manoj kasichainula manojkforkiocom thu aug 22 2002 105834pm 0200 robert harley wrote apparent quote dubya times sent dad httpwwwtimesonlinecoukprintfriendly014335108300html httpwwwsnopescomquotesbushhtm claim president george w bush proclaimed problem french dont word entrepreneur origins yet another french fried george w bush dumb story taken like caricatures drawn stark bold lines according scuttlebutt emerged british press july 2002 president bush britains prime minister tony blair frances president jacques chirac discussing economics particular decline french economy problem french bush afterwards confided blair dont word entrepreneur source shirley williams also known baroness williams crosby claimed good friend tony blair recently regaled anecdote brighton lloyd grove washington post unable reach baroness williams gain confirmation tale receive call alastair campbell blairs director communications strategy tell prime minister never heard george bush say certainly never told shirley williams president bush say campbell told post put speech must joke far first time bush made butt jibe meant showcase perceive less stellar intellectual abilities without straining memories hard come three instances weve chronicled site summer 2001 joke moment centered upon supposed study resulted ranking presidential iqs george w bush pegged chief executive scraped bottom intelligence barrel december 2000 fake nostradamus quatrain pontificated village idiot would win 2000 presidential election spring 2002 story bushs waving stevie wonder set folks chortling sleeves stories illustrate widely believed intellectual shortcoming always waft george w bush seemingly confirm many already hold true public figure hes brightest fellow thats ever human nature revel yarns hearer level agrees thus tales sort always fall upon appreciative ears barbara ears corn mikkelson last updated 29 july 2002 httpxentcommailmanlistinfofork thu 22 aug 2002 150402 0700 entrepreneurs