The Apprentice

With Christy gone last week, lets see who feels The Donald's wrath tonight. Some of the girls really wanted her back.

Donald is meeting the loser opportunistic crew and meet the Donald in the board room and already know the project manager. Carolyn and Bill are there. Donald and George are not there. Carolyn is in charge. Alla is capital edge's PM. She has to pick three to get rid of. Both sides swap losers. Tonight they are working with Dick's sporting good. They have to create a interactive sport expo and generate more business for Dick's. Both groups are coming up with ideas.. One golf and the other baseball. Lots of in fighting but I think baseball will win.

The baseball group will have a batting cage which is great but it is taking up the whole space. Randall is saying that Clay is difficult but Randall has really done nothing. Alla is right. Clay is a bitching woman times 1000. Alla is the hooker chic stripper whose BF or John killed someone in Arizona.

Baseball group is not selling things, and the other group knows nothing about golf but they are moving merchandise. Baseball group was actually taking hitting practice. Now they are in the board room. Donald is in LA playing golf. The Golf group improved by 74% and the baseball group's sales fell -34%. . Winning group gets a private flight to Montauk to go deep see fishing. They are fishing and then they get a private chef on the beach with a hot fire. Markus is a freak. The boyz are trying to figure out who to bring in. Funny that this is sometimes how some people are. Who can you blame it on rather than accept the fact you failed.

They are in the board room, Bill, Carolyn, and enter Donald. Donald is going to the Met tonight for dinner. Jen is getting ganged up on. However, Donald excuses 3 of them because they performed well and left 4 fighting for their lives.

Bill says Josh should go, Carolyn says the sales staff. Who will get fired tonight. Rhona is sending them back into the room. Jenn and Josh are fighting. But in a stunning turn of events all four got fired. In the cab ride away they all looked goofy.. Goof balls

Survivor (missed a week or so)

I have been on conference calls with Korea over the past few weeks and have not been able to watch survivor...OK it was on mute. But still hard to follow. Anyway we are back tonight and ready to go.

They are camp and people are showing all of their festerin wounds. REward challenge they have to wrap material around them, grab another person and wrap more. Then head to the finish and unwind. They are playing for chocolate and zip tour of the jungles on ropes flying through the woods. Yaxha won the reward. Stephanie is angry but the winners are happy. It was hard to move with so many people.

Yaxha is on the zip line. The zip line is a neat concept but I do not think they really saw much. At the end there was mounds of choc candies for them. Yaxha went and invited them over to go swimming and eat choc. Very nice but some thought they were up to something. Yaxha did something nice and it actually paid two fold.. Stephanie got mad at the ski instructor because he was so mistrusting.. Oh well

It is a time for the immunity challenge. People are getting ready for the merge. The two tribes arrive. Daunting music is being played. Team Puzzle Challenge. Find a piece in the sand and bring it back. Then put it together. The teams are pretty much neck and neck with two left. Digging and digging. Nakum won the challenge and they will not go to the council.

Back at camp we begin to see the throat cutting. Amy thinks she is going to get cut. She is trying get Danny and Gary to help her get Bobby John. At council on day 18, whoever gets three votes is gone tonight. Of course they will show Amy voting Bobby and vice versa. Probst to go tally the votes and let everyone know the score..Amy,,bobby john, amy, amy.. The alliance kept. Probst tells them they are merging tonight. And the two become 10.

ANTM

Opens up and Nik is pissed and she should be. Jayla is lame and a theif. But Jayla says she is not mature. There comes Tyra, that cute little Heffer. Today they are doing all natural shots and the girls look great. Tyra mail arrives shortly there after. Nicole shouts they are going to Paris, but she is just playing. Jayla is saying that Kyle is dumb. That is not right. Jayla needs to go. The girls are at a aboot camp and in the mud. Most hate it some love it. Nicole was just lame. The person that had the most fun was Lisa. Nik's pants kept coming down. God these girls complain about everything but all they have to do is pose for the camera.

Bre is sent into to talk to women all covered in Mud. Lisa is very confident. Nik is saying she loves the mud, Jayla is saying she likes music, Kyle did a good job. They took polaroids of them. The women are telling them what is wrong. They pick Lisa to win the challenge. She does shine as much as you hate her. Lisa is going to a fashion expert. Todd meets her and he is giving her advice. Showing her how to work it. Tyra mail is there and Kim reads it. Vroom Vroom be up at 8. Moring is here and the girls meet Jaye. Product placement for Ford Fusion. They will be a 40s pin up girls.

