G.W. Bush: Not An Idiot
I swear, George Bush is a total idiot.
Lane Hudson, 3/19/2007, Huffington Post
A common misperception from the left is that an idiot is serving as our president. This perception ignores how well Bush diagnosed America's psyche and positioned himself to become elected, first as a "compassionate conservative," then as the "commander in chief". I remember the Iranian hostage crisis and how Carter was reviled in 1979. I remember fellow students at my university chanting, "Bomb Iran." Bush tapped into America's festering anger (Viet Nam plus Iran plus the World Trade Center bombings). Bush bombed a country. Bush gratified frustrated Americans. Coincidentally, the Bush family is in the oil business and they got richer. Do you still think Bush is stupid?
In all the chest-beating about how the war did badly, no one seems to remember how the war did very, very well — for Big Oil.
Greg Palast, 3/18/2007, It’s STILL The Oil: Secret Condi Meeting on Oil Before Invasion
Hurricane Katrina hurt Bush's poll numbers. This was based on the lack of a response by FEMA. Few outside of New Orleans even know that this disaster was of our own making. Ineffective government caused the disaster. Why does no one talk about this? Perhaps, Bush is smart enough to change the subject. Why would anyone bother to ask him a question about an area where he is so obviously unenaged? Aside from a couple Pulitzer prize winners, it seems no one followed the story.
Harry Shearer, 8/29/2006, Katrina: Something Besides Emotion, Update: 3/21/07
Those who felt that government "was the problem, not the solution" got "W" elected. Would this base of support now want the government to fix veterans hospitals or rebuild cities or correctly design levees?
If you are an angry American, Bush relieved some of your pent up frustration. If you are an oilman, FEMA contractor or defense contractor, the president is doing a good job at serving your interests. If you are a New Orleans resident or a wounded soldier who expects the government to help you with your issues, then the president does not seem so smart.
The madder and more privileged you are, the smarter this president becomes.
Do not call the president an idiot. Instead, please recognize that the privileged people who finance our president still support him. They also plan to win the next election based on emotional appeals from someone no smarter.
A new link:George Bush is not incompetent.
Lane Hudson, 3/19/2007, Huffington Post
A common misperception from the left is that an idiot is serving as our president. This perception ignores how well Bush diagnosed America's psyche and positioned himself to become elected, first as a "compassionate conservative," then as the "commander in chief". I remember the Iranian hostage crisis and how Carter was reviled in 1979. I remember fellow students at my university chanting, "Bomb Iran." Bush tapped into America's festering anger (Viet Nam plus Iran plus the World Trade Center bombings). Bush bombed a country. Bush gratified frustrated Americans. Coincidentally, the Bush family is in the oil business and they got richer. Do you still think Bush is stupid?
In all the chest-beating about how the war did badly, no one seems to remember how the war did very, very well — for Big Oil.
Greg Palast, 3/18/2007, It’s STILL The Oil: Secret Condi Meeting on Oil Before Invasion
Hurricane Katrina hurt Bush's poll numbers. This was based on the lack of a response by FEMA. Few outside of New Orleans even know that this disaster was of our own making. Ineffective government caused the disaster. Why does no one talk about this? Perhaps, Bush is smart enough to change the subject. Why would anyone bother to ask him a question about an area where he is so obviously unenaged? Aside from a couple Pulitzer prize winners, it seems no one followed the story.
Harry Shearer, 8/29/2006, Katrina: Something Besides Emotion, Update: 3/21/07
Those who felt that government "was the problem, not the solution" got "W" elected. Would this base of support now want the government to fix veterans hospitals or rebuild cities or correctly design levees?
If you are an angry American, Bush relieved some of your pent up frustration. If you are an oilman, FEMA contractor or defense contractor, the president is doing a good job at serving your interests. If you are a New Orleans resident or a wounded soldier who expects the government to help you with your issues, then the president does not seem so smart.
The madder and more privileged you are, the smarter this president becomes.
Do not call the president an idiot. Instead, please recognize that the privileged people who finance our president still support him. They also plan to win the next election based on emotional appeals from someone no smarter.
A new link:George Bush is not incompetent.
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