“See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things
over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of
catapult the propaganda.” –George W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005 (Source (Listen to audio clip)
“You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn’t it? I mean,
that is fantastic that you’re doing that.” –President Bush, to a
divorced mother of three in Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005 (Source) (Listen to audio clip)
“Considering the dire circumstances that we have in New
Orleans, virtually a city that has been destroyed, things are going
relatively well.” –FEMA Director Michael Brown, Sept. 1, 2005 (Source)
“Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.” –President Bush, to
FEMA director Michael Brown, while touring hurricane-ravaged
Mississippi, Sept. 2, 2005 (Source) (Listen to audio clip)
“Now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?” –House
Majority Leader Tom Delay (R-TX), to three young hurricane evacuees
from New Orleans at the Astrodome in Houston, Sept. 9, 2005 (Source)
“What I’m hearing which is sort of scary is that they all
want to stay in Texas. Everybody is so overwhelmed by the hospitality.
And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were
underprivileged anyway so this (chuckle) – this is working very well
for them.” –Former First Lady Barbara Bush, on the hurricane evacuees
at the Astrodome in Houston, Sept. 5, 2005 (Source)