Back from comercial. Lisa doing a great job. Jyal did good but has a lot of gums on her teeth. Nicole did bad. Kim is next and loks like a girl for once. Nik looked great. Kyle is next. Did a great job. Jayla is such a hater. Bre is freaking out. Poor Bre. She was hating the corset and did only ok. Nik thinks she is going home.

Here we go...the winners are..... But first they are given three minutes in a clothes room to put their look together.... Lisa first looks good, Nicole looks wierd, Bre in boxers and tank. She looks great. Kyle looked bad.. Jayla looked good bad teeth and gums. Kim looked good... And the winners are

Lisa picks looked good, Bre's looked good second not too great, Jayla's both looked bad, Nik's one looked good the other not bad. Nicole's one looked good and her pin up was bad. Kyle, both are ok. Kim, first was good and second was really good. Going to break and the winner is

Kim...Lisa...Nik....Jayla....Nicole....leaving Bre and Kyle Kyle is crying. Bre is stoic... Bre is picked and Kyle is crying hard. I still think Bre is the better choice.

Amazin Race

Tonight the teams leave New Orleans. They are heading to Panama City Panama. Once there to a research institute. Ther perv dad is talking about his sexy smart and great daughters. Off to the airport. Flight one takes off and gets into Panama at 639. The second around 9pm. Now they are all heading to this institute but it is one of those places that does not open up until 7 am so everyone is tied. Next morning and it is a boat race to some island. The Gaughan family is really enjoying the sights. One of the boats went off course to pick someone else up. The people in that boat are pissed. He turned back

On the island they are loking for Ricardo Diaz. He has a detour. Choose between Rythem, must find music instruments. Deliver them for the next clue. Or Coos. Find five local birds and circle them. Two teams are at the fast forward. One team has a guy afraid of heights. His dad and brutha went and now the scared guy and his mom are going...maybe not..the kid is freaking out..

Back from commercial and the scared one is screaming like a girl. Now since they did it the Gaughan family has to go back. First family at bird watch got it wrong...Other fams arriving. The fighting family gets there first and wins a trip to Panama... Weaver family is in second. They are off to the base ball field. Cut to the fams collecting the instruments. They are working together. At the ball field they have to get a base hit off a little league pitcher. Weavers got the first hit but they are freaks.

All tems are heading to the pit stop. Weavers are second. Third...the Bransen fam with pervert dad...Linz family are 4.. down to the Gaughans and the Godlewski..Footrace. Guaghans are team five and the Godlewskiw are the last to arrive. However they are not eliminated and they are wearing all of their clothes so they only lose thier money.

ANTM with Tyra

I missed the original last Wed so I get to watch it on encore. First I have to say that I have seen Tyra's talk show and it is not that great, but Tyra at her age today and not the rail thin chic she was back then is still smokin. That said....

The girls are back at the house and Nik was crying over Diane leaving. She is upset. Jayla is saying she is number 1. Coryn hates Lisa and so do others. She is getting loaded and naked. So great seeing a naked, drunk Lisa asking why people dont like her. Next day Jay shows up with Iman. Girls are putting food products on their faces like honey masks because their task is to do an interview and get their product across. Lisa is being too cocky. Jayla first hers was a little boring, Coryn, no idea what to do. Bre started fighting with them. Kim cheated by writing on her hand. Nik was ok. Missed one, Kyle just talked about the product. Did a good job. Lisa ended up blowing it. Kyle won and she gets one friend to go. She picks Nicole who has not gone before. Nicole and Coryn are hating on each other. Now they are yelling at each other. Lisa called Coryn a moran and Coryn called her a drunk ass bitch. Lisa is hurt. It goes to commercial but I know she will be crying when we come back.

Lisa said that no one has ever hated her in her life. The girls are talking. Now to Kyle and Nicole on their reward. They get to tape a show. The fabulous life. Lisa is causing problems with the taping. And she is very jealous. Lisa let out a nice burp. She is giving me the I am misunderstood routine. Bre is getting worried and goes out to wake her up outside. Now she is on the phone with her man and she is crying and now she is starting to hyperventilate. Bre is there though. Funny that she would choke Bre to win.

