[McGavin999]

LOL, during the campaign he was exhausted and when he'd try to talk fast that's when most of the Bushisms happened. They were always after him to slow down, you could see him constantly trying to speak slower so they wouldn't happen, but he was so tired they happened anyway. What really made them endearing to us was at the Al Whatever dinner they have in New York when he made fun of himself. We already loved him, but that's when the rest of the country started to fall for him too.

[A Citizen Reporter]

I remember that night!

Even AlGore was laughing!

"Bush: "The story of Al Smith's historic run for the presidency is truly inspiring. It gives me hope that, in America, it's still not possible for a fellow named Al to be commander in chief."

Bush: "This is an impressive crowd: the haves and the have-mores ... Some people call you the elites. I call you my base."

Bush: "There's really no place like New York, especially for baseball fans like me and Mrs. Clinton." Mrs. Clinton surprised some when she pronounced herself a New York Yankees fan.

Bush: Making fun of his difficulty in pronouncing names of foreign leaders: "Do you know what this world really needs? It needs more leaders named Al Smith."

Bush: On advice from his wife Laura: "Don't try to be witty, charming or debonaire. Just be yourself."

[ohioWfan]

Besides, anyone in a day misspeaks - we just don't have the camera on us 24/7. Ugh.

Someone studied the speeches of W and algore on the campaign trail (sorry I don't know who or where the info is), but algore made as many verbal gaffes as W did......only the press didn't jump on them, because he was supposedly 'smart' (isn't that a yuck?!)

But, McGavin....you're right, when President Bush made fun of his own speech at the Al Smith dinner, and then even more at the Press Club dinner, he captured the world with his wonderful sense of humor, and 'comfortability' with himself.