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Remarks by the President in Photo Opportunity
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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
August 30, 2006

Remarks by the President in Photo Opportunity
Cotham's in the City
Little Rock, Arkansas



2:00 P.M. CDT

THE PRESIDENT: Asa recommended I come in and get some fried chocolate chip
pie, so I did. I'm looking forward to eating it. It's a pleasure to be here
with you. I've known Asa for a long time. He's the kind of fellow who can
set an agenda, and then achieve the results necessary to get the job done.
I've seen him first-hand in Washington. He's a fellow I called upon to help
us get the Homeland Security Department up and running. And so I want to
thank you for having me come here.

MR. HUTCHINSON: Thank you, Mr. President.

THE PRESIDENT: I'm proud to call you friend, and thanks for the advice.

MR. HUTCHINSON: You can't beat the fried pie here at Cotham's in Little
Rock.

THE PRESIDENT: Well, I'm looking forward to eating it. When you get to 60,
you've got to be a little careful about what you eat. But nevertheless, I'm
going to give it a shot, on the recommendation of my friends. Anyway, it's
good to be back here in Little Rock. This is a good town. I've come here a
lot, as candidate and as President. I appreciate my friends here; I
appreciate the values of the people that live in this state. I hope to be
back soon. Anyway --

MR. HUTCHINSON: Mr. President, we're glad to have you. It's been a great
visit. Thanks for helping us out. And we welcome you back anytime. And
thank you for your leadership.

THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, sir. We'll see you all in Tennessee.

Q Sir, do you think your new series of speeches are going to have an impact
on midterm elections?

THE PRESIDENT: My series of speeches -- they're not political speeches.
They're speeches about the future of this country, and they're speeches to
make it clear that if we retreat before the job is done, this nation would
become even more in jeopardy. These are important times, and I seriously
hope people wouldn't politicize these issues that I'm going to talk about.
We have a duty in this country to defeat terrorists. That's why we'll stay
on the offense and bring them to justice before they hurt us, and that's
why we'll work to spread liberty in order to spread the peace.

Anyway, thank you all.

END 2:03 P.M. CDT

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