Tyra is there to give advice. Asking who smokes, a bunch do.. Lisa lies to Tyra and says she drinks but not a lot. Today they are doing a photo shoot, TV interview, and commercial. Girls in the chair to be secret. Lisa is first. Did a nice job Photo shoot looked good, and now the interview. Lisa did a good job. Nicole and Bre and Kyle did good as well. I would comment more but it went so fast. Coryn is doing a bad job on the commercial, but made it through. Her interview. Jayla went first and is afraid of the dark. Jayla stole Nik's line. Did good. Now Nik has to go and she is not relaxed. It is a shame since she is prettier then Jayla nd Jayla ripped her off. Jaye has to say something to Tyra cause it was a rip off. Lisa is now splitting the group by stirring the Jayla pot. I love it when girls fight. Hiss hiss rrggh rrghh (cat noise and I am making a swipe motion with my claws)

Back from commercial and they are going to meet with the judges. First up Nicole. Speaking voice nice, interview not good, and photo good. Jayla, commercial good and interview good. Shot was eehh. Coryn.. commercial not great, intreview not great, and photo good. Kyle, commercial not great, interview ok, but photo bad. Bre, commercial great, interview was good. Photo not that great. KIm was great as well in commercial, interview was good, and photo too. Lisa dressed like a freak.. Commerical is great, interview was good and the photo was good. Nik, interview was good, commercial not great, and photo good.

The winners are.......Lisa, Jayla, Kim, Nicole, Kyle, Bre, leaving us with Nik and Coryn. I do not agree with this..... They said Coryn was Sad, and Nik and her picture did not rock it. Nik is saved and Coryn was let go.

Amazin Race

Tonight the teams are ready to travel the country. From the disclaimer it looks like they are heading to New Orleans. Ya know they never come to Newark. I can see it now..In this detour teams choose between jacking a car or panhandle for money.... Anyway what does tonight have in store for each of our teams tonight. They are leaving from Alabama, Huntsville. Find the largest office chair in Alabama. One girl just dissed Alabama.. Having been there there are a lot of dead animals in the side of the road. Some down there call that dinner. I just call it sad. The Weaver freaks are in the car again praying. I do not know if God actually really cares about the Amazin Race. Maybe the Amazin Technicolor coat but not the vapid tv show. The fighting family. The family you love to hate. Wow tonights task was climbing a ladder to up a big chair. Wow. They are going to Talladega raceway. Oh no the one team's dad was killed by a race car, in the one episode the mother got run over by the buggy and now they are heading to a race track. Bransen family is there first. Thy have to do one lap. The Linz boys and girl are coming in next. Instead of driving the car though they have a five way bike to do the lap. The Weaver family are crying and the fighting family are fighting. Now they are heading to Hattisburg Mississippi to find the old Col. I thought sanders but it is a trailer park. The Sanders are in the park now and they are crying that they cannot do it since Daddy died on a track... What will they do. We will find out after the commercial brake. Now it is a challenge and they are breaking down the wall of pain. The fighting family are the last there. On the road the pervert dad with and his daughter see the Linz boys. The chicks chuck a moon which was blurred..Probably showed a little too much roast beef. The Linz and Perv Dad and daughters are the best times at 7:20. The Schroder family is freaking out.
Now the teams are heading to Madisonville MS. They have to find a BP and find a man named Les. Heading now to Fair View State Park in LA. The Perv dad is getting angry with the Linz boy are hitting on his meat. Alot of the teams are fighting right now. The Perv dad and Daughters and the Linz boyz are there first.. Saw a log or play 21. I say saw the log since each member playing 21 has to win each time three times. The fighting family is the first to finish because they took the log.. Now we are heading into New Orleans. This is the second time that an area has been devistated weeks after they have left a location. Could CBS be taking the world over one show at a time wreaking death and destructtion in their wake. Maybe God is watching the show.

Back from commercial break. The blonde chicks are always crying. The Guaghan family are very supportive and they really do carry the kids. First to arrive at Preservation hall are is the Perv dad and daughters. Fighting family second, the Linz family three.. Crazy blonde chicks 4..Number 5 being the Weavers, 6 being the Gaughain family... Last family to arrive are the schroders. A few minutes did count. They have been eliminated. They are all crying. Dad to the blame and he deserves it since he really screwed up so bad. It is a good thing they live close and rather ironic

News Flash

On the news tonight there was a story about a robbery and hostage situation in a Foodtown in Cedar Knolls, NJ. 8 night employees were locked in a freezer for 8 hours. Ironic since it was the grocery store I managed at night and on the weekends as I worked my way through college.
The NJ 12 story on the event is here. Iam happy that it turned out well for everyone. I loved that job. So much fun greeting and managing the peeps. I could opine for hours on some funny stories

America's Next Top Model

Tonight the girls are hanging loose. And by loose I mean they are getting drunk and getting naked. Complete with pics. For the challenge Twiggy is helping out with advice. She is telling them about the her hair and how they made her look like a boy. Bre is asking how she does not look good picks but does good everywhere else. They only show two questions. Now they are doing their own and others negatives. At the end he asks if they learned things. They all said yes. What they learned is what an ass Lisa is.

