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I read a lot of reports that people who met W Bush were surprised by how intelligent/sharp he was. The media looks for gaffes for ratings, but gaffs have no bea
by gizmo 11y ago
I read a lot of reports that people who met W Bush were surprised by how intelligent/sharp he was. The media looks for gaffes for ratings, but gaffs have no bearing on intelligence. Once the "Hur hur Bush is stupid!" angle gets traction every minor mistake is seen as damning confirmation. Bush also made many terrible decisions, but that doesn't mean he was stupid. Probably just unprepared and blinded by ideology.
- crdoconnor 11y ago>I read a lot of reports that people who met W Bush were surprised by how intelligent/sharp he was. So did I. They were virtually all from ideological supporters. I don't remember an opponent ever saying it. > The media looks for gaffes for ratings, but gaffs have no bearing on intelligence. Most gaffes actually went unreported. He made them nearly constantly if he wasn't following a script. At some point his handlers cottoned on to this and after that you very rarely saw him speak in public without a script. And yes, it demonstrates a very real lack of intelligence. Bush was not a smart man.
- jazzyk 11y agoIf he really is that sharp, he deserves an Oscar for best actor, ever. Fooled so many people, for so long... Listen, smart people don't go to Latin America and wonder if people there speak Latin. And smart people do NOT make so many terrible decisions.