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26. HW Bush wasn't stupid

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 11:50 AM

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He had horrible policies but wasn’t stupid. I think that was the core of W. Bush’s daddy issues. HW knew his son was a dumb as a rock frat boy. And W Bush knew that nothing he could do could earn his father’s respect. Not even becoming President.

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Maybe too many Americans are dumb. [View all] yardwork Monday OP

Intellectually lazy or shallow. Or both. ms liberty Monday #1

I have been mulling over the question of whether Harris could have defeated Ocelot II Monday #2

This is what I've been thinking, too. yardwork Monday #6

I blame the Kardashians and other "reality" shows..... now it's cool to be stupid. groundloop Monday #64

That's where Trump got his start. Dumb fake reality shows. yardwork Monday #68

The dumbing up of AmeriKKKa,.... magicarpet Monday #106

Oh,.. let's not forget the dumbest of them all magicarpet Monday #107

Reality TV, social media and now AI radius777 Tuesday #161

It all changed when Obama was elected. ECL213 Monday #67

It might be a coincidence, but the timing is sure suspicious. yardwork Monday #69

The task escalated from defeating a candidate to defeating Russian, Chinese, Iranian and far right disinformation. mahina Tuesday #139

I agree with this. yardwork Tuesday #142

The ONLY thing i disagree with you on is cyndensco Monday #3

This NewHendoLib Monday #5

Thanks! yardwork Monday #7

+1 RockRaven Monday #10

I think the qualifier makes it more powerful jfz9580m Monday #56

Thank you! yardwork Monday #59

Oh, wow, are you ever on track! soldierant Monday #125

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Thank you. soldierant Tuesday #159

Give systems more resources. I would not use less than 32GB of RAM TheKentuckian Monday #131

This is why I basically withdrew... Hugin Monday #4

No you are right...I have two sons and they are intelligent but dumb JT45242 Monday #8

We saw some of this in 2000, and then it accelerated in 2016. yardwork Monday #12

But they and huge parts of their generation are the worst purity voters. Mariana Monday #60

The same kind of targeted propaganda. EarlG explained it well. yardwork Monday #61

Many have been vouchered into ignorance. Jit423 Monday #9

George Carlin was right!. Stupid People EVERYWHERE IrishBubbaLiberal Monday #11

Speaking of George Carlin, here he is on Olbermann's old MSNBC show "Countdown". keep_left Monday #72

Do I miss him. His voice would be so relevant today. Evolve Dammit Monday #76

Stupid people reproduce like bunnies IronLionZion Monday #13

And now it's glorified not fooled Monday #14

I think that dumb markodochartaigh Monday #15

54% of adults are literate to just below a sixth grade level. Hotler Monday #16

Literacy is a hidden issue. yardwork Monday #39

Wow! ReRe Monday #97

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Italian economist explains the 5 laws of stupid people. Worth a read. Pepsidog Monday #17

There is also a great you tube video on the mass psychosis that fits JT45242 Monday #18

That is fascinating! yardwork Monday #31

Nixon wasn't a meat puppet. Every Republican President and nominee starting with Reagan has been a meat puppet. hunter Monday #19

HW Bush wasn't stupid peregrinus Monday #26

HW Bush was ethically compromised. hunter Monday #37

Agreed, but compare him to Trump... yardwork Monday #40

Cmon, give us a source. raccoon Monday #42

Not even light work. I just note how people refuse to JCMach1 Monday #20

I know a bunch of them myself kimbutgar Monday #21

Eliminating the draft has changed our country dlk Monday #22

And in the sixties, with the war in Vietnam, the draft brought organized rebellion and critical thinking to new levels. SupportSanity Monday #120

Many people do not have good critical thinking skills Buckeyeblue Monday #23

How did you hear me in my kitchen last night? BigmanPigman Monday #24

K&R Solly Mack Monday #25

Willfully ignorant, lazy, irresponsible, selfish, hate filled, racist and sexist. Irish_Dem Monday #27

Willfully, or just plain, ignorant is the answer. The rest of your list hits the spot too. Magoo48 Monday #33

Most of the MAGAs I know are lying when they spout Trump nonsense. Irish_Dem Monday #36

Okay, you've had it buddy. I used my rec-ing ball on you. jaxexpat Monday #28

I thought Bill Maher had a good take on this. Littlered Monday #29

What exactly is the party's social agenda? Stuckinthebush Monday #34

"social agenda" means everyone treated like human beings Skittles Monday #104

Bill Maher is dumb. yardwork Monday #38

preach it, yardwork Skittles Monday #109

do you not get it? Skittles Monday #101

Gaslighting John Shaft Monday #130

"social agenda" - still waiting on you to define this. TBF Tuesday #154

Willful ignorance! Nt Grumpy Old Guy Monday #30

We have reaped the rewards of 40 years of the intentional destruction of American education. flashman13 Monday #32

that's how they want them 4catsmom Monday #35

"It's the army they didn't have to pay for." Yep. That's IT. RIGHT THERE. calimary Monday #47

Feature, not a glitch. Iggo Monday #41

It's not about being merely "dumb" Blue_Tires Monday #43

That's my definition of dumb, right there. yardwork Monday #48

You are absolutely RIGHT. They're dumb. They dumbly choose against reading and lifelong learning as essential. ancianita Monday #44

This, right here: yardwork Monday #54

Fine. Appreciated, but ancianita Monday #81

Maybe????? If this election isn't proof positive, nothing else is. Vinca Monday #45

