Bush's best moment in office? Reeling in big perch
Sun May 7, 2006 11:01 AM BST171

BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush told a German newspaper his best moment in more than five years in office was catching a big perch in his own lake.

"You know, I've experienced many great moments and it's hard to name the best," Bush told weekly Bild am Sonntag when asked about his high point since becoming president in January 2001.

"I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound (3.402 kilos) perch in my lake," he told the newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.

Bush said the worst moment was September 11 when hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington.

"In such a situation it takes a while before one understands what is happening," Bush said. "I would say that this was the hardest moment, once I had the real picture before my eyes."

Because Bild could not immediately furnish English quotes, Bush's comments were translated from the German. The paper said the White House planned to release an authorised English version of the interview on Monday.

Reuters (http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-05-07T100113Z_01_L07638085_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BUSH-FISH.xml&archived=False)

"In such a situation it takes a while before one understands what is happening," Bush said. "I would say that this was the hardest moment, once I had the real picture before my eyes."

He did have a picture...what was that book that he continued to read while the towers where burning? I'm sure that book had pictures. Friggin idiot. I just hope this is the end of Bush's in office. The have a dumb gene in their genetics. I mean, look at his daughters. Stoopid beyond compare. :p

Bush's best moment in office was when he said that the fish and man can co-exist.
The worst moment in his life was when he was born.

There was that speech last week about him meeting the Prime Minister of Canadia.
A few weeks ago, he said without government research, the iPod wouldn't have been invented.

Oh gosh. I really hope he was joking when he said that.

There was that speech last week about him meeting the Prime Minister of Canadia.
A few weeks ago, he said without government research, the iPod wouldn't have been invented.


Not exactly.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-19-2006/0004343272&EDATE
Here's another interesting example of where basic research can help change quality of life or provide practical applications for people. The government funded research in microdrive storage, electrochemistry and signal compression. They did so for one reason: It turned out that those were the key ingredients for the development of the Ipod. I tune into the Ipod occasionally, you know? (Laughter.) Basic research to meet one set of objectives can lead to interesting ideas for our society. It helps us remain competitive. So the government should double the commitment to the most basic -- critical research programs in the physical sciences over the next 10 years. I look forward to Congress to doubling that commitment.

Looking into the future, I see Bush's best moment in office as being the one in which he LEAVES office.

How about when he claimed to have seen the first plane hit the World Trade Center on 9/11?

It was probably when Kerry conceded the election even before the final vote count was in.

Yeah, that was pretty cool. Good times, good times.

The best part of that Bush victory was the absolute meltdown by a big chink of VB. The memories of that keep me warm at night. It's beautiful watching the hopes and dreams of others get shattered. 'specially when you tell them it's coming but they stay in denial.

It's beautiful watching the hopes and dreams of others get shattered.

That's a quote worthy of being a signature! :junk:

Either he really likes fishing, or politics is even more boring than I thought.

I guess Tame is in that 36% of americans that think Bush is actually doing a good job.

Where did I say that?

Ah, one of my favorite threads ever on VB. I could actually taste the tears of some members.
http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=27347&highlight=bush+election

This one is cute as well.
I musthave missed all those VBers storming the White House and moving to Canada.
http://www.veggieboards.com/boards/showthread.php?t=26979&highlight=bush+election

Bush's best moment in office was when he said that the fish and man can co-exist.
The worst moment in his life was when he was born.

Oh, come on, he didn't turn rotten until laying off the coccaine and booze. :lol:

A fine habit he so lovingly passed on to his daughters.

His best moment was when he rewrote history by saying: "For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times." This is from an official transcript of his speech to the Diet of Japan. But the official transcript has since been rewritten as well. I remember reading the official transcript on the WhiteHouse website. I hope someone made a copy of it, or else history will be rewritten forever.

There's a HECK of a lot of rewriting going on. I wonder when they'll start doing it to photos as well.

His best moment was when he rewrote history by saying: "For a century and a half now, America and Japan have formed one of the great and enduring alliances of modern times." This is from an official transcript of his speech to the Diet of Japan. But the official transcript has since been rewritten as well. I remember reading the official transcript on the WhiteHouse website. I hope someone made a copy of it, or else history will be rewritten forever.

There's a HECK of a lot of rewriting going on. I wonder when they'll start doing it to photos as well.

You mean this?

http://www.cgj.org/150th/html/homeE.htm

Unfortunately, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs didn't post the official transcript, only the video:

http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/n-america/us/relation/150th/ceremony.html

But hey - the good news is you don't have to print it out to read it!

No, I saw the official transcript on the White House website at the time. They had put a foot-note somewhere that Bush had meant to say half a century.

And I'm not making this up. I promise. Cross my heart and all that.

It's beautiful watching the hopes and dreams of others get shattered.That's a quote worthy of being a signature! :junk:
It certainly explains a lot. Like the immigration thread.

I'm still waiting for his best moment in office...

No, I saw the official transcript on the White House website at the time. They had put a foot-note somewhere that Bush had meant to say half a century.
Here you go:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/02/20020218-2.html
(There are also links to the video and an audio file.)

No, I saw the official transcript on the White House website at the time. They had put a foot-note somewhere that Bush had meant to say half a century.

And I'm not making this up. I promise. Cross my heart and all that.

So... you're saying he got it right by accident? Or the footnote was rewriting history? I mean, 1853 - 2003 is a century and a half. At least using the sort of math they teach in the U.S.

What am I missing here?

So... you're saying he got it right by accident? Or the footnote was rewriting history? I mean, 1853 - 2003 is a century and a half. At least using the sort of math they teach in the U.S.

What am I missing here?
I believe she's thinking of certain events between 1941 and 1945 (Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, etc). And Japanese nationalism and militarism (roughly 1905 - 1945) was a sad chapter in the history of the Pacific region too, of course. But yes, why obsess with such terribly boring details from the past? ;)