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Bush Caught Swearing at G-8 Summit

Monday July 17, 2006
A microphone picked up President Bush swearing with a mouth full of food while talking to British Prime Minister Tony Blair at the G-8 Summit. Bush, who reportedly has been working on the finer points of diplomacy lately, said, "What they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this s**t, and it's over." Watch the video or read the transcript.

It's not the first time a microphone has inadvertently picked up Bush's potty mouth. Nor is it to the first time he has been caught on camera employing a vulgarity.

Speaking of presidential bloopers, David Letterman recently put together a highlight reel of the Top 10 George W. Bush Moments.

Late-Night Jokes

"A lot of people were offended by President Bush using a four-letter word at the G-8 Summit the other day. Were you offended? I was more offended by the way he eats a buttered roll in front of company." --Jay Leno

"White House press secretary Tony Snow says that when President Bush was told he was recorded saying a four-letter word, he rolled his eyes and laughed it off, which is ironic. Bush is now reacting to himself the way everybody else does." --Jay Leno

"People are still talking about President Bush's use of a four-letter word at the G-8 Summit. It's not a big deal, President Bush using a four-letter word. Now if President Bush used a four-syllable word, that would be unbelievable." --Jay Leno

"Our president got caught saying the 's' word. ... I am appalled. I want to urge all Americans to write a letter to the FCC demanding that this potty mouth be fined heavily and immediately." --Jimmy Kimmel

Read more late-night jokes...

See also:
Bush's Open Mic Gaffe (The Daily Show)
Stephen Colbert Reveals His Own Microphone Debacle (The Colbert Report)
Bush's Other Brilliant Ideas For Solving the World's Problems (White House.org)
Swearing to Success (Mark Fiore)
Why Bush Should Swear More (Slate)
Blair Mocked As U.S. Poodle (Reuters)

Poll: What phrase best describes your opinion of President Bush?

1) Strong leader
2) Miserable failure
3) Honest straight-talker
4) Arrogant liar
5) Christian patriot
6) Clueless moron
7) Incompetent hack

Related: Bush Videos | Bushisms | Bush Political Cartoons | Bush Loyalty Quiz

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