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by kedar on September 5th, 2007
George W. Bush is the most incompetent, grossly clueless, by far the most delusional and the least intelligent man to hold the office of President.
Bush is horrendous, there is no comparison with previous presidents, some of whom have been bad.
by lady fuschia on October 9th, 2006
I have a weird instinctive reaction when I see Bush on TV- he kind of makes me feel very angry and want to laugh all at the same time.
There's just something about the way he speaks and the things he says that manages to give the impression that he's kind of - well- not all there.
Maybe it is just an impression, but I do find it quite frightening that someone who doesn't seem to be the full whack is currently the most powerful man in the world.
by Mr. McClister on October 6th, 2006
I think he is an uneducated buffoon who is in the wrong line of work...
by Stableboy on February 4th, 2007
Actually I find him to be personally likable, although I disagree with many of his policies and didn't vote for him. I think he'd be a fun person to have at a family dinner table, as long as we stay away from the usual hot button topics (politics, religion, and Paris Hilton)
You generally don't win the BIG popularity contest -- being president -- unless you have at least some personal charisma.
by Stableboy on October 9th, 2006
I think he's probably a nice person if you get him a job within his capabilities. Stress tends to bring out the worst in all of us, and its hard to imagine a more stressful job than his.
So I try to be understanding and kind in my assessment of him -- clearly he wasn't the smartest kid in his class, but I think he really wants to do good. Unfortunately lots of good intentions go awry when we don't understand the forces which operate in an area, and that seems to be the basic problem here.
by Persky Bunkermeister on October 6th, 2006
I had such hope for him when he stood on top of a pile of rubble surrounded by firemen after 9/11. He seemed like he could be a president loved by many people at that moment. Now I hope against hope that he isn't remembered as the man that started a war that will never end. It will be a long time before I feel safe travelling as an American in many parts of the world again. I don't think he created the danger -- but I do think he made it much worse.
by Kitty Kat on October 6th, 2006
i love him.. too bad they can only serve two terms.
by AntigoneRising on October 6th, 2006
I think he got into grad school because of nepotism. If he had a thought, it would be lonely. I think he needs to hire a better speech writer and stick to the speech...so he doesn't make America/Americans look any stupider than he already has. His analytic abilities are pitiful, if they exist at all. His understanding of social science, history, geopolitics, and basic grammar are atrocious and humiliating. His inability and unwillingness to admit to his own limitations, mistakes, or to even compromise make politics one of the worst career choices he could have made. He is so sure he is right that he won't even budge.
Example of pitiful understanding of social science: IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, there has not been a country that has gone from dictatorship to democracy in 3 years or less when the democratic push comes from external forces. Democracy evolves as a result of internal forces, and a strong capitalist economy. The only exceptions are India (occupied by England for 200+ years), and Japan (Marshall Plan). Any attempts to do what Bush tried to do with Iraq categorically fail. Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
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Ok, so for those who have rated down my personal opinion...please explain to me what part of this is inaccurate in response to the question. The question asks what individuals think of him.
by Rottweiler on October 11th, 2006
It's amazing how many people think of him as a blundering idiot who doesn't know two plus two and can't make a single reasonable argument about anything!
What the heck?
Why can't you guys see that he's a genuinely good man who cares deeply for this nation's (USA) welfare (which includes our allies) and for the welfare of the rest of the world?
Everything seems to be Bush's fault when the Left gets a hold of it, but you don't seem to realize that he has a lot less power than everyone seems to think he does.
Lemme be frank, here:
If I had a choice of hanging out with President Bush, dv_iii, or no one at all, I'd most definitely choose the President (no one at all would have been my second choice).
If I were to pick one thing he could do better, it would have to be his assertiveness to the American public and to the world.
Can you imagine what kind of situation we'd be in if John Kerry were president? Holy crap. Okay? Holy. Crap.
We'd be so Leftified, we would have had so many more successful terrorist attacks within our borders, it isn't remotely funny. Uh-huh. That's right. Bush's system WORKS. It's already prevented between five and fifteen attacks since it was implemented, but you're not gonna see that on CNN, now are you?
