BUSH: I've decided to come in and visit with you because you're heading off on the holidays, and so are we, and we wish you happy holidays.
Q: Mr. President, there's ambiguity in the statement that you have no recollection about the existence and destruction of the CIA interrogation tapes. Why can't you say yes or no about the tapes and their destruction? And regardless, do you think the destruction of the tapes was a responsible thing to do?
BUSH: Ambigooity? What's that, like pudding? {laughter}
Q: Yeah, you're a real laugh-riot, sir. Christ.
BUSH: Look, we get criticized a lot for a variety of reasons. We're asking people to do hard things, for starters, which is intercept and find terrorists and to spread freedom. And there's isolationist tendencies in this world. People would rather stay at home. People would rather not aggressively pursue people overseas, and aggressively pursue freedom. I understand that. We got people like that in our own country.
Q: Dumba... uhhh, Mr. President, you maybe saw that President Clinton said recently that one of the first actions of a new Clinton administration would be to send Presidents 41 and 42 on a worldwide goodwill mission to restore the country's good name abroad. I wonder if you think such a thing is necessary.
BUSH: Well, 41 didn't think it's necessary. It sounds like it's going to be a one-man trip. {laughter}
Q: Ho-ho, moron. I wonder if you would consider doing such a thing during your presidency, and do you think that -
BUSH: That's what I do during my presidency. I go around spreading goodwill and talking about the importance of spreading freedom and peace.
Q: Huh????
Q: You're joking, right?
Q: What did he just say??
BUSH: Listen, thank you all. Have a wonderful holiday season.
Q: Mr. President, there's ambiguity in the statement that you have no recollection about the existence and destruction of the CIA interrogation tapes. Why can't you say yes or no about the tapes and their destruction? And regardless, do you think the destruction of the tapes was a responsible thing to do?
BUSH: Ambigooity? What's that, like pudding? {laughter}
Q: Yeah, you're a real laugh-riot, sir. Christ.
BUSH: Look, we get criticized a lot for a variety of reasons. We're asking people to do hard things, for starters, which is intercept and find terrorists and to spread freedom. And there's isolationist tendencies in this world. People would rather stay at home. People would rather not aggressively pursue people overseas, and aggressively pursue freedom. I understand that. We got people like that in our own country.
Q: Dumba... uhhh, Mr. President, you maybe saw that President Clinton said recently that one of the first actions of a new Clinton administration would be to send Presidents 41 and 42 on a worldwide goodwill mission to restore the country's good name abroad. I wonder if you think such a thing is necessary.
BUSH: Well, 41 didn't think it's necessary. It sounds like it's going to be a one-man trip. {laughter}
Q: Ho-ho, moron. I wonder if you would consider doing such a thing during your presidency, and do you think that -
BUSH: That's what I do during my presidency. I go around spreading goodwill and talking about the importance of spreading freedom and peace.
Q: Huh????
Q: You're joking, right?
Q: What did he just say??
BUSH: Listen, thank you all. Have a wonderful holiday season.
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a real secular progressive right there.
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