Is Bush an idiot?

hes a moron, no doubt. for more reasons than i can count.

He says a lot of silly things: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushism

wow our president is an idiot

What a stupid question

Of course, that fact has been known for years by most of the world. He is the most inept leader in the western world and it will prob take decades to find another to match his ineptness.

It's an old story ASC - just a matter of tolerating/ignoring the crap till better times come along.

Our president isn't stupid, just 51% of the US population.

feds are watching.. i better shut up :P

I guess I should no longer be amazed at the idiocy of an internet chatboard warrior who can edit their posts explaining how the president of the US who can't edit his words is an idiot.

LOL, what a dumbass statement!

On Economy

* "[B]y the way, we rank 10th amongst the industrialized world in broadband technology and its availability. That's not good enough for America. Tenth is 10 spots too low as far as I'm concerned." -?Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 26, 2004

* "The march to war affected the people's confidence. It's hard to make investment. See, if you're a small business owner or a large business owner and you're thinking about investing, you've got to be optimistic when you invest. Except when you're marching to war, it's not a very optimistic thought, is it? In other words, it's the opposite of optimistic when you're thinking you're going to war." -?Springfield, Missouri, Feb. 9, 2004

* "Let me tell you my thoughts about tax relief. When your economy is kind of ooching along, it's important to let people have more of their own money."?Boston, Oct. 4, 2002

* "See, without the tax relief package, there would have been a deficit, but there wouldn't have been the commiserate?not 'commiserate'?the kick to our economy that occurred as a result of the tax relief."

* "You're working hard to put food on your family."


On Education

* "We expect the states to show us whether or not we're achieving simple objectives?like literacy, literacy in math, the ability to read and write." -?on federal education requirements, Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

* "[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling." -?Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

* "Rarely is the question asked, is . . . our children learning?" (2001 Washington TV/Radio Correspondents dinner)


On Foreign Policy

* "This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table." -?Brussels, Belgium, Feb. 22, 2005

* "Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat."-?Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2004

* "Secondly, the tactics of our?as you know, we don't have relationships with Iran. I mean, that's?ever since the late '70s, we have no contacts with them, and we've totally sanctioned them. In other words, there's no sanctions?you can't?we're out of sanctions." -?Annandale, Va., Aug. 9, 2004

* "King Abdullah of Jordan, the King of Morocco, I mean, there's a series of places?Qatar, Oman?I mean, places that are developing?Bahrain?they're all developing the habits of free societies." -?Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004

* "See, free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don't attack each other. Free nations don't develop weapons of mass destruction." -?Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 3, 2003

* "I think war is a dangerous place." -?Washington, D.C., May 7, 2003

* "In my judgment, when the United States says there will be serious consequences, and if there isn't serious consequences, it creates adverse consequences."

* Border relations between Canada and Mexico have never been better. September 24, 2001

On Health Care

* "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB/GYN's aren't able to practice their love with women all across the country." -?Sept. 6, 2004, Poplar Bluff, Mo.

* "My pro-life position is I believe there's life. It's not necessarily based in religion. I think there's a life there, therefore the notion of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness." --Quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 23, 2001

On Human Right

* "It seemed like Amnesty International based some of their decisions on the word and allegations by people who were held in detention, people who hate America, people had been trained in some instances to disassemble ? that means not tell the truth." --Washington, D.C., 31 May, 2005

* "More Muslims have died at the hands of killers than?I say more Muslims?a lot of Muslims have died?I don't know the exact count?at Istanbul. Look at these different places around the world where there's been tremendous death and destruction because killers kill." -?Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004

* "My views are one that speaks to freedom." -?Washington, D.C., Jan. 29, 2004

* "I was a prisoner too, but for bad reasons." -?To Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, on being told that all but one of the Argentine delegates to a summit meeting were imprisoned during the military dictatorship, Monterrey, Mexico, Jan. 13, 2004


On Iraq

* "But Iraq has?have got people there that are willing to kill, and they're hard-nosed killers. And we will work with the Iraqis to secure their future." --Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

* "I'm honored to shake the hand of a brave Iraqi citizen who had his hand cut off by Saddam Hussein." -?Washington, D.C., May 25, 2004

* "The ambassador and the general were briefing me on the?the vast majority of Iraqis want to live in a peaceful, free world. And we will find these people and we will bring them to justice." -?Washington, D.C., Oct. 27, 2003

