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Bushisms

Bushism of the Day

By Jacob Weisberg
Dec 01, 20042:28 PM
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“We thought we were protected forever from trade policy or terrorist attacks because oceans protected us.”—Speech to business leaders at APEC Summit, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 20, 2004

Got a Bushism? Send it to bushisms@slate.com.

For more, see “The Complete Bushisms.”

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