A Quote by George W. Bush

We all know the big elephant in the room. The big elephant in the room is African governments. Africa has been totally mismanaged and misruled, but nobody wants to talk about that because of political correctness.

George W. Bush

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George W. Bush
American - President
Born: July 6, 1946

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