emperorOfTheUniverse t1_j7loot6 wrote on February 7, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Reply to comment by LordRekrus in George W. Bush morning jog on September 11, 2001 by hungHub

He was smart. Everyone just liked to portray him as an idiot, because of how he talked and that they disagreed with his policies.

https://www.keithhennessey.com/2013/04/24/smarter/

Edit: You'll be hard pressed to find any POTUS that there isn't almost if not more than half the country decrying as an 'idiot'. Everyone is smart from their armchair. But the fact is nobody gets into that chair without tremendous effort and poise to begin with, and then once they do get there the hard work starts. Presidents aren't dumb.

squ1bs t1_j7lrlrb wrote on February 7, 2023 at 6:47 PM

Almost every single piece of footage I have observed of the man suggests to me that he is of well below the intelligence required to hold office. His dad, on the other hand, was sharp as a tack, and a dangerous man.

I believe he was a puppet, as was Obama, Trump and as is Biden now - controlled by the military and CIA. The office of president has been as meaningful as the Office of King/Queen of the UK since somewhere between LBJ and Nixon. The power no longer resides with the president - they merely lobby for favor. It diminishes with each new election.

Let the downvotes commence.

emperorOfTheUniverse t1_j7lyj82 wrote on February 7, 2023 at 7:32 PM

And deservedly so. It's a ridiculous hot take anchored in paranoia, conjecture, and unfounded conspiracy.

NickNash1985 t1_j7n0xrr wrote on February 7, 2023 at 11:45 PM

I love how you bounce around various conspiracies like it’s common knowledge when it’s a perfectly simple task to just point out that W. was a war criminal.

You don’t have to make things up to make him look bad.