"The president
finally explained why he sat in that classroom on 9/11 for 7 minutes
after he was told the country was under attack. He said he was
'collecting his thoughts.' What a time to start a new hobby.'" —Bill
Maher
"President Bush
gave his first-ever presidential radio address in both English and
Spanish. Reaction was mixed, however, as people were trying to figure
out which one was which." –Dennis Miller
"In
response to the escalating violence in Iraq, President Bush is delaying
the return home of 25,000 troops and will actually add reinforcements to
the south. Then in a symbolic gesture he pulled down the mission
accomplished banner, put on a flight suit, walked backwards to a jet
fighter and flew it in reverse off an aircraft carrier." —Tina Fey,
Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update
"The Justice
Department launched an investigation into who in the White House leaked
classified info to the press. The big question is, 'What did President
Bush not know and when did he not know it?'" —Craig Kilborn
"Last night, in a
prime-time address, President Bush said he backed limited federal
funding for stem cell research. That's right, the President said, this
is a quote, the research could help cure brain diseases like
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and whatever it is I have." —Conan O'Brien
"On Thursday
in California, President Bush met privately with Governor-elect Arnold
Schwarzenegger. What did the pair talk about? Neither is sure." —Tina
Fey, Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update"
"Bush
bragged that more Iraqis say their country is on the right track than
Americans say our country is on the right track. Boy, there’s a campaign
slogan for you — 'America: More F*cked Up Than Fallujah!'" —Bill Maher
"President Bush
said that the people who are attacking our forces in Iraq are getting
more and more desperate because we’re making so much progress. So just
remember, the worse it gets, the better it is." —Jay Leno
"They are
having a panel look into the intelligence failures in Iraq. It is a
seven-person panel and it will include Senator John McCain, but the
findings from this panel will not be issued until after the election.
President Bush says the commission can go off and report back in a year,
you know, the same way it works in the Texas National Guard." —Bill
Maher
"George W.
Bush surrounds himself with smart people the way a hole surrounds itself
with a donut." —Dennis Miller
"It was a big,
huge, powerful win for the Republicans, and now they're saying that the
Democrats could not articulate a message. You know you're in trouble
when you are out-articulated by President Bush." —David Letterman, on
the 2002 midterm elections
"President Bush
announced he has a five-point strategy for getting out of Iraq. Points
six through 10 will be handled by the Kerry administration." —David
Letterman
"President Bush
announced he has a five-point strategy for getting out of Iraq. Points
six through 10 will be handled by the Kerry administration." —David
Letterman
"In a speech
Thursday, President Bush urged Middle Eastern countries to modernize,
saying 'modernization is not the same as Westernization.' And then,
mentally exhausted, he collapsed into a chair." —Jimmy Fallon,
Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update"
"In response to a
request by the 9/11 commission the White House agreed to declassify the
president's daily intelligence briefing from August 6th titled 'Bin
Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States.' The commission
also wants to see the August 20th briefing, 'No Seriously Bin Laden
Determined to Attack Inside the United States' and also from August
26th, 'Mr. President, Please Put Down the Game Boy, Bin Laden Determined
to Attack Inside the United States.'" —Tina Fey, Saturday Night
Live's "Weekend Update"
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