Freudian Slip?

“A submarine could take this place out.”

—Surveying the Arkansas River while visiting the Clinton Presidential Center; Little Rock, Arkansas; November 18, 2004

Money for body parts

“That’s why I went to Congress last September and proposed fundamental – supplemental funding, which is money for armor and body parts and ammunition and fuel.”

—Erie, Pennsylvania; September 4, 2004

Understatement of the Year

“I admit it, I am not one of the great linguists.”

—Washington, D.C.; January 23, 2001

Don’t quote me on that

“Bin Laden says his own role is to tell Muslims, quote, ‘what is good for them and what is not.’”

—Washington, D.C.; October 6, 2005

Dealing with justice

“I didn’t join the International Criminal Court because I don’t want to put our troops in the hands of prosecutors from other nations. Look, if somebody has done some wrong in our military, we’ll take care of it. We got plenty of capability of dealing with justice.”

—Niceville, Florida; August 10, 2004

Promises that have been promised

“I think younger workers – first of all, younger workers have been promised benefits the government – promises that have been promised, benefits that we can’t keep. That’s just the way it is.” 

—Washington, D.C.; May 4, 2005

In the no

“Washington is a town where there’s all kinds of allegations. You’ve heard much of the allegations. And if people have got solid information, please come forward with it. And that would be people inside the information who are the so-called anonymous sources, or people outside the information — outside the administration.”

—Chicago, Illinois; September 30, 2003

Who them was

“When I was coming up, it was a dangerous world, and you knew exactly who they were. It was us versus them, and it was clear who them was. Today, we are not so sure who they are, but we know they’re there.”

—Council Bluffs, Iowa; January 21, 2000

You can trust me on this

“I’m also honored to be here with the Speaker of the House – just happens to be from the state of Illinois. I’d like to describe the Speaker as a trustworthy man. He’s the kind of fellow who says when he gives you his word he means it. Sometimes that doesn’t happen all the time in the political process.”

—Chicago, Illinois; March 6, 2001

File out the forms

“Think about that. Two hundred and eighty-five new or expanded programs, $2 trillion more in new spending, and not one new bureaucrat to file out the forms or answer the phones?”

—Minneapolis, Minnesota; November 1, 2000