Coryne goes to Lisa and tells her dont talk to her. Now Lisa is hurt. But now Tyra mail has come. Miss J is telling the girls about the photo challenge. They are going to accent the flaw and hide. Bre smiled wide for big teeth and hide. Diane. Curves. Jayla is ears. Nik big eyes. Coryne too muscular..Lazy eye. Lisa..Pale for nicole..Short neck for Kyle.. Kim narrow hips and now they are done. The winner goes to a spa. Kyle won and took Kim and Coryn. Lisa is jealous. But now the girls at the spa are going off on Lisa. Girls have to be ready at 5 am for the next day. Arrive at the studio and there is a surgical set.Taking plastic surgury to the edge. The return of Janice. Banged from the show and now brought back. I hated her but I do miss her.

Janice is making people crazy. She is addressing Lisa as the punk she is. This is good. Now Lisa is crying how funny is that. She is offended. Janice gets Nik Naked. Kim has the big boobs. Janice did a nice job with her job. Tyra mail has the girls talking about their mortality as it applies to the game.

Vote off. The models are telling them about their weakness and why they should be hired. The girls were less then spectacular. Diane they said was nervous. Best shot..Not a bad pick. Kim, not a great pick. Lisa, had a great shot once again. Coryn comes across sad. Pic was good. Kyle lips looked good..Booty Jala and it looked good..Nicole all sunburn. Not great. Nik looked good. Bre's photo was good..Should be Kim and Nicole. Tyra is ready to read off the names of who will make it.

Kyle, Jayla, Nik, Lisa, Nicole, Kim, Coryn,....Bre and Diane are left...Winner is Bre...Diane lost...She was a sweet girl.

Amazin Race

Teams are flying to South Carolina as the show begins. Down to 8 teams. Going to Washington Dulles to catch their flight. They are down to 8 teams. The one pervy father is still so happy to be around his daughters. I know when they get back to town the cops will most likely be digging up the bodies of other young girls in his front yard. It is pretty lame that they get limo service to the airport. Thought they had to do things for themselves. I miss Boston Rob. I am wondering if he is divorced yet?? The fighting family is doing what they do best. Bitch aet each other.

Back from commercial and it seems that the cars are waiting on the tarmac for these families. They are getting to the detour. Bubba Gump, they have to dehead 200 lbs of shrimp. Or go to the mud bogg and race around the track. Funny how the car of choice is a huge SUV during this extreme gas crisis in America. What are they telling us??? It is split. Some doing Mudd and others the shrimp. The blonde chicks are stuck. Best line...Great guns though... Mudd bogg too hard. They are quitting. Now they get to take a bus to a mystery destination?? The little kids went into the challenge with their parents and just kicked everyone's ass. Back to the father and his son in laws.

They finally made it through. The fighting family just fought the whole time doing the shrimp. Bus 2 is heading to its mystery location. They are heading to huntsville AL going to the space and rocket center. Bus one is there in 8 hours. They endure

First Family: Bransen are the first and they get free gas for the next leg. Meanwhile the Chicks with the mom are acting crazy. All the others think they have snapped. Anyway they have all stopped at the waffle house for a bite. Now, you have not lived until you have eaten at a waffle house. Having been to one a few months ago for the first time in years I was happy to take my home fries scattered, covered, and smothered.. Last four teams are in Alabama. Shroder family is team three and the Godlewski Family is team 4. Weavers are team 5. The fighting family are in 6th place but fighting. The Gaghan family is in 7 and the son in laws at 8th place. The fighting family are going the wrong way. It is now a foot race. Fighting gamily is 6, kids family is 7 and the son in laws are in last. They have been eliminated. I am surprised that they are out so soon.

Our President. E. Pluirubus Idiot

We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you." —George W. Bush, Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 20, 2005

"If it were to rain a lot, there is concern from the Army Corps of Engineers that the levees might break. And so, therefore, we're cautious about encouraging people to return at this moment of history." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2005

"Listen, I want to thank leaders of the — in the faith — faith-based and community-based community for being here." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 6, 2005
"So please give cash money to organizations that are directly involved in helping save lives — save the life who had been affected by Hurricane Katrina." —George W. Bush, Washington D.C., Sept. 6, 2005

"I can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs." —George W. Bush, Poplarville, Miss., Sept. 5, 2005

"And Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job." —George W. Bush, to FEMA director Michael Brown who resigned 10 days later amid criticism over his job performance, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005

"We've got a lot of rebuilding to do. First, we're going to save lives and stabilize the situation. And then we're going to help these communities rebuild. The good news is -- and it's hard for some to see it now -- that out of this chaos is going to come a fantastic Gulf Coast, like it was before. Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house -- he's lost his entire house -- there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch." (Laughter) --George W. Bush, touring hurricane damage, Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005

