“President Obama is going to take two weeks to unwind, as opposed to President Bush, who never wound.” TwoPresidentWeekWoundsPresident ObamaPresident BushTwo WeeksUnwind Author:David Letterman
“Well, we're just a couple of weeks from new President Barack Obama being sworn in. And he's been very busy naming a lot of cabinet positions. And today he announced that he wants the surgeon general to be TV Dr. Sanjay Gupta. That was the kid on 'American Idol,' wasn't it?” WantWellsKidsTodayPresidentWeekPositionTvsCoupleBusyBarackIdolsDrsSurgeonsCabinetsPresident Barack ObamaAmerican Idol Author:David Letterman
“During a single week of July 1967, 164 Americans were killed and 2100 were wounded in city riots in the United States. We are truly fighting a two-front war and doing badly in both. Each war feeds on the other and, although the President assures us that we have the resources to win both wars, in fact we are not winning either.” TwoWarStatesFactsFightingWinningPresidentUnitedCitiesUnited StatesWeekFrontsResourcesWoundedJulyRiot Author:J. William Fulbright
“Rand Paul is taking a week-long break from talking to the media to spend time with his family before he officially announces that he is running for president. Because nothing motivates you to be on the road for two straight years like a week alone with your family.” YearsLongTwoRunningPresidentTalkingBreakWeekMediaOur FamilyEnd TimesSpend Time Author:Jimmy Fallon
“After Michael Jordan recently criticized President Obama's golf game, Obama responded by saying that Jordan should spend more time thinking about his basketball team, the Charlotte Hornets. Then Jordan said, 'Do you really want to talk about whose team got crushed this week?'” ThinkingWantShouldSaidGamesPresidentWeekTeamBasketballGolfMore TimePresident ObamaCrushedJordanCharlotteBasketball TeamGolf GameHornets Author:Jimmy Fallon
“In the first week of the showings of the The Matrix Revolutions, The Godfather and The Godfather Part II played on cable television. I started watching, and I was held; I wanted to go through the process again. Can anyone credit that 30 years from now there will be an audience for the three parts of The Matrix, anywhere? Even if Keanu Reeves is our president by then?” IfsYearsFirstsWantedFilmThreeProcessPresidentAudienceWeekTelevisionRevolutionHollywoodCreditCables Author:Edward Jay Epstein
“There are not many of us African American Sister Presidents, and those of us who are in this field do not have an easy time of it. Why the story goes that one Black woman college president died and went to hell, and it was two weeks before she realized that she wasn't still on the job.” StillsTwoStoriesJobsEasyBlackPresidentEducationHellWeekFieldsCollegeDiedAfrican AmericanBlack WomenTwo Weeks Author:Johnnetta B. Cole
“The good news is that the president gets another chance. The bad news is that he'll be two weeks older.” TwoPresidentChanceWeekNewsGood NewsAmerican PoliticsTwo WeeksBad NewsAnother Chance Author:Johnny Carson
“John Kerry suspended his campaign for five days this week in honor of President Reagan. And right now, he's ahead in the polls. How's that make him feel? Disappears for a week and he's up in the polls. What else can he do now but go into hiding.” FeelsPresidentFiveWeekHonorRight NowDisappearCampaignsHidingPollsSuspendedJohn KerryPresident Reagan Author:Jay Leno
“John Kerry's wife Teresa Heinz is on the cover of Newsweek magazine this week and they said that if he is elected president, she will be the oldest first lady in American history. But that doesn't bother John Kerry, he said, 'To me, she looks like a million bucks'” IfsFirstsLooksSaidPresidentMillionsWifeWeekMagazinesBotherAmerican HistoryThey SaidBucksFirst LadyJohn KerryTeresa Author:Jay Leno
“Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry came down pretty hard on fellow candidate Howard Dean this weekend. After Dean misspoke several times, Kerry said you can't misspeak 15 times in a week and be president. And Bush said, 'You can't'?” SaidHardPresidentWeekFellowsDemocraticPresidentialCandidatesWeekendDeanJohn KerryPresidential Candidate Author:Jay Leno
