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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Thank you, Brian. Laura and I are happy to be here. I’d like to thank the Radio and TV Correspondents’ Association for providing dinner tonight.... |
| 00:33:2120 sec. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
I’m glad to see everybody here is enjoying themselves. Don’t think I haven’t noticed all the drinking that’s been going on—[laughter]—in... |
| 00:33:411 min. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Well, where should I start? A year ago, my approval rating was in the thirties, my nominee for the Supreme Court had just withdrawn, and my Vice President... |
| 00:34:5131 sec. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
You in the press certainly have had a lot to report lately. Take the current controversy. I have to admit, we really blew the way we let those attorneys... |
| 00:35:2230 sec. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Speaking of subpoenas, it’s good to see Speaker Pelosi tonight. [Laughter] You know, some have wondered how the two of us would get along. Some say... |
| 00:35:5229 sec. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
But between the Congress and the press, there is a lot of scrutiny in this job. Not a day goes by that I don’t get scrutineered one way or the other.... |
| 00:36:2127 sec. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
No matter how tough it gets, however, I have no intention of becoming a lameduck President—unless, of course, Cheney accidentally shoots me in the... |
| 00:36:4843 sec. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
I’m considering what’s next. President Clinton, of course, wrote a very successful Presidential memoirs, with 10,000 pages or something. [Laughter]... |
| 00:37:3146 sec. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
By the way, I’m not sure whether or not Senator Obama is here. The last I heard, he was not coming to the Radio and TV Correspondents’ dinner—not... |
| 00:38:1728 sec. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Before I do sit down, I do want to say a couple of things. I’m very happy one person who could not be here last year is here tonight, and that’s... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
And, Ava and Christine and Nicole Bloom, many of us knew your dad. And I know life is hard without him. He was such a fine guy. But one thing we’ve... |
| 00:39:1033 sec. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Someone who is not here tonight is Tony Snow. When Tony called me and told me the outcome of his surgery, my heart just sank. But I know Tony is a fighter.... |
| 00:39:4323 sec. |
Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
Last week, we all heard the news about Elizabeth Edwards, and again, your heart just sinks for what she and her family faces. And so to Bob Woodruff,... |
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Bush, George W. - President, [R] United States
May God bless you, and thank you very much. |