"My thoughts are, we're going to get somebody who knows what they're talking about when it comes to rebuilding cities." —George W. Bush, on rebuilding New Orleans, Biloxi, Miss., Sept. 2, 2005

"Americans should be prudent in their use of energy during the course of the next few weeks. Don't buy gas if you don't need it." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 2005
"It's totally wiped out. ... It's devastating, it's got to be doubly devastating on the ground." —George W. Bush, turning to his aides while surveying Hurricane Katrina flood damage from Air Force One , Aug. 31, 2005

"The best place for the facts to be done is by somebody who's spending time investigating it." —George W. Bush, on the probe into how CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity was leaked, Washington D.C., July 18, 2005
"I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend." —George W. Bush, on visiting Denmark, Washington D.C., June 29, 2005

"I was going to say he's a piece of work, but that might not translate too well. Is that all right, if I call you a 'piece of work'?" —George W. Bush to Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister of Luxembourg, Washington, D.C., June 20, 2005

"The relations with, uhh — Europe are important relations, and they've, uhh — because, we do share values. And, they're universal values, they're not American values or, you know — European values, they're universal values. And those values — uhh — being universal, ought to be applied everywhere." —George W. Bush, at a press conference with European Union dignitaries, Washington, D.C., June 20, 2005

"You see, not only did the attacks help accelerate a recession, the attacks reminded us that we are at war." —George W. Bush, on the Sept. 11 attacks, Washington, D.C., June 8, 2005
"And the second way to defeat the terrorists is to spread freedom. You see, the best way to defeat a society that is — doesn't have hope, a society where people become so angry they're willing to become suiciders, is to spread freedom, is to spread democracy." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 8, 2005

"It seemed like to me they based some of their decisions on the word of — and the allegations — by people who were held in detention, people who hate America, people that had been trained in some instances to disassemble — that means not tell the truth." —George W. Bush, on an Amnesty International report on prisoner abuse at Guantanamo Bay, Washington, D.C., May 31, 2005 (Listen to audio)

"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." —George W. Bush, Greece, N.Y., May 24, 2005 (Listen to audio)

"We discussed the way forward in Iraq, discussed the importance of a democracy in the greater Middle East in order to leave behind a peaceful tomorrow." —George W. Bush, Tbilisi, Georgia, May 10, 2005

"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." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 4, 2005

"It means your own money would grow better than that which the government can make it grow. And that's important." —George W. Bush, on what private accounts could do for Social Security funds, Falls Church, Va., April 29, 2005

"It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm's way." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

"We expect the states to show us whether or not we're achieving simple objectives — like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write." —George W. Bush, on federal education requirements, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

"He understands the need for a timely write of the constitution." —George W. Bush, on Prime Minister Iyad Allawi of Iraq, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

"Well, we've made the decision to defeat the terrorists abroad so we don't have to face them here at home. And when you engage the terrorists abroad, it causes activity and action." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

"But Iraq has — have got people there that are willing to kill, and they're hard-nosed killers. And we will work with the Iraqis to secure their future." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005
"We have enough coal to last for 250 years, yet coal also prevents an environmental challenge." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 20, 2005

"Part of the facts is understanding we have a problem, and part of the facts is what you're going to do about it." —George W. Bush, Kirtland, Ohio, April 15, 2005

"I'm going to spend a lot of time on Social Security. I enjoy it. I enjoy taking on the issue. I guess, it's the Mother in me." —George W. Bush, Washington D.C., April 14, 2005

"We look forward to analyzing and working with legislation that will make — it would hope — put a free press's mind at ease that you're not being denied information you shouldn't see." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 14, 2005

"I want to thank you for the importance that you've shown for education and literacy." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2005

"I understand there's a suspicion that we—we're too security-conscience." —George W. Bush, Washington D.C., April 14, 2005

"If they pre-decease or die early, there's an asset base to be able to pass on to a loved one." —George W. Bush, on Social Security money held in private accounts, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 30, 2005

"In this job you've got a lot on your plate on a regular basis; you don't have much time to sit around and wander, lonely, in the Oval Office, kind of asking different portraits, 'How do you think my standing will be?'" —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005

"In terms of timetables, as quickly as possible — whatever that means." —George W. Bush, on his time frame for shoring up Social Security, Washington D.C., March 16, 2005


"I repeat, personal accounts do not permanently fix the solution." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 16, 2005

"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." —George W. Bush, Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 22, 2005

