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Interesting how silent we are. Obama is way worse than Bush ever was.
by altero 13y ago
Interesting how silent we are. Obama is way worse than Bush ever was.
- mikeash 13y agoSilent? I've seen way more criticism of Obama than I ever did of Bush.
- o0-0o 13y agoYou have GOT to be kidding us.
- mikeash 13y agoI am not. Republicans are reluctant to criticize their own, and so Bush got criticized almost solely from the left. Obama gets a lot of criticism from both left and right.
- jlgreco 13y agoWhile he may get criticism from both sides of the political aisle, the criticism has not yet passed over into popular culture. Just as one crude barometer, comedians are not yet making their livings lampooning Obama (well, you see it on the Comedy Central 'satire news' lineup, but not yet the Comedy Central 'standup special' lineup.) Give it another year or three and we might get there (particularly if this Syria shit goes Obama's way...).
- mikeash 13y agoI think there's a substantial difference between fun-making and serious criticism. I do see less of the former with Obama, but that's just because Bush was so much easier to make fun of. He was prone to gaffes, spoke just enough like a redneck to make the association, and didn't take things too seriously. Obama is too boring to make fun of effectively. But in terms of actual criticism, Obama has way more. Everybody is upset with him on health care reform, just for different reasons. Everybody is upset with him on the economy, they just have different remedies in mind. Everybody is upset with him on Libya and Syria.
- Aloisius 13y agoWorse? Good lord, Bush was on watch during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, housing collapse, stock market crash, two economic recessions, the hurricane Katrina debacle, tortured people in Gitmo and started two unwinnable wars. Someone has a short memory.
- scott_karana 13y agoDon't forget the bailouts too!
- trekky1700 13y agoI don't know, apparently 20% of the US believes him to be the anti-Christ. I wouldn't really call that silent.
- ameen 13y agoPlease enlighten me on why he is worse?