POPLAR BLUFF, Mo.--President Bush's bout with the
English language continued Monday, when he offered a
surprising explanation of what gynecologists might
do with their patients if not for pesky malpractice
lawsuits.

"Too many good docs are getting out of business,"
Bush said. "Too many OB-GYNS aren't able to
practice their love with women all across this
country."

It's not clear what Bush meant to say, but it was
presumed that he misspoke. The statement came as he
attacked his Democratic opponents, Senators John F.
Kerry and John Edwards, for siding with trial
lawyers over doctors in the battle to limit
lawsuits.

Bush has a well-known history of such gaffes and
poked fun at his own verbal "flaws" during his
speech last week at the Republican National
Convention.

The "love" reference followed another bit of odd
phrasing two days earlier during a Saturday speech
at an Erie, Pa., football stadium. There, he was
explaining last year's $87-billion appropriation for
"armor and body parts and ammunition and fuel" for
Iraq and Afghanistan.

He did not intend to be macabre. Bush simply
flubbed his usual line, explaining that the money
was intended for--among other things--body armor and
spare parts.
--Los Angeles Times [September 7, 2004]
"Listeners Notice a Few 'Flaws' in Bush's
Campaign Speeches"