"If you're a younger person, you ought to be asking members of Congress and the United States Senate and the president what you intend to do about it. If you see a train wreck coming, you ought to be saying, what are you going to do about it, Mr. Congressman, or Madam Congressman?" —George W. Bush, Detroit, Mich., Feb. 8, 2005

"Because the — all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those — changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be — or closer delivered to what has been promised. Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the — like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate — the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those — if that growth is affected, it will help on the red." —George W. Bush, explaining his plan to save Social Security, Tampa, Fla., Feb. 4, 2005

"You work three jobs? … Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." —George W. Bush, to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005

"After all, Europe is America's closest ally." —George W. Bush, Mainz, Germany, Feb. 23, 2005

"I'm also mindful that man should never try to put words in God's mouth. I mean, we should never ascribe natural disasters or anything else to God. We are in no way, shape, or form should a human being, play God." —George W. Bush, ABC's 20/20, Washington D.C., Jan. 14, 2005

"I want to appreciate those of you who wear our nation's uniform for your sacrifice." —George W. Bush, Jacksonville, Fla., Jan. 14, 2005

"I speak plainly sometimes, but you've got to be mindful of the consequences of the words. So put that down. I don't know if you'd call that a confession, a regret, something." —George W. Bush, speaking to reporters, Washington, D.C., Jan. 14, 2005

"Who could have possibly envisioned an erection — an election in Iraq at this point in history?" —George W. Bush, at the white House, Washington, D.C., Jan. 10, 2005

"We need to apply 21st-century information technology to the health care field. We need to have our medical records put on the I.T." —George W. Bush, Collinsville, Ill., Jan. 5, 2005

"I believe we are called to do the hard work to make our communities and quality of life a better place." —George W. Bush, Collinsville, Ill., Jan. 5, 2005

"It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2004

"They can get in line like those who have been here legally and have been working to become a citizenship in a legal manner." —George W. Bush, on immigrant workers, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2004

"And so during these holiday seasons, we thank our blessings." —George W. Bush, Fort Belvoir, Va., Dec. 10, 2004

"Justice ought to be fair." —George W. Bush, speaking at the White House Economic Conference, Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2004

"The president and I also reaffirmed our determination to fight terror, to bring drug trafficking to bear, to bring justice to those who pollute our youth." —George W. Bush, speaking with Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 21, 2004

"We thought we were protected forever from trade policy or terrorist attacks because oceans protected us." —George W. Bush, speaking to business leaders at APEC Summit, Santiago, Chile, Nov. 20, 2004

"I always jest to people, the Oval Office is the kind of place where people stand outside, they're getting ready to come in and tell me what for, and they walk in and get overwhelmed in the atmosphere, and they say, man, you're looking pretty." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2004

"I have a record in office, as well. And all Americans have seen that record. September the 4th, 2001, I stood in the ruins of the Twin Towers. It's a day I will never forget." —George W. Bush, Marlton, New Jersey, Oct. 18, 2004

"After standing on the stage, after the debates, I made it very plain, we will not have an all-volunteer army. And yet, this week — we will have an all-volunteer army!" —George W. Bush, Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 16, 2004 (Watch video or listen to audio)

"I hear there's rumors on the Internets that we're going to have a draft." —George W. Bush, second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004 (Watch video or listen to audio)

"The truth of that matter is, if you listen carefully, Saddam would still be in power if he were the president of the United States, and the world would be a lot better off." —George W. Bush, second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004

"When a drug comes in from Canada, I wanna make sure it cures ya, not kill ya... I've got an obligation to make sure our government does everything we can to protect you. And one — my worry is that it looks like it's from Canada, and it might be from a third world." —George W. Bush, second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004

"We all thought there was weapons there, Robin. My opponent thought there was weapons there." —George W. Bush, second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004

"Let me see where to start here. First, the National Journal named Senator Kennedy the most liberal senator of all." —George W. Bush, referring to Sen. Kerry, second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004

"I own a timber company? That's news to me. Need some wood?" —George W. Bush, second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004

"Another example would be the Dred Scott case, which is where judges, years ago, said that the Constitution allowed slavery because of personal property rights. That's a personal opinion. That's not what the constitution says. The constitution of the United States says we're all — you know, it doesn't say that. It doesn't speak to the equality of America." —George W. Bush, second presidential debate, St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 8, 2004

"The enemy understands a free Iraq will be a major defeat in their ideology of hatred. That's why they're fighting so vociferously." —George W. Bush, first presidential debate, Coral Gables, Fla., Sept. 30, 2004

"You know, it's hard work to try to love her as best as I can, knowing full well that the decision I made caused her loved one to be in harm's way." —George W. Bush, first presidential debate, Coral Gables, Fla., Sept. 30, 2004

