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Bushism of the Year

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Bushism of the Year: Cast Your Vote

What was the dumbest thing President Bush said in 2005? Cast your vote and help us select the year’s single most idiotic Bushism from his five most embarrassing gaffes:

1) “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.” —to FEMA director Michael Brown, who resigned 10 days later amid criticism over his handling of Hurricane Katrina, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005 (Listen to audio)
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2) “See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.” —Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005 (Listen to audio)
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3) “This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table.” —Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 22, 2005
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4) “You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn’t it? I mean, that is fantastic that you’re doing that.” —to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005 (Listen to audio)
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5) “I think I may need a bathroom break. Is this possible?” —in a note to to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a U.N. Security Council meeting, September 14, 2005

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