*Sigh*
To make a long answer short, the President is a great man doing a great job (I am horrified to think what would have happened if I had been elected).
If you don't agree with that, at least level with me here: he IS the lesser of two evils.
by kedar on October 17th, 2007
I think that George W. Bush is a man who loves power and influence, but hates responsibility, a dangerous combination -- He gives disturbing signs of being a sociopath personality, clinically incapable of understanding that mistakes have consequences, and a poor speaker who struggles with his message.
by HappyJeans on October 6th, 2006
I think he is an idiot, he can't string together one proper sentence, and makes americans look even stupider than people already think they are. I also hate what he has put my country through (uk)
by Sin Binned on August 21st, 2007
Yep, he is a CUNT!!!!
by Biggie15 on April 9th, 2007
Drunk Donkey
by guitarman18 on November 25th, 2006
I like hima and I think he is doing a good job.
by BobSaccamano-is-back on October 29th, 2006
I think the only smart thing he's done is make Cheney his vice president, that will be the only thing saving him from impeachment. No one wants to see Cheney take over, what a scary thought.
I'm really getting tired of people down rating opinions
by Biggie15 on February 4th, 2007
Bit of a silly question. 95% of us will say 'He's a complete moron'. I am one of those 95%
by El Fabrizio on April 9th, 2007
the monkey that can't pronounce "nuclear".
by jin jang on February 6th, 2007
I think only Goerge Bush does.
by Cowtipper on February 4th, 2007
He is my President, so I support my President.
I support the majority of his policies as well.
by O_hare on November 24th, 2006
He's pushing america on the wrong side, he declared war and we still have american casaulties, he was rated the worst president since nixon according to some business that i forgot. he's doing more wrong than right. I can not beleive that he is president right now, I'd rather have a dead man be the president than bush.
by NoWayJose on November 6th, 2006
I think we are lucky to have him. He is honest. He has made some decisions that have been relentlessly 'demonized' by the leftist media. But taking on Saddam in post 9/11 era is just about the only thing an American president could do under the circumstances and is totally justified.
Saddam continued to play games with WMD inspectors right up to the invasion. He was told TIME AFTER TIME, cooperate with inspections or we will invade. Bush got approval of congress. The UN was 'divided' (turns out the French and Russian vetoes were because they didn't want anyone to discover what they were doing with Saddam and oil for food).
Saddam defied this international mandate for inspections and continued to play games with the inspectors. We had to choose to allow him to continue WMD development or PHYSICALLY stop him. (Saying please doesn't work with these dictator types.)
The US is NOT going to allow a petty and murderous dictator (hundreds of thousands tortured and killed by him) aquire WMDs that might fall into the hands of terrorists. Please don't tell me about civillian Iraqi deaths in this war. The numbers do not come close to Saddams abuses - and MOST of the Iraqi dead were in fact Saddams army and other thugs, as well as latter day aremed Jihadists.
Luckily we stopped Saddam BEFORE he developed new weapons (he had already gassed the Kurds, so WMDs are a GIVEN). He DID have NEW programs in progress to develop them. He DID have ties to terrorist groups and there WERE terrorist training grounds in Iraq.
The invasion of Iraq is justified just on human rights grounds alone. If it was not justified, the Balkan invasion by the EU wasn't either. Are you people saying that we should look the other way whenever ANY dictator wants to abuse his people - regardless of the scope and scale of the slaughter? What happened to you 'liberals'?
In the case of Saddam we had 4 primary causes:
Massive human rights violations
Prior pattern of invading Neutral neighbors
Terrorist training camps and money support
Relentless pattern of WMD research and hiding from inspectors.
The authorization allowing war from Congress did not say there was a 'certainty' of finding a WMD. It mentioned many grievances.
If 9/11 had occured with a nuke instead of mere airplanes we would have seen 2,000,000 dead instead of 2,000. There would have been NO ONE coming down the stairs before the collapse. No time to evacuate. Instant devastation for about 1 mile diameter around WTC.
Those in the UK too should realize, that if the Jihadists could have their way, it would not have been small bombs on your trains, but weapons of a much more potent variety.