"I think it's very important for the American President to mean what he says. That's why I understand that the enemy could misread what I say. That's why I try to be as clearly I can." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004

"I saw a poll that said the right track/wrong track in Iraq was better than here in America. It's pretty darn strong. I mean, the people see a better future." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004

"I'm not the expert on how the Iraqi people think, because I live in America, where it's nice and safe and secure." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004

"It's the Afghan national army that went into Najaf and did the work there." —George W. Bush, referring to Iraqi troops during a joint press conference with Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi, Washington, D.C., Sept. 23, 2004

"The CIA laid out several scenarios and said life could be lousy, life could be OK, life could be better, and they were just guessing as to what the conditions might be like." —George W. Bush, New York City, Sept. 21, 2004

"Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2004

"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —George W. Bush, Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 (Watch video clip or listen to audio)

"We will make sure our troops have all that is necessary to complete their missions. That's why I went to the Congress last September and proposed fundamental — supplemental funding, which is money for armor and body parts and ammunition and fuel." —George W. Bush, Erie, Pa., Sept. 4, 2004

"Had we to do it over again, we would look at the consequences of catastrophic success, being so successful so fast that an enemy that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another day." —George W. Bush, telling Time magazine that he underestimated the Iraqi resistance

"They've seen me make decisions, they've seen me under trying times, they've seen me weep, they've seen me laugh, they've seen me hug. And they know who I am, and I believe they're comfortable with the fact that they know I'm not going to shift principles or shift positions based upon polls and focus groups." —George W. Bush, interview with USA Today, Aug. 27, 2004

"I hope you leave here and walk out and say, 'What did he say?'" —George W. Bush, Beaverton, Oregon, Aug. 13, 2004

"So community colleges are accessible, they're available, they're affordable, and their curriculums don't get stuck. In other words, if there's a need for a certain kind of worker, I presume your curriculums evolved over time." —George W. Bush, Niceville, Fla., Aug. 10, 2004

"Let me put it to you bluntly. In a changing world, we want more people to have control over your own life." —George W. Bush, Annandale, Va, Aug. 9, 2004

"As you know, we don't have relationships with Iran. I mean, that's — ever since the late '70s, we have no contacts with them, and we've totally sanctioned them. In other words, there's no sanctions — you can't — we're out of sanctions." —George W. Bush, Annandale, Va, Aug. 9, 2004

"Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a — you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." —George W. Bush, speaking to minority journalists, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004 (Watch video clip or listen to audio)

"We actually misnamed the war on terror. It ought to be the Struggle Against Ideological Extremists Who Do Not Believe in Free Societies Who Happen to Use Terror as a Weapon to Try to Shake the Conscience of the Free World." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004

"I cut the taxes on everybody. I didn't cut them. The Congress cut them. I asked them to cut them." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004

"I wish I wasn't the war president. Who in the heck wants to be a war president? I don't." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 (Watch video clip or listen to audio)

"We stand for things." —George W. Bush, Davenport, Iowa, Aug. 5, 2004

'I don't know why you're talking about Sweden. They're the neutral one. They don't have an army.'' --George W. Bush, during an Oval Office meeting with Rep. Tom Lantos, as reported by the New York Times

"Give me a chance to be your president and America will be safer and stronger and better." —Still-President George W. Bush, Marquette, Michigan, July 13, 2004

"I mean, if you've ever been a governor of a state, you understand the vast potential of broadband technology, you understand how hard it is to make sure that physics, for example, is taught in every classroom in the state. It's difficult to do. It's, like, cost-prohibitive." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 24, 2004

"And I am an optimistic person. I guess if you want to try to find something to be pessimistic about, you can find it, no matter how hard you look, you know?" —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., June 15, 2004

"I want to thank my friend, Senator Bill Frist, for joining us today. You're doing a heck of a job. You cut your teeth here, right? That's where you started practicing? That's good. He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me." —George W. Bush, Nashville, Tenn., May 27, 2004

"I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 25, 2004

"Like you, I have been disgraced about what I've seen on TV that took place in prison." —George W. Bush, Parkersburg, West Virginia, May 13, 2004

"My job is to, like, think beyond the immediate." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 21, 2004

"They could still be hidden, like the 50 tons of mustard gas on a turkey farm." —George W. Bush, on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, Washington, D.C. , April 13, 2004

"This has been tough weeks in that country." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2004

"Coalition forces have encountered serious violence in some areas of Iraq. Our military commanders report that this violence is being insticated by three groups." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., April 13, 2004

"Obviously, I pray every day there's less casualty." —George W. Bush, Fort Hood, Texas, April 11, 2004

