunderestimated me."[15]
"There's an old saying in Tennessee—I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee—that says, fool me once, shame on—shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again."[16]
"One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps."[17]

Answer 5

Yep. Check this out for 11 minutes worth of them...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5151769824601415272

Answer 6

Or a couple of cups short of a gallon.

Answer 7

ITS THE LIGHT IN THE EYES OF MASTER BUSH,,,NO LIES WHERE EVER TOLD,NOW THAT ANT RIGHT,,HELL MAN ITS THE FACIAL EXPRESSION THAT BUSH MAKES AS HE SPEAKS LIES,,,DAMN STRAIGHT SKINNY...PEACE DECIDER

Answer 8

wow

i almost laughed at that one

then i realized there is no originality there

Answer 9

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttOWSKaJHo8&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_jb8e9TlHg&NR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfPCzZME3rc&mode=related&search=