这一定是小布什总统最幽默的一次演讲！（附视频&演讲稿）
英语演讲君按
2006年Bush的白宫记者协会晚宴演讲 布什 VS 内心独白 英语演讲君认为，这是布什总统最幽默的一次演讲。
Bush总统一向是个有争议的人物，在人们的印象中，他可能是严肃的，不苟言笑的，那么这次的演讲，英语演讲君觉得可能是他最幽默的一次了。同时，白宫协会晚宴演讲，据我们所知，一向是美国总统开年度总结大会的场合，大家可以借此了解在他这一年的任期内发生过哪些大事？如果你想以轻松愉悦的方式了解美国政治生活，那么选个时间来看一下吧！
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2006年白宫记者协会晚宴搞笑演讲 真假布什
美国历任总统经典危机公关策略——公开自嘲，争取一次性吐光，既显得大度，又能使别人的吐槽显得拾其牙慧索然无味。
Members of the White House Correspondents' Association, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, here I am.
(LAUGHTER)
"BUSH": Here I am at another one of these dang press dinners. Could be home asleep. Little Barney curled up at my feet. But no, I got to pretend I like being here.
KING: Mr. President.
BRIDGES: Hey, Larry, good to see you. Great to see you.
KING: Welcome aboard.
BRIDGES: Thank you, thank you, a pleasure to be here. It's -- thanks for having me. It's always good to face the media, set the record straight.
KING: You've had some differences with the media.
BRIDGES: It's true. You're darn right I have. You know, the media makes -- makes -- it makes me look like I'm not smart by emphasizing when I mis-announce a word. And that's just non-fair, you know? And it's a good thing, Larry, that I can turn a phrase. Because I can. I can turn it upside down, inside-out, down-side in, I can turn it. But usually when it's all said and done it comes out the way I want it.
(LAUGHTER)
KING: You're really getting into it. You feel that the media misrepresents you?
"BUSH": Absolutely. Listen, listen, I never pretended to be the smartest -- the brightest bulb in the knife drawer, but I did attend an ivory league school. I just -- I never let it go to my head.
(LAUGHTER)
KING: You've faced with a lot of criticism, Mr. President, let's be frank about it. Your Medicare plan has come under major criticism, being too complicated.
BRIDGES: Listen, I know a lot of folks are confused about -- they're confused with the D section. But I can assure them that it's not a whole lot more painful than the old C-section.
(LAUGHTER)
BRIDGES: It's true.
KING: Do you still believe it's working?
BRIDGES: Absolutely, the Medicare plan is working. Listen, this is a substantial increase in Medicare coverage. And this increase will cover all of our seniors and senoritas. Let me just tell you something... KING: Forgive me for laughing.
BRIDGES: Yes, that's all right.
KING: You have a way with words.
BRIDGES: Yes, yes. Let me tell you something, Larry, older citizens face the highest risk of death in this country.
KING: No kidding?
BRIDGES: Seniors die every day. I declare a war on natural causes. We're going after them.
KING: What are the accomplishments in the office, in your administration, that you are most proud of?
BRIDGES: Well, I'll tell you what, I have -- I have pushed this Congress to make -- to make a lot of changes. I urge them to abolish the marriage penalty. The marriage penalty is wrong. Being married is penalty enough.
(LAUGHTER)
KING: I know you're joking about the first lady. And speaking of Laura, does our first lady play a big part in your decisions?
BRIDGES: Hang on, let me give her a call and ask her.
(LAUGHTER)
KING: Speaking of marriage...
BRIDGES: Mm-hmm.
KING: ... you recently tried to amend the Constitution to ban gay marriage. Was this a political ploy, frankly, to rally the base?
BRIDGES: No, no, not at all, it was not political. My feelings are well-known on the issue of gay marriage. And let me just say this about gay marriage, Larry. You -- you can't make folks have a gay marriage. Sure, at first, there's the wedding cake and the dancing, but after that, it gets tough. Real tough.
KING: But you're against gays marrying, aren't you?
BRIDGES: No, I'm all for it. I think that a gay man ought to be able to marry any woman he wants.
But let me just get back to something serious, to my proudest moment. You asked about my proudest moment. I think it would be maintaining a strong economy while spreading freedom all around the world.
KING: Well, the Fed is raising interest rates, once again. Is that a sign that the administration, frankly, is worried about the economy?
BRIDGES: No. Listen, Larry, as you know, I inherited a recession from my last administration, but I assure you that I'm all over this economy, both at home, globally, and abroad. We are. We're on it. I'm serious.
KING: Are you worried about national debt?
BRIDGES: No, don't worry about the debt.
KING: Don't worry about it.
BRIDGES: No, it's my problem. And I'm not worried about it.
(LAUGHTER)
KING: But we're facing an enormous national debt, do you have some sort of plan to deal with it?
BRIDGES: I do. I do. I'm asked every day. Mr. President, what about the debt? And I understand these concerns. I'm not worried, but I understand the concerns. And my plan is a proposal that I've just put before Congress to sell Canada. And...
KING: Sell Canada?
(LAUGHTER)
BRIDGES: They ain't using half of it.
(LAUGHTER)
KING: What about your border crisis with Mexico?
BRIDGES: Larry, I don't think it's a crisis.
KING: Hmm.
BRIDGES: We have a lot of folks sneaking across the border in order to find a better way of life. And upon seeing our gas prices, they're sneaking back. It's a win-win.
(LAUGHTER)
KING: Good point.
BRIDGES: Yes.
KING: But you welcome immigrants, right? You want them to come.
BRIDGES: Absolutely. It is my hope that foreigners just, like American citizens, can come to America, they find good jobs, good high-paying jobs that will eventually be lost overseas to China.
KING: Why did you decide to use armed National Guardsmen to watch the border with Mexico? BRIDGES: Because Dick Cheney wasn't available.
(LAUGHTER)
KING: Seriously though, does the National Guard have the resources to handle the demand?
BRIDGES: Yes, there are plenty of guardspeople. I'm even putting National Guard troops along the border with Puerto Rico. I'm still not sure if they're a part of our country or not. I know they're -- they're sort of a state. They're not a state. It's weird. They ought to make up their mind. What's their deal?
KING: We'll be right back with the President of the United States.
如果你觉得这个幽默演说还不过瘾，那就来看看他在WHCD上的另外一个演讲。
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