Bob's Corner
From our weekly issue dated March 04, 2009
Yogi Berra of baseball fame was especially noted for his convoluted comments. Even my late father had a couple during his time, including vehemently telling my brother and me that, “Children should be heard and not seen!”
As for Yogi, here are three of my favorites: *Baseball is 90 percent mental; the other half is physical. *The future ain’t what it used to be. And, *When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
Which brings us now to a few of what I consider choice “Bushisms” uttered by President George W. Bush.
- I know the human being and fish can co-exist peacefully.
- There’s no doubt in my mind, not one doubt in my mind, that we will fail.
- There’s an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it’s in Texas, probably Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can’t get fooled again.
- Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
- Make no mistake about it, I understand how tough it is, sir. I talk to families who die. (With Tony Blair)
- Thank you, Your Holiness. Awesome speech. (Welcoming Pope Benedict XVI to the White House)
- I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office.
- Throughout our history, the words of the Declaration have inspired immigrants from around the world to set sail to our shores. These immigrants have helped transform 13 small colonies into a great and growing nation of more than 300 people.
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