“Rosalynn said, "Jimmy, if we could only get Prime Minister Begin and President Sadat up here on this mountain for a few days, I believe they might consider how they could prevent another war between their countries." That gave me the idea, and a few weeks later, I invited both men to join me for a series of private talks. In September 1978, they both came to Camp David.” IfsMenBelieveSaidIdeasWarCountryMightI BelievePeacePresidentWeekMountainSeriesMinistersPrimeCampsMiddle EastSeptemberPrime MinisterInvitedJimmySadat Book:Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation Source: Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation
“Most of the 50 or so invitations you receive each week come from people inviting the President's Chief of Staff, not you. If you doubt that, ask your predecessor how many he received last week.” PeopleIfsLastsAsksPresidentDoubtWeekChiefsStaffInvitationsInvitingPredecessorsChief Of Staff Author:Donald Rumsfeld
“President Bush got an early Christmas gift. This week, President Bush was chosen as 'Person of the Year' by Time magazine. Not only that, Martha Stewart was chosen as person of the year by Doing Time magazine.” YearsPersonsPresidentWeekChosenMagazinesPresident BushChristmas GiftTime Magazine Author:Conan O'Brien
“Donald Trump announced today he is running for president of the United States. Traditionally that means six more weeks of comedy.” MeanStatesRunningTodayPresidentUnitedUnited StatesComedyWeekTrumpSix Author:Conan O'Brien
“Is it me or is Bush going everywhere Kerry goes? So far in the past week, President Bush has followed John Kerry to Davenport, Iowa; New Mexico; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and he follows him to Portland, Oregon. The only place he never followed John Kerry was Vietnam.” PastPresidentWeekLos AngelesVietnamMexicoPresident BushVegasLas VegasJohn KerryIowaOregonPortlandNew MexicoPortland Oregon Author:Jay Leno
“President Bush fell off his mountain bike down on his ranch in Texas. A couple weeks ago, John Kerry fell off his bicycle. See, doesn't this make you miss President Clinton? That guy, he could ride anything without falling off.” GuyFallPresidentWeekMissingCoupleMountainClintonTexasBikePresident BushBicycleThat GuyJohn KerryPresident ClintonFalling Off Author:Jay Leno
“President Bush went out touting his economic record in Ohio last week. Now this is a state that lost 225,000 jobs since Bush took office. You know, if Bush wants to tout his record, he should do it somewhere where the Bush economy has actually created jobs, like India, or Thailand, or China.” IfsKnowsWantShouldStatesJobsLastsLostPresidentEconomyRecordsWeekEconomicOfficeIndiaChinaPresident BushOhioThailand Author:Jay Leno
“The White House is defending President Obama's sports activities over the past week, saying that everyone needs leisure time. Thanks to these economic policies, 9.5 percent of Americans have all the leisure time they need.” NeedsPastHouseSportsPresidentWhiteWeekEconomicPolicyActivityPercentThanksWhite HousePresident ObamaLeisureOver The PastEconomic PolicyLeisure Time Author:Jay Leno
“Well, "The Washington post" three weeks ago had this investigation and they said that President Obama has now raised more money from Wall Street and the banks for this election cycle than all - than all eight Republicans combined. I don't want to say that, because if that's the truth, that Wall Street already has their man and his name is Barack Obama, then we've got a much bigger problem.” IfsMenWantWellsSaidProblemPoliticalThreeNamesPresidentWeekStreetsWallRepublicanBiggerElectionRaisedEightBarackPostsCyclesPresident ObamaInvestigationMore MoneyThey SaidBigger Problems Author:Michael Moore
“I am pleased that the President has signed an Executive Order this week requiring federal agencies to disclose information about prices and quality of healthcare services.” OrderPresidentQualityWeekInformationAgencyExecutivesHealthcareExecutive Orders Author:Timothy Murphy
“I had a dream that I would be here this week, receiving something from the president, but I thought it would be the front door key.” DreamWould BePresidentDoorsWeekFrontsKeysReceivingI Had A DreamFront Doors Author:Bob Dole