* "My answer is bring them on." -?On Iraqi militants attacking U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003

* "We ended the rule of one of history's worst tyrants, and in so doing, we not only freed the American people, we made our own people more secure." -?Crawford, Texas, May 3, 2003

* "We've got hundreds of sites to exploit, looking for the chemical and biological weapons that we know Saddam Hussein had prior to our entrance into Iraq." -?Santa Clara, Calif., May 2, 2003

* "You're free. And freedom is beautiful. And, you know, it'll take time to restore chaos and order?order out of chaos. But we will." -?Washington, D.C., April 13, 2003

* "The war on terror involves Saddam Hussein because of the nature of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam Hussein, and his willingness to terrorize himself." -?Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 29, 2003

* "There is no such thing necessarily in a dictatorial regime of iron-clad absolutely solid evidence. The evidence I had was the best possible evidence that he had a weapon."


On National Security and War on Terror

* "It's in our country's interests to find those who would do harm to us and get them out of harm's way." -?Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005

* "After standing on the stage, after the debates, I made it very plain, we will not have an all-volunteer army. And yet, this week?we will have an all-volunteer army. Let me restate that."-?Daytona Beach, Fla., Oct. 16, 2004

* "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." -?Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004

* "I was proud the other day when both Republicans and Democrats stood with me in the Rose Garden to announce their support for a clear statement of purpose: you disarm, or we will." -?Speaking about Saddam Hussein, Manchester, N.H., Oct. 5, 2002

* "There's no doubt in my mind that we should allow the world worst leaders to hold America hostage, to threaten our peace, to threaten our friends and allies with the world's worst weapons." -?South Bend, Ind., Sept. 5, 2002

* "[T]he best way to find these terrorists who hide in holes is to get people coming forth to describe the location of the hole, is to give clues and data."

* Reporter: Is the tide turning in Iraq?

Bush: I think - tide turning - see, as I remember, I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of, it's easy to see a tide turn - did I say those words? June 14, 2006
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On Social Security

* "In terms of timetables, as quickly as possible?whatever that means." -?On the president's time frame for shoring up Social Security, Washington D.C., March 16, 2005

* "If you're a younger person, you ought to be asking members of Congress and the United States Senate and the president what you intend to do about it. If you see a train wreck coming, you ought to be saying, what are you going to do about it, Mr. Congressman, or Madam Congressman?" -?Detroit, Feb. 8, 2005

* "Now, we talked to Joan Hanover. She and her husband, George, were visiting with us. They are near retirement?retiring?in the process of retiring, meaning they're very smart, active, capable people who are retirement age and are retiring." -?Alexandria, Va., Feb. 12, 2003

Logic

* "It is better to have lost and .. er to have loved and lost than to have lost.. to have loved never before to have er .. lost." --Dallas, July 11., 2006

* "The future will be better tomorrow."

* "I believe we are called to do the hard work to make our communities and quality of life a better place." -hahaha8212;Collinsville, Ill., 5 Jan., 2005

* "It's a time of sorrow and sadness when we lose a loss of life." -hahaha8212;Washington, D.C., Dec. 21, 2004

* "I'm so pleased to be able to say hello to Bill Scranton. He's one of the great Pennsylvania political families." -hahaha8212;Drexel Hill, Penn., Sept. 15, 2003

* "Our country puts $1 billion a year up to help feed the hungry. And we're by far the most generous nation in the world when it comes to that, and I'm proud to report that. This isn't a contest of who's the most generous. I'm just telling you as an aside. We're generous. We shouldn't be bragging about it. But we are. We're very generous." -hahaha8212;Washington, D.C., July 16, 2003

* "There's an old saying in Tennesseehahaha8212;I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennesseehahaha8212;that says, fool me once, shame onhahaha8212;shame on you. Fool mehahaha8212;you can't get fooled again." -hahaha8212;Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002

* "I'm also mindful that man should never try to put words in God's mouth. I mean, we should never ascribe natural disasters or anything else, to God. We are in no way, shape, or form should a human being, play God." -hahaha8212;Appearing on ABC's 20/20, Washington D.C., Jan. 14, 2005

* "I'm hopeful. I know there is a lot of ambition in Washington, obviously. But I hope the ambitious realize that they are more likely to succeed with success as opposed to failure." --Interview with the Associated Press, Jan. 18, 2001

* "The California crunch really is the result of not enough power-generating plants and then not enough power to power the power of generating plants."--Interview with the New York Times, Jan. 14, 2001

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On Pollution

* "It is not pollution that is ruining the earth. It is impurities in the water and air."

