Why does President Bush always talk about freedom?

Question

while all of our founding fathers ever talked about was liberty?

most of you are missing the point, their is a huge difference between freedom and liberty.

Answer 1

President Bush is talking about freedom because he wanted to emphasize to the Americans that USA is the land of free and you can do what you want even insulting the President seems to be tolerated.

Answer 2

from dictionary.com
lib·er·ty /ˈlɪbərti/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[lib-er-tee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -ties. 1. freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
2. freedom from external or foreign rule; independence.
3. freedom from control, interference, obligation, restriction, hampering conditions, etc.; power or right of doing, thinking, speaking, etc., according to choice.
4. freedom from captivity, confinement, or physical restraint: The prisoner soon regained his liberty.
5. permission granted to a sailor, esp. in the navy, to go ashore.
6. freedom or right to frequent or use a place: The visitors were given the liberty of the city.
7. unwarranted or impertinent freedom in action or speech, or a form or instance of it: to take liberties.
8. a female figure personifying freedom from despotism.
—Idiom

From Merriam-Webster:
Main Entry: lib·er·ty
Pronunciation: 'li-b&r-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French liberté, from Latin libertat-, libertas, from liber free -- more at LIBERAL
1 : the quality or state of being free: a : the power to do as one pleases b : freedom from physical restraint c : freedom from arbitrary or despotic control d : the positive enjoyment of various social, political, or economic rights and privileges e : the power of choice
2 a : a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant : PRIVILEGE b : permission especially to go freely within specified limits
3 : an action going beyond normal limits: as a : a breach of etiquette or propriety : FAMILIARITY b : RISK, CHANCE c : a violation of rules or a deviation from standard practice d : a distortion of fact
4 : a short authorized absence from naval duty usually for less than 48 hours
synonym see FREEDOM

Note that last part: "SYNONYM: SEE FREEDOM"

Maybe that's why.

Answer 3

This is a great question, my guess is the LAST thing Bush and his neocon cronies support or believe in is Liberty. They would rather be dictators and jailors I suppose.

Answer 4

Possibly because if Bush used a big word like Liberty his opponents would accuse him of talking down to people.

Answer 5

It is a rally call for this evil doer, I find it ironic this comes from a man that is responsible for eroding our constitution and the taking of freedoms from the American people that he can talk about freedom for other people.

Answer 6

As in the personal freedoms guaranteed in the constitution which he is trying to take from some Americans? He speaks with a forked tongue.

Answer 7

Why do pro athletes do beer sponsorships? Why do people in McDonalds ads weigh less than 300 lbs? Why does Paris Hilton make a porno every few years to try and convince us that she has some kind of intimacy in her life? Why do people lie on their tax forms?

Because if Bush REALLY told you what was going on behind that pointy nose and those beady little eyes, you would defenestrate him.

Answer 8

Because it's a smokescreen for him to become a dictator. Notice how he had a rubber stamp congress under the Republicans?(only used the veto once in 4 years) And his "sweeping authority" to just wiretap at will and to suspend habeus corpus? Remember, he's the decider. We're just a bunch of peons Sounds like a dictator to me. But it's about to end.

Answer 9

it is the freedom we are now talking about ,that our forefathers called liberty.
We must stand up to our values whilst not imposing our Puritan standards on them
Torture is OK for them, so let them do it.

Answer 10

Because he is a can do kinda guy.
He is after all bringing freedom to the Middle east