GEORGE W. BUSH
(George Walker Bush)
Bush was a poor orator with a very limited command of the English language although he was quite bright and well educated. He was speaking to an audience which was very concerned about the survival of fish stocks in the Midwestern rivers and lakes and others who fished for a living or sport. Limiting fishing rights hurt the latter group and not doing so further diminished the fish stocks which were already in peril from over fishing and other factors. Bush wanted to say that there were opportunities for humans to fish and the fish stocks to thrive if there could be compromises. But the phrase that came from his mouth missed the mark and produced another gaff in his collection.
Bush was addressing all countries in the wake of the September 11 attack on New York and Washington.
What makes this quotation particularly funny is that “entrepreneur” is not originally an English word but was borrowed from the French. However, probably what the president was trying to express is that the French act as if they had not word or concept as they have many economic policies that discourage entrepreneurship. The President while a bright man has never been particularly gifted as an intellectual or an orator, becomes the butt of humor with this quotation. There are Bush supporters who challenge the fact that Bush actually made such a gaff, and there has been no other verification other than Baroness Williams.
George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush previously served as the 46th governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. He was born into the Bush family; his father, George H. W. Bush, was the 41st president of the United States from 1989 to 1993.
