This article is a tribute to the master of slip-ups, who is now on his way out. We will miss all the fun and laughs he gave us.

So here is my countdown.

20. It’s in our country’s interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm’s way.

19. And so, in my State of the – my State of the Union – or state – my speech to the – nation, whatever you wanna call it, speech to the nation – I asked Americans to give 4,000 years – 4,000 hours over the next – of the rest of your life – of service to America. That’s what I asked. I said 2 – 4,000 hours.

18. I had the opportunity to go out to Goree Island and talk about what slavery meant to America. It’s very interesting when you think about it, the slaves who left here to go to America, because of their steadfast and their religion and their belief in freedom, helped change America. America is what it is today because of what went on in the past.

(Yes, I’m sure lots of people think that slavery is very interesting and that they actually chose to travel – first class no doubt – to America)

17. My most important job is to defend the homeland, to protect innocent Americans from the deaths of the killers.

16. I want to thank the President and the CEO of Constellation Energy, Mayo Shattuck. That’s a pretty cool first name, isn’t it, Mayo. Pass the Mayo.

(If he thought the first name was cool, I hope he didn’t notice Shattuck.)

(Okay this picture may or may not have been photoshopped, but the others weren’t)

15. Border relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better.

(Geography lessons are in order here)

14. I’ll never forget the story of people in a Midwestern city, when they heard me on TV talk about how distressed I was that women of cover would not leave their homes, for fear of some other American treating them harshly, and then Jewish citizens and Christians alike, getting on the phone, and saying, we want to help you. We want to take you to the neighbourhood store. This isn’t the America we know.

13. We know that dictators are quick to choose aggression, while free nations strive to resolve differences in peace.

(Methinks thou protests too much. Free nations resolve differences in peace?)

12. There – it’s – you know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.

(One would think that was your only job while in power)

11. Now, the temptation is going to be, by well-meaning people such as yourself, John, and others here, as we run up to the issue to get me to negotiate with myself in public.

(Please, no, not in public! Think of the children)

10. And this enemy of ours hates what we stand for. They can’t stand us. They’re ruthless murderers. And they must not have understood America when they attacked us. They thought we were weak. They thought we were so self-absorbed in our materialism that all we would probably do is just sue them. Man, were they wrong.

(Were they, man! Nah, killing them is better than suing any day.)

9. No question in my mind these are tough times for America. But there’s no question in my mind we’ll prevail. Right is on our side. And we’ll prevail, because we’re a fabulous nation, and we’re a fabulous nation because we’re a nation full of fabulous people.

(Napoleon, the pig in George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is the only other leader which I’ve heard (or read) address his people like this. The obsession with instilling this ideal of “superiority” and “difference” is strikingly identical)

8. There’s an old saying in Tennessee – I know it’s in Texas, probably in Tennessee – that says, fool me once – shame on – shame on you. You fool me, you can’t get fooled again.

(Ahh, never mind)

7. The Oval Office is an interesting place to meet, particularly, people who are beginning to struggle with democracy and freedom because it’s a reminder that the institutions, at least in this country, are always bigger than the people. Sometime we’ve got an all-right President, sometimes not all right. But the presidency, itself, exists.

6. One of the interesting things about Katrina, as you well know, is many of the people displaced did not own their own homes, that they were renters.

(Yeah, that definitely explains why it’s not important to help them. Everyone knows that poor people don’t need help)

5. And so while there’s a shortfall because of down refining capacity, we will work with – we have instructed EPA to leave the rules in place, or to suspend the rules that were in place, keep the suspension in place, which would make it easier to increase supply, and continue to get supply of gasoline here. And that’s important for our consumers to know.

4. We got an issue in America. Too many good docs are gettin’ out of business. Too many OB/GYNs aren’t able to practice their – their love with women all across this country.

(Please, SOMEONE think of the children)

3. You know, you can’t discriminate. Freedom is not a discriminatory thought, at least in the White House – in other words, if you say, certain people should be free, but others shouldn’t free. It’s a universal thought, as far as I’m concerned.

(Yes, I get ya!)

2. I know what I believe. I will continue to articulate what I believe and what I believe – I believe what I believe is right.

1. Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.

Go here if you want to see some funny tapes of some of these speeches and more.

(What’s your best one?)