LONDON – Former England soccer manager Steve McClaren fought off tough competition from US President George W. Bush to win a dreaded “Foot in Mouth” award on Tuesday from the Plain English campaign.
George W.Bush came in second for “All I can tell you is that when the governor calls, I answer his phone.”
This quote came from W’s response to this question during the press conference following the California wildfires.
Q: Mr. President, a lot has been made about the contrast between this response and the Katrina response. Do you have any thoughts on that, and how you’re doing?
The winner of this year’s award was….