google produces many variations of the phrase and many fairly vague references. i was hoping for something better. dale
********************** Dale Jamieson Director of Environmental Studies Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy Affiliated Professor of Law New York University http://www.esig.ucar.edu/HP_dale.html Contact information: Steinhardt School, HMSS 246 Greene Street, Suite 300 New York NY 10003-6677 212-998-5429 (voice) 212-995-4832 (fax) "Knowing what we know now, that you could vote against the war and still be elected president, I would never have pretended to support it."--Hilary Clinton parody on Saturday Night Live ----- Original Message ----- From: William Hipwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, February 22, 2007 7:54 pm Subject: RE: "the american way of life is not up for negotiation" > Dale: > > I believe that George Bush senior's phrase was: > > "The American way of life is not negotiable." > > Google might provide leads... > > Bill > > Dr. William Hipwell > Lecturer, Development Studies > Institute of Geography / Te Puutahi Maatai Matawhenua > School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences / Te Kura > Taatai Aro > Whenua > Victoria University of Wellington / Te Whare Wananga o te Upoko o > te Ika > a Maui > Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand / > Telephone: +64-4-463-6116 (office) > +64-21-773408 (mobile) > william.hipwell (Skype) > Facsimile: +64-4-463-5186 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.geo.vuw.ac.nz/staff/hipwell.html > <blocked::http://www.geo.vuw.ac.nz/staff/hipwell.html> > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale W > Jamieson > Sent: Friday, 23 February 2007 1:42 p.m. > To: gep-ed@listserve1.allegheny.edu > Subject: "the american way of life is not up for negotiation" > > we all know that bush said this or something like it at the rio earth > summit, but does anyone have a good source for it? > > thanks > > dale > > ********************** > Dale Jamieson > Director of Environmental Studies > Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy Affiliated Professor > of Law New York University http://www.esig.ucar.edu/HP_dale.html > > Contact information: > Steinhardt School, HMSS > 246 Greene Street, Suite 300 > New York NY 10003-6677 > 212-998-5429 (voice) 212-995-4832 (fax) > > "Knowing what we know now, that you could vote against the war and > stillbe elected president, I would never have pretended to support > it."--Hilary Clinton parody on Saturday Night Live > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Beth DeSombre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:38 pm > Subject: Re: Compendium -- where we are > > > "Wright, Angus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on Thursday, February > 22, > > 2007 at 5:55 PM -0500 wrote: > > >I am struck--and I hope I have not missed anything here--by the > > lack of > > >anything about agriculture and the environment. Is that a > considered > > >judgment or just a slip-up? > > > > Well, as I indicated in the message introducing the list, it was > > generatedentirely from suggestions from people on this list > responding > > to my first call for suggestions. > > > > It simply means that no one suggested it the first time around -- > > > precisely the reason I posted the list of suggestions I *had* > > received, so that people could look at what had not been > suggested and > > > speak up. > > > > Beth > > > > >