5.02.2005

Quote of the day

It sounds as if someone from the left infiltrated the booth and got control of Dubya's wire. Either that or he is mindful of his horrible standing in the polls and will say anything to boost them. If only he could get the rest of his party to embrace this ideal.

"Well, I can only speak to myself, and I am mindful that people in political office should not say to somebody, "you're not equally American if you don't happen to agree with my view of religion." As I said, I think faith is a personal issue, and I get great strength from my faith. But I don't condemn somebody in the political process because they may not agree with me on religion. The great thing about America, David, is that you should be allowed to worship any way you want, and if you choose not to worship, you're equally as patriotic as somebody who does worship. And if you choose to worship, you're equally American if you're a Christian, a Jew, a Muslim. That's the wonderful thing about our country, and that's the way it should be."
-Bush during the press conference last week

2 comments:

Tom said...

I suppose we're making progress if he says something like that, even though we all know he doesn't mean it.

After all, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, eh?
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When George Bush was campaigning for the presidency, as incumbent vice president, one of his stops was in Chicago, Illinois, on August 27, 1987. At O'Hare Airport he held a formal outdoor news conference. There Robert I. Sherman, a reporter for the American Atheist news journal, fully accredited by the state of Illinois and by invitation a participating member of the press corps covering the national candidates had the following exchange with then Vice President Bush.

Sherman: What will you do to win the votes of the Americans who are Atheists?

Bush: I guess I'm pretty weak in the Atheist community. Faith in god is important to me.

Sherman: Surely you recognize the equal citizenship and patriotism of Americans who are Atheists?

Bush: No, I don't know that Atheists should be considered as citizens, nor should they be considered patriots. This is one nation under God.

Sherman (somewhat taken aback): Do you support as a sound constitutional principle the separation of state and church?

Bush: Yes, I support the separation of church and state. I'm just not very high on Atheists.

Anonymous said...

Dubya only said it 'cause he had to. He didn't mean it.

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