So, I guess you could say that President Bush’s comment today that he’s “reminded of the great talent of the—of our Philippine-Americans when I eat dinner at the White House” was probably a little offensive.  I mean, certainly there are better things you could praise Philippine-Americans for. But come on, if you look back at the history of Bush’s racially insensitive moments, it doesn’t even rank in the top five.

And those would be:

#1. During a recent visit by Mexican president Felipe Calderon, Bush remarked that he was never so reminded of the great talents of Mexican-Americans than when he “stayed in one of them really fancy hotels with all the clean sheets and those fluffy towels. How do you all get those towels so fluffy?”

#2. During a state dinner with Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, Bush praised the great talent of Italian-Americans by kissing his fingers and shouting across the table “Mama mia! That’s a spicy-a meatball!” even though there was no Italian food being served that night.

#3. In a closed-door strategy meeting with British prime minister Gordon Brown, according to unnamed sources, President Bush was heard asking Mr. Brown if British men “really are all as faggy as they sound?  I mean, are all you guys homos, or just the really pretty ones?”

#4. On an unannounced tour of the progress being made in Iraq, President Bush was overheard telling the Iraqi president, Jalal Talabani, that he was reminded of the great talent of Iraqi-Americans “every time I visit Guantanamo Bay. Man, when they electrocute those little brown fuckers, you should see ‘em jump, heh-heh.”

#5. During a recent round-table with foreign heads of state in Washington, President Bush wandered into an antechamber occupied by the Congolese delegation, and was heard asking president Joseph Kabila to excuse his surprise, explaining, “[h]ere in Amer’ca, the only time you see this many brothers in one place is in a fuckin’ prison. No offense, son.”

The American president was later seen praising the great talent of African-Americans by patting his right back pocket, presumably checking for his wallet.