Bush heard the word philosopher, seized on a related concept--Christ--and simply ignored the other key elements in the question, like political and identify with and why.
When heard the word philosopher, Bush just started to talk about Christ and nobody else.
Bush talked about a lot of other philosophers in his speech.
A man building a fire
I love Rocky!
A woman is playing volleyball
Bork broke down crying.
A girl playing basketball.
A photographer set out props.