George Galloway (1954) British politician, broadcaster, and writer
Interview with George Stroumboulopoulos of the CBC's The Hour, November 20, 2006
Live on NBC’s “A Concert for Hurricane Relief“ on September 2 2005
George Galloway (1954) British politician, broadcaster, and writer
Interview with George Stroumboulopoulos of the CBC's The Hour, November 20, 2006
Kanye West (1977) American rapper, singer and songwriter
Crack Music
Lyrics, Late Registration (2005)
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
"A Mock Columnist, Amok" http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/opinion/14dowd.html, in The New York Times (14 October 2007)
Ben Stein (1944) actor, writer, commentator, lawyer, teacher, humorist
Get Off His Back, The American Spectator, 2 September 2005, 2011-09-03 http://spectator.org/archives/2005/09/02/get-off-his-back-updated, <br class="br">referring to Hurricane Katrina
“He was born on third base and thought he hit a triple. [about George Bush, Sr. ]”
Ann Richards (1933–2006) American politician
about George Bush, Sr. Earlier use by Barry Switzer<ref name="kcstar">[Tom, Shatel, http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-12-14/sports/8604030680_1_big-eight-coach-aren-t-many-coaches-oklahoma, The Unknown Barry Switzer, Kansas City Star and Times, December 14, 1986, 2012-04-05]
Misattributed
“I've forgotten more about national security than George W. Bush will ever learn.”
Wesley Clark (1944) American general and former Democratic Party presidential candidate
Speaking at the 2004 Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, Richmond, Virginia — as reported by CNN http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/02/07/elec04.prez.main/ (7 February 2004)]
“About George W. Bush: "He came ill-equipped for the job and has failed to master it."”
Richard Perle (1941) American government official
Notes: newspaper article reporting on Perle's statements at a meeting of the Hudson Institute on May 14, 2007. <br class="br">Source: "Perle Turns on Bush in Harsh Terms", by Nicholas Wapshott, New York Sun, May 15, 2007 http://www.nysun.com/article/54448?page_no=1
Chris Rock (1965) American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director
At a concert supporting Katrina Relief, in reference to Kanye West's comment
Miscellaneous
“This is George Bush’s accountability moment.”
Cindy Sheehan (1957) American antiwar activist
Blog entry http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theblog/archive/cindy-sheehan/this-is-george-bushas-a_5472.html, August 11, 2005 <br class="br">2005
“George Bush is not my neighbor.”
Howard Dean (1948) American political activist
http://news.myway.com/politics/article/id/38007%7Cpolitics%7C01-12-2004::07:12%7Creuters.html