"We're still being challenged in Iraq and the reason why is a free Iraq will be a major defeat in the cause of freedom." —George W. Bush, Charlotte, N.C., April 5, 2004

"Earlier today, the Libyan government released Fathi Jahmi. She's a local government official who was imprisoned in 2002 for advocating free speech and democracy." —George W. Bush, citing Jahmi, who is a man, in a speech paying tribute to women reformers during International Women's Week, Washington, D.C., March 12, 2004

"The march to war hurt the economy. Laura reminded me a while ago that remember what was on the TV screens — she calls me, 'George W.' — 'George W.' I call her, 'First Lady.' No, anyway — she said, we said, march to war on our TV screen." —George W. Bush, Bay Shore, New York, Mar. 11, 2004

"God loves you, and I love you. And you can count on both of us as a powerful message that people who wonder about their future can hear." —George W. Bush, Los Angeles, Calif., March 3, 2004

"Recession means that people's incomes, at the employer level, are going down, basically, relative to costs, people are getting laid off." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Feb. 19, 2004
"Joe, I don't do nuance." —George W. Bush to Sen. Joseph Biden, as quoted in Time, Feb. 15, 2004

"The march to war affected the people's confidence. It's hard to make investment. See, if you're a small business owner or a large business owner and you're thinking about investing, you've got to be optimistic when you invest. Except when you're marching to war, it's not a very optimistic thought, is it? In other words, it's the opposite of optimistic when you're thinking you're going to war." —George W. Bush, Springfield, Mo., Feb. 9, 2004

"But the true strength of America is found in the hearts and souls of people like Travis, people who are willing to love their neighbor, just like they would like to love themselves." —George W. Bush, Springfield, Mo., Feb. 9, 2004

"In my judgment, when the United States says there will be serious consequences, and if there isn't serious consequences, it creates adverse consequences." —George W. Bush, Meet the Press, Feb. 8, 2004

"There is no such thing necessarily in a dictatorial regime of iron-clad absolutely solid evidence. The evidence I had was the best possible evidence that he had a weapon." —George W. Bush, Meet the Press, Feb. 8, 2004

"The recession started upon my arrival. It could have been — some say February, some say March, some speculate maybe earlier it started — but nevertheless, it happened as we showed up here. The attacks on our country affected our economy. Corporate scandals affected the confidence of people and therefore affected the economy. My decision on Iraq, this kind of march to war, affected the economy." —George W. Bush, Meet the Press, Feb. 8, 2004

"We do know that Saddam Hussein had the intent and the capabilities to cause great harm. We know he was a great danger….What we don't know yet is what we thought and what the Iraqi Survey Group has found, and we want to look at that." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C. Feb. 2, 2004

"My views are one that speaks to freedom." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004

"See, one of the interesting things in the Oval Office — I love to bring people into the Oval Office — right around the corner from here — and say, this is where I office, but I want you to know the office is always bigger than the person." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004

"More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than — I say more Muslims — a lot of Muslims have died — I don't know the exact count — at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there's been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004

"Then you wake up at the high school level and find out that the illiteracy level of our children are appalling." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004 (Listen to audio clip)

"Just remember it's the birds that's supposed to suffer, not the hunter." —George W. Bush, advising quail hunter and New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici, Roswell, N.M., Jan. 22, 2004

"For diplomacy to be effective, words must be credible, and no one can now doubt the word of America." —George W. Bush, State of the Union Address, Jan. 20, 2004

"I want to thank the astronauts who are with us, the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the young of our country." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C. Jan. 14, 2004

"I was a prisoner too, but for bad reasons." —George W. Bush, to Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, on being told that all but one of the Argentine delegates to a summit meeting were imprisoned during the military dictatorship, Monterrey, Mexico, Jan. 13, 2004

"One of the most meaningful things that's happened to me since I've been the governor — the president — governor — president. Oops. Ex-governor. I went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to give a fellow a Purple Heart, and at the same moment I watched him—get a Purple Heart for action in Iraq — and at that same — right after I gave him the Purple Heart, he was sworn in as a citizen of the United States — a Mexican citizen, now a United States citizen." —George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2004

"And if you're interested in the quality of education and you're paying attention to what you hear at Laclede, why don't you volunteer? Why don't you mentor a child how to read?" —George W. Bush, St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 5, 2004

"So thank you for reminding me about the importance of being a good mom and a great volunteer as well." —George W. Bush, St. Louis, Mos., Jan. 5, 2004

America's Next Top Model

With Ebony gone last week, lets see what Tyra has in store for the ladies of Auntie M/