Here's what we have so far:
1) Everybody believes it, so it must be true.
2) You say news media "widely reported" it, so it must be true. (Never mind that MANY bogus things have been reported over the years.)
3) This "widely reported" story cannot be sourced, except on an atheist site. Where are the sources???
4) GHWB didn't deny it, so it must be true. GHWB hasn't denied that he was born on Mars either.
Sorry, but this is getting extremely frustrating. If this is so REAL, why can't you prove it? I don't think I'm asking for too much here. Show some evidence, and if you cannot come up with any, does that concern you at all?
I do not wish to go around and around on this merry-go-round. You can either back up your assertion or you cannot. Until and unless you do, it would be prudent to consider that it may indeed be urban legend. You are presuming GHWB "guilty" of this quote sans evidence, and I am presuming him "innocent" until proven "guilty."
Fair enough - I'll do some research and see what I can find...
This turned out to be an interesting research project. Since the quote was (allegedly) made before widespread use of the internet, it's not like the news orgs have them cataloged. From what I can see, at nleast so far, it seems that it all really comes down to whether or not you believe the reporter who originally asked the question. Hopefully, a response from the presidential library will clear this all up.