Bush's fish tale? Probably a lie.

So, in true Bush fashion, we learned the president's greatest moment in office was catching a fish:

"You know, I've experienced many great moments and it's hard to name the best," Bush told weekly Bild am Sonntag when asked about his high point since becoming president in January 2001.

"I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound (3.402 kilos) perch in my lake," he told the newspaper in an interview published on Sunday.

Well, according to an article cited by AMERICAblog, either Bush shattered the world record for such a catch or he's a world-record liar. I'd guess he's a liar. From the article:

Last weekend, Phil Deer, Jr. of Delta, Pennsylvania caught a record setting yellow perch in a pond in Harford County. The perch is the largest ever caught in Maryland and the fourth largest on record in the world. DNR confirmed the perch’s size as 3 pounds, 5 ounces and 16 ¼ inches long, which eclipsed the Maryland record of 2 pounds 6.75 ounces set at Deep Creek Lake in 2003. Worldwide, Deer’s fish places behind a 4 pound, 3 ounce perch caught in New Jersey in 1865; a 3 pound, 12 ounce perch caught in Michigan in 1947; and a 3 pound, 8 ounce perch caught in New York in 1982. All records are for the fresh water division.

Can this man go five seconds without telling a lie?

EVERYTHING the man says?

My guess is this: That it's a lie.

It was a largemouth bass.

Do you mean the fish, or the Idiot who allegedly caught it?

I guess this whole fish story makes you visualize a dead, slimy thing dangling on a hook - so it's an easy mistake to make!

what a largemouth is.
Especially in Texas or Florida.


Either Bush just lied like a 4 year old or he is really really really fucking stupid.

turn into a bass in the first place.
if its a nile perch its a perch. great job mr president, we are all very proud of you. hope you got a picture for all of us to share, after all we are paying your salary.

...there is no such thing as a 7 lb perch. On another thread, I learned that this was probably an error introduced when this was translated back from German, where apparently "bass" and "perch" are the same word.

7.5 lb bass? Possible. Not that unique even, the record is like 22 or 25 depending on who you ask.

He had to say whatever he said in english. There were english speaking reporters there like always.

They are starting to spin lies to cover bushs stupid pre kindergarten lie.

... that these reports are based on an interview published in German. That's what I've read here, I do not know the facts.

If Bush thinks he caught a 7 lb perch, he's a bigger moron than even I thought. :)

It is a member of the sunfish family-easy to see how that could translate into "perch" in German.

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