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Misc

* "I always jest to people, the Oval Office is the kind of place where people stand outside, they're getting ready to come in and tell me what for, and they walk in and get overwhelmed by the atmosphere. And they say 'man, you're looking pretty.' " -hahaha8212;Washington, D.C., Nov. 4, 2004

* "Tribal sovereignty means that, it's sovereign. You're ahahaha8212;you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And, therefore, the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." -hahaha8212;Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004

* "I want to thank my friend, Sen. Bill Frist, for joining us today. hahaha8230; He married a Texas girl, I want you to know. (Laughter.) Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me. (More laughter.)" -hahaha8212;Nashville, Tenn., May 27, 2004

* "One of the most meaningful things that's happened to me since I've been the governorhahaha8212;the presidenthahaha8212;governorhahaha8212;president. Oops. Ex-governor. I went to Bethesda Naval Hospital to give a fellow a Purple Heart, and at the same moment I watched himhahaha8212;get a Purple Heart for action in Iraqhahaha8212;and at that samehahaha8212;right after I gave him the Purple Heart, he was sworn in as a citizen of the United Stateshahaha8212;a Mexican citizen, now a United States citizen."hahaha8212;Washington, D.C., Jan. 9, 2004

* "I glance at the headlines just to kind of get a flavor for what's moving. I rarely read the stories, and get briefed by people who are probably read the news themselves." -hahaha8212;Washington, D.C., Sept. 21, 2003

* "Iran would be dangerous if they have a nuclear weapon." -hahaha8212;Washington, D.C., June 18, 2003

* "Now, there are some who would like to rewrite historyhahaha8212;revisionist historians is what I like to call them." -hahaha8212;Elizabeth, N.J., June 16, 2003

* "I'm the master of low expectations." -hahaha8212;Aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

* "Strategery"

* "I'm also not very analytical. You know I don't spend a lot of time thinking about myself, about why I do things." -hahaha8212;Aboard Air Force One, June 4, 2003

* "I recently met with the finance minister of the Palestinian Authority, was very impressed by his grasp of finances." -hahaha8212;Washington, D.C., May 29, 2003

* "And, most importantly, Alma Powell, secretary of Colin Powell, is with us." -hahaha8212;Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2003

* "I think the American peoplehahaha8212;I hope the Americanhahaha8211;I don't think, let mehahaha8212;I hope the American people trust me." -hahaha8212;Washington, D.C., Dec. 18, 2002

* "I know something about being a government. And you've got a good one." -hahaha8212;Stumping for Gov. Mike Huckabee, Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 4, 2002

* "I'm plowed of the leadership of Chuck Grassley and Greg Ganske and Jim Leach." -hahaha8212;Davenport, Iowa, Sept. 16, 2002

* "They misunderestimated me"

* "Truth Teller"


http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Transwiki:List_of_Bushisms

I agree- anyone with THAT many difficult and stressful public appearances, discussing complex issues would have a few blunders in delivery. I actually think he's an idiot for a different reason- middle east policy.

Here come the real idiots.....

idiots are the bunch of stupid motherfuckers who voted for him

if the shoe fits wear it

George is a guy who sure does not like speaking in public - even worse being in any question/answer session. He avoids public addresses and only comes out of the closet when he's stuffed out because of necessity or formal occasions he can't get out of. Other Presidents (and leaders elsewhere) have had little problem with this and have given far more interviews/statements.

George is fine if he's given a script - but otherwise a PR guy's nightmare. Even if he was excellent in ad hoc chat - it's still very difficult to dance around problems that .. bottom line, just can't be justified, - no matter how hard you try. He would not survive a day in several other countries where there is far more "interrogation" of leaders and public "clashes".

Classic quote in a moment of obvious transparency...

?In my line of work you have to repeat yourself over and over again to get the truth across?to catapult the propaganda.?

