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Top 10 Bushisms

 

 

 

Language observers nominated the entries and then ranked them, aided by the Global Language Monitor's predictive-quantitie s indicator, an algorithm that tracks words and phrases in the print and electronic media and on the Internet. Here they are for 2006:

 

1. "I'm the Decider." "I'm the decider, and I decide what is best. And what's best is for Don Rumsfeld to remain as the secretary of defense." April 18, in response to a question from CNN's Ed Henry.

 

2. "I use The Google," in reference to the popular search engine. October 24th. Interview with Maria Bartiromo of CNBC.

 

3. "It was not always certain that the U.S. and America would have a close relationship." June 29.

 

4. "I've got an ek-a-lec-tic reading list." August 29 interview with NBC's Brian Williams.

 

5. "The only way we can win is to leave before the job is done." Nov. 24 (Greely, Colo.)

 

6. "Stay the course." On numerous occasions.

 

7. "When the final history is written on Iraq, it will look just like a comma." Sept. 24. Interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

 

8. "The Congress was right to renew the Terrorist Act." In reference to the Patriot Act. Sept. 7 (Washington)

 

9. "I want to be a war president; no president wants to be a war president." Oct. 26. (Des Moines)

 

10. "The fiscal year that ended on February the 30th." The government fiscal year ends Sept. 30; Oct. 11 (Washington)

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Cut and paste.

Try saying something yourself.

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Cut and paste.

Try saying something yourself.

 

Okay. How about Kiss My Arse? :p Work for ya?

 

I am not here to please you. I will cut and paste at will.

 

Folks seem to enjoy it.

 

Gooooo-bye.

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Okay. How about Kiss My Arse? :p Work for ya?

 

I am not here to please you. I will cut and paste at will.

 

Folks seem to enjoy it.

 

Gooooo-bye.

 

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Okay. How about Kiss My Arse? :p Work for ya?

 

I am not here to please you. I will cut and paste at will.

 

Folks seem to enjoy it.

 

Gooooo-bye.

 

See know that's better. Was that so hard?

"You can't stop insane people from doing insane things by passing insane laws. That's just insane!" Penn & Teller

 

NEVER FORGOTTEN

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