Does anyone get the difference? Does anyone not understand that the cost of this war might be much less than the cost of NOT having this war?
by Inquiring Ed on November 15th, 2007
He's not a good leader
by radiofan92 on April 7th, 2007
Worst president ever.
by American idle on April 7th, 2007
Total idiot...and that's putting it very mildly.
by Starmaster on April 7th, 2007
An incompetent President who took the Country from Bill Clinton, who left it in a good financial status, and is taking it into a big mess and a huge financial deficit.
by Simply msFortunate on February 6th, 2007
My dislike for him has been growing and growing. I disliked him enough not to vote for him or support him, ever. And I thought that could never change. But the more words come out of his mouth, the more and more respect I lose for him. Hey, I don't know the guy. But it's impossible for me to say I like him.
by oxymoron on February 6th, 2007
Those who like George Bush are those who want a return to "Little House on the Prairie" type of life style.
by Starmaster on January 16th, 2007
Incompetent, bad, bad President.
by Pervyrudeman123 on August 21st, 2007
HAHAHAHA
by Universe Of Life on February 4th, 2007
He makes me laugh
thats for sure!
He's a joke
others included
by curiousKristy on January 4th, 2007
I can't stand George dubya.
He is an absolute idiot.
He probably pushes old ladies out of the way to get to the ice cream truck.
by katiedooda on October 22nd, 2006
I do not know him personally so all I can judge him by are his actions and the actions of the people he surrounds himself with.
I am disgusted by him on every level. He has done so much harm in the name of oil and the mighty dollar and used the word "freedom" to cover his evil deeds.
Now he has signed the Military Commissions Act taking away habeas corpus -all because he was able to convince people to be afraid - be afraid of terrorists, be afraid of each other - it's complete insanity.
by Ullyses on October 9th, 2006
I think that Mr Bush has been used by less scrupulous people for their own ends. That he has allowed this to happen does not speak too favourably of him.
There are choices that we have to make in life, and the choice to go to war in Afghanistan was understandable. However, he caved in to certain voices in his administration when it came to Iraq, and I think history will not look kindly on his administration. My father often told me there can only be one Captain on a ship, and he is responsible for all his crew. Mr Bush should take back his responsibility and try to be a leader until the end of his term, then hand over a country that is again understood by the world, and not one that is loathed by so many.
by Zack on October 17th, 2007
Shows you how f***d up a C student can make this country.
by kedar on October 1st, 2007
President George W. Bush is not gifted with eloquence, class, or grace, or actually much else beyond a giftedly wealthy family.
A failed oilman not only incapable of thinking, but totally unwilling, he ran for congress and lost, but eventually became president after losing the popular vote by over 500,000 votes, with the help of his father's appointments to the Supreme Court.
A president (the first one in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record) who is an incompetent commander in chief, promoted through fear, advanced by lies, deformed by cruel deployment of troops, pursued with torture that created countless new terroristis, covered up by commutations and protected with coming pardons, issued by leaders who fear convicted criminals and liars will turn state’s evidence against those who abused the oath of office.
by Wildman161718 on August 9th, 2007
I think he's the worst presient
EVER! He has ruined our economy, took us to a pointless war, and fuck our nation.
by tripwire on February 4th, 2007
He's not on my Christmas card list, let's put it that way.
by StraightArrow on January 3rd, 2007
Let's see....such a low hanging fruit kind of question.....
Do you mean besides the fact that he's one of the few oil men in Texas NOT to find any oil?
Or do you mean besides the fact that when he was a baseball team owner he TRADED SAMMY SOSA?
Or do you mean besides the fact that he doesn't have the brain power to fuel a tiny weenie motorcycle around the insides of a Cherio?
Or maybe you mean besides the wonderful things he's done during his terms as president.
And those are?
It's a trick question huh?
by Omar1800 on January 3rd, 2007
the worest president ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by brufred on December 27th, 2006
For what it's worth and I'm not American. But I consider him an embarresment, to America and to the human race. He stikes me as an ignorant buffoon who doesn't know what he's talking about and will come up nonsense causes for carrying out unspeakable actions.
by DevilOfRoses on December 1st, 2006
Ah G.W.