Yea sure, Karl and Karen told you to do this - but that does not mean ya have to repeat it in public

I personally get ashamed to admit i'm from the USA now. A man with the intelligence of a 3 year old should not be allowed to control a country. Calling him an idiot would not do him justice.

That's being a little optimistic about his mental capacities.

I though that question has been answered a long time ago

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Very interesting... I've heard there's a strong correlation between greater intelligence and more liberal beliefs.

and your background on mid-east policy to be able to pass judgement would be?

I've heard there's a strong correlation between people who think they're more intelligent than everyone else and a lack of common sense.

Bush was wrong. the fish are stock piling WMD's.

I'm a former president of the United States of America, and I served this great nation as Chief diplomatic liasson to Syria and Iran in the mid 80's.

C'mon, what kind of question is that?

Of course I have NO background. But I do have eyes, ears, a ( ...small) brain and an opinion.

then you're opinion has the same wieght as my dog's.

no offense.

None taken. Are you fascist? I'm not calling you one, but you seem to think that only world leaders are entitled to opinions... I think as a tax-paying voter, my opinion should carry more weight than your dogs- that's what makes it a democracy.

Is Bush an idiot?

Is the Pope a Catholic?

Do bears shit in the woods?

If he's not, he's a good actor...

He's not an idiot.

He's a mass destructor and a mass killer of innocent people around the world. Just to keep the dolar strong. I hope someone kills him soon.

Just look at his offspring... not only is he an idiot, he's a piss poor parent. Those two often go hand-in-hand.

and what's your background to say the idiot is right. Sheesh your post are getting really fucking bad lately. Hey how's that wire tap thing working out for you now that it's been found unconstitutional?

Yes. Yes, he is.

You forgot to say "as my dog's and mine"

Interesting post.

He also can't spell. Weight would be how it's spelled.
It's a republican thing, low IQ's huddle together for warmth.

are you an idiot? I'm not calling you one, but you imagined I said you weren't entitled to an opinion.
I agree, your opinion *should* carry more wieght than a dogs but since there doesn't seem to be any more logic behind it than a dogs, I'm worried.

" I know that humanbeing and fish can exist piecfuly together." Ha! Great!

not bad, just over your head. please quote where I said "the idiot" is right.
you want so badly to just trip me up once that you begin to imagine what the conversation is about.
what a pathetic life one must lead to be happy rooting for the terrorists.

especially the spelling

Sweet.. but don't worry about me.. I'll be alright.

And yes, I am an idiot. Me and the pres.. just a couple a idiots. Phew- solved that. But fascist is a less subjective term.

back to our discussion:

I didn't imagine you saying my opinion has the same weight as your dogs.. take a look. But anyhow, you've clearly disqualified me from having any intellect. Would agreeing with your logic give my opinion more weight? Because we haven't actually discussed the basis for my opinion, yet.. so i think you may be jumping the gun a bit.

Is quoting a broadcast video title, and asking if the president is an idiot un-American? Is that why I've ruffled your feathers?

That's way to rational a response for 12clicks to respond to. He'll have to resort to insulting you instead.

Yes, didn't you know?

i agree. you should switch to supporting someone using legal methods to collect information....

12clicks >> It may be that you're mostly arguing for argument's sake, but can I ask you this: Do you consider Bush a suitable role model? Bullshit aside, do you consider him a good representative of the modern western civilization? More importantly, do you consider him a good representative of you?

AFAIK, most of Europe think of him as the circus clown - even those who agree with his politics.

I bet you're a riot when you are at a party. You seem like such a loving a caring person. Bet you go to church on sunday, and pray for all the sinners out there. "O lord protect all us god fearing un-educated bible thumping people, from whatever the Bush administration says we should be afraid of."

Good thing they caught those guys with all the cell phones, that they just let go. They probably used the ILLEGAL wire taps to catch the band of guys in Miami too. That was a fearsome bunch. You never know what a group of guys who wanted money to buy black boots and a camera can do.

Very interesting... I've heard there's a strong correlation between greater intelligence and more liberal beliefs.[/QUOTE]


you dont see 12clicks responding to this chart do you?

The question was, Is Bush and idiot. He hasn't responded to all the video proof either.

Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. He lives in a fantasy world.
Seriously, how can you defend the president who doesn't even have a basic grasp of the english language. Let alone, have him in charge of protecting the public.

yes, happends... with me