I was trying to leave the door open for argument... yardwork Monday #49

It's a winning argument, so no, ancianita Monday #85

Republicans wanna finish the job by getting rid of the Dept of Education. BradBo Monday #46

They are nothing if not consistent. yardwork Monday #51

They are dumb DownriverDem Monday #50

Remember half of them are below average........ lastlib Monday #52

The Republicans, with their far-reaching propaganda media, have made every single Democrat in office hadEnuf Monday #53

This. And too many of us go along with it yardwork Monday #58

This right here. hadEnuf Monday #77

Bingo. yardwork Monday #86

Maybe?? n/t Timewas Monday #55

I am having a little difficulty viewing someone who calls themselves yardwork as elitist. You are right, they are dumb. camartinwv Monday #57

They also like to learn the hard way quite a lot. Crowman2009 Monday #62

I think working poor who vote fascist are so miserable that they want to destroy everything around them, yaesu Monday #63

The majority of poor people voted for Harris, though. yardwork Monday #65

And this is interesting Lulu KC Tuesday #156

Their message sounded good to me. yardwork Tuesday #157

Ask any of them BigMin28 Monday #66

Maybe? relayerbob Monday #70

Idiots actually IbogaProject Monday #71

Don't forget that an unanticipated benefit of long workdays for the corporations LT Barclay Monday #73

Great post! Very good points. My only comment would be that neither Nixon or Evolve Dammit Monday #74

We are Dumb All Over JoseBalow Monday #75

Dumb and evil. When one part has gigantic signs at their convention MaryMagdaline Monday #78

They watch Fox, listen to Joe Rogan, the hundreds of all the RW stuff out there. kerry-is-my-prez Monday #79

Every Empire dies... Dan Monday #80

I can't disagree, which is sad. yardwork Monday #88

It's not a matter of academic intelligence or education Joe Nation Monday #82

Just maybe? NoRethugFriends Monday #83

Polly, in Sir Terry Pratchett's 'Monstrous Regiment' GoneOffShore Monday #84

I just watched these three documentaries... LaRaven Monday #87

Welcome back, and thank you! yardwork Monday #90

Thanks. I'm downloading episode 1 of brainwashed. scipan Monday #98

Brainwashed is good - a little weak with the interviews LaRaven Monday #132

Not dumb. Gullible, misinformed, naive. Martin68 Monday #89

To that I would add frequently obtuse, complicit and/or hypocritical. PeaceWave Tuesday #140

I have no doubt Trumpists are hypocritical, but I suspect many people who voted for Trump are not hypocritical Martin68 Tuesday #149

Every morning I visit the Michigan News Agency... Orange Buffoon Monday #91

Half of the Population of the USA is Below Average in Intelligence. MineralMan Monday #92

I'll let you have it -- kudos, that is ! eppur_se_muova Monday #93

I remember the 2000 election. yardwork Monday #95

I don't care if you call them dumb, stupid, or ignorant. GoodRaisin Monday #94

My red town is full of dumb people KS Toronado Monday #96

"Dumb" being too kind a word, imo. My term of choice is B.See Monday #99

That's my definition of dumb. yardwork Monday #102

K n R Faux pas Monday #103

Blaming voters is like a business blaming its customers after a competitor gives it a beating. Doodley Monday #105

Disagree. The government is not a business. yardwork Monday #116

I was using a metaphor to show the futility of blaming voters. Doodley Monday #136

Your metaphor is inapt. yardwork Tuesday #158

I've come to think of the founding fathers as nave John Farmer Monday #108

Jefferson worried about that. yardwork Monday #117

Bonhoeffer on stupidity HUAJIAO Monday #110

No maybe about it amuse bouche Monday #111

Excellent post, yardwork! K&R brer cat Monday #112

Thanks! yardwork Monday #118

George Carlin said: Godot51 Monday #113

Moral/ethical wasteland moondust Monday #114

Agreed. Citizens lost a sense of responsibility. yardwork Monday #119

Exactly. moondust Monday #124

All in the maggot plan, dumb down Americans. Clouds Passing Monday #115

The Southern Strategy and the Powell Doctrine. yardwork Monday #121

Wait until they realize the absolute truth that we are all one race, the human race. Clouds Passing Monday #128

Yes. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #141

Half of us don't want things this way. And in the end 99% of us won't want it this way. Clouds Passing Tuesday #143

Less than half, according to the latest count. OldBaldy1701E Tuesday #148

I remember reading that the threshold is 30% yardwork Tuesday #151

What I'll let you have Just Jerome Monday #122

No argument krkaufman Monday #123

Dumb as fuck. orangecrush Monday #127

Not elitist. You're right. They're just dumber than a box of hammers. Scrivener7 Monday #129

...Maybe? Karasu Monday #133

The MSM, the internet and now Trump Aussie105 Monday #134

And they will blame Democrats. yardwork Tuesday #145

Intellectually lazy... róisín_dubh Monday #135

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The very young and foolish are easily led astray. Aussie105 Tuesday #138

Nope. Racist and sexist. Buttoneer Tuesday #144

Being racist and sexist is dumb. yardwork Tuesday #146

I also think Prosperity Gospel and Megachurches contribute to racism, sexism, and stupidity.. Buttoneer Tuesday #155

I was thinking, and the long term purpose Dan Tuesday #147

There's a list of "the enemies within." yardwork Tuesday #150

Brainwashing 101. Continured scrolling all day long into night with feeds representing LizBeth Tuesday #152

I think arrogant and selfish are closer to the mark The Wandering Harper Tuesday #153

Tell me something Meowmee Tuesday #160