I used to hate him blindly, loathe him and revile him, I got drunk and depressed when he was re-elected. Then I did some research. I sought biased sources in favor of Bush and sources biased against Bush and those mystical sources that tried ever so hard to be 'neutral'. While I am no longer a blind Bush hater I do not support him.
Looking through his history, looking at the choices he made, it is my opinion he should never have been the republican candidate for presidency. I will not say he's evil, nor will I say he's an idiot, I have a feeling he's about as smart as your average joe and if you want to go by his public speeches and his GPA then I think that confirms it. He was not successful in business and had skipped out on the vietnam war. Upon entering office he surrounded himself with people more accustomed to running business rather than countries or war. He showed more vigor and enthusiasm in researching Christian philosophy than educating himself for a life of politics.
As for the war in Iraq, it's pointless to debate it, we're there, this is going on now, and there is likely more value to gain in debating the future than whether or not we should have invaded. I think the president botched his re-election in that he had an opportunity to improve things. Instead he has Rumsfeld in charge, a man who has ignored the advice of three and four star generals and has never had any previous involvement with ground military operations. He helped Karl Rove get away with a virtual slap on the wrist for a crime that would be considered treason during wartime (Federal law dictates it gets capital punishment) and while it could have been a slip made in anger and frustration and completely unintentional something more should have been done involving him.
On a smaller scale he allowed logging companies to clearcut 5% of the Tongass National Rainforest. Rainforest that is my home, rainforest where there were no plans for re-forestation. He's made choices that effectively press his religious beliefs on the people of America and under one circumstance early in his career practically admited as much. He cut federal funding of safe sex and birthcontrol programs saying people shouldn't be having sex before marriage and when they are married they shouldn't be trying to not have children. As said these acts pale against other issues but I still consider them significant enough to take into account.
We could also go into what he has done with the constitution, the loopholes he's created to practically allow torture, and the lovely recent event that would allow you or I to be arrested and detained for no reason whatsoever. These are dangerous changes and I hope the next president be s/he democrat or republican changes.
For all these reasons and more I think George W. Bush should never have been president. I believe he loves this country and is trying to do what he thinks is right, and there are some things I agree with him on, but I think he's making bad decisions. There are rich boy businessmen playing at war when there should be people who know war. Times like this I wish Colin Powell ran for president as I think his credentials and experience would have made him more fitting for Iraq than Bush.
Thankfully this flawed two party system of ours is one of cycles. One party holds power for a period then the other. I think this is necessary for the survival of our two party demorepublic country, for should either power hold sway for too long then things decay, rot, fester. I think it's the democratic parties turn, in another decade let the pendulum shift, it has to.
Sorry if that rant was a little excessive. It is my opinion however.
by lurker on November 19th, 2007
I think that George Bush's is a terrible leader and his political coffin is already buried deep underground, and nails are still being driven into it.
by Magenta on October 17th, 2007
He is a spoiled little frat boy with a sense of entitlement and no concept of responsibility.
by Snooch on October 17th, 2007
I think he has a very hard job and just being the one in that position, holds him in a vulnerable position for criticism.
Win/lose position because there is NO WAY he can please everyone.
by Halskiisaklink on April 9th, 2007
George Bush = 2 + 2 = 5
by Taras V. Orel on April 9th, 2007
Son of the b... Bush :)))
by Anonymous on April 7th, 2007
He lacks a lot of principles for being a president.
by davoomac on February 4th, 2007
I think that he is a likeable guy who may not have made the best moves in his presidential career.
by 38hrsOT on February 4th, 2007
Not me!!!
Nor do I care for our Prime Minister, John Howard - Australia(always sucking up Bushes ass!) (:D
by littl_foggy on January 11th, 2007
It's like watching a 3 year old run our country. It seems funny but, at the same time I get mad cause I know my son who is 3 could do a batter job.
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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on September 5th, 2007
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by kedar on September 5th, 2007
couldnt have said it better :D!
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