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The Ugly Truth: Our President is an Imbecile (248 comments )
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You know it, I know it and the American people know it. But everyone is afraid to say it. They say it privately, but people are afraid of saying it publicly because you will be branded as a liberal, elite, intellectual snob. But believe me, you don't have to be an intellectual to see how painfully stupid our president is.
Just look at the conversation he is having with world leaders at the G-8 summit. Mikes picked up the causal talk between the world leaders. Forget that Bush appears to have three sandwiches in his mouth while talking. Forget that he calls out to the Prime Minister of Britain as if he is Flounder in "Animal House." Forget that he uses profanity. I don't give a **** about those things.
I thought it was ridiculous that people made fun of George H. W, Bush for vomiting on the Japanese Prime Minister. What was he going to do? He had to puke, so he puked. It happens to the best of us, and more importantly, has nothing to do with his intelligence or how capable he is as a leader.
But his son's verbal vomit does have a lot to do with his ability to lead this country and the world. What I found to be the most damning is the least quoted part of Bush's comments. As you read this transcript, remember that this is not a small child talking, but the President of the United States of America:
The camera is focused elsewhere and it is not clear whom Bush is talking to, but possibly Chinese President Hu Jintao, a guest at the summit.
Bush: "Gotta go home. Got something to do tonight. Go to the airport, get on the airplane and go home. How about you? Where are you going? Home?
Bush: "This is your neighborhood. It doesn't take you long to get home. How long does it take you to get home?"
Reply is inaudible.
Bush: "Eight hours? Me too. Russia's a big country and you're a big country."
At this point, the president seems to bring someone else into the conversation.
Bush: "It takes him eight hours to fly home."
He turns his attention to a server.
Bush: "No, Diet Coke, Diet Coke."
He turns back to whomever he was talking with.
Bush: "It takes him eight hours to fly home. Eight hours. Russia's big and so is China."
Russia's big and so is China??????? This guys sounds like a third grader. Do you know anyone who would have a conversation like this with their neighbor, let alone a business associate, let alone a world leader? Who's proud to know that Russia is big and so is China?
Can anyone now credibly claim that Bush is secretly working on a master plan behind the scenes and that he's just playing cowboy for the cameras? I hope the master plan doesn't involve figuring out how long it takes to get to China.
If someone is this ignorant, they're usually embarrassed and try not to talk much. But this guy is so dumb he has no idea how dumb he is. This sounds like a conversation you might have with a child, a mentally challenged child. Johnny, do you know how big Russia is? How about China?
This would all be unfortunate if George was your dentist, or worse yet, your accountant. But he is the leader of the free world. This man makes life or death decisions every day. If you say you're not scared about that, you're lying.
Would you let him do the books for your business? Would you trust your company in his hands for eight years? (No matter how Republican you are, you know you just said no to that question.) Would you trust him to be your kids' guidance counselor and take his advice seriously? If your kids were in the Army and he was their field commander, would you feel good about putting their lives in his hands?
Come on, no one is crazy enough to say yes to that. Yet, he has all of our lives in his hands. The emperor has no clothes. The emperor has no clothes. It's about time someone in the mainstream media said it.
In the old empires, there would be a lot of marriages between the royal families. And from time to time, these inter-family marriages would produce a mentally challenged son who would inherit the throne. This would set the empire back for hundreds of years. I'm not saying anything, I'm just saying. Russia is big and so is China.
The Democrats for a long time have felt embarrassed about pointing out the obvious. The emperor has no brain. This is what I can't understand about the Democrats, they're always playing patty cakes while the Republicans are ripping their face off. John Kerry should have stood at the lectern during the debates and pointed to George Bush and said, "The leader of this country has to be the best and the brightest. If any of you think that he is the best and the brightest America has to offer, go ahead and vote for him!"
The theory is that people would be turned off by that. The theory assumes that people are also idiots and they love their cohorts. That is simply not true. Everyone understands that they have a friend they'd like to go fishing with and a friend they can trust to look after their affairs - and they're not necessarily the same guy. And that your fishing buddy might not be a great choice for President of the United States of America.
Kerry should have embarrassed Bush, made people feel sorry for him. It would have hurt in the short run and given him a temporary downward blip in the numbers, but in the end, when people went into that voting booth, they would have felt pity for Bush - in that scenario, Kerry wins easily. Nobody votes for someone they pity.
Unfortunately, right now we are in the position of being pitied by the rest of the world. We have third grader for a President. And worse yet, the Vice President has him convinced he is the second coming of Winston Churchill. Scared yet?
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Comments ( Page 1 of 10 > » ):
Dear Cenk,
Let me put it this way...
I am not feeling any better after your posting!
By: dapper on July 18, 2006 at 05:28am
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After hearing Bush's latest round of chatter, I want to cry. I really do. This has to be a nightmare. Tomorrow, I'm going to wake up from this, and Clinton will still be president. This is too surreal to be true.
By: situationcritical on July 18, 2006 at 05:42am
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Read Churchill's speeches and his witticisms. Then read the thoughts of Dubya. The man doesn't come anywhere close to WSC. Let's face it - Churchill had more verbal dexterity and mental acuity in his little finger than Dubya has ever had. Plus he used to be what Dubya derides - a Liberal.
A second Churchill??? Cheney's taking the **** . Not even close!
By: Darkmind on July 18, 2006 at 05:47am
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Cenk...
Good point re: Republicans allowing this man to run their companies.
Thank you for helping to transform my utter disgust to abject pity... what a pathetic example of leadership. Condi's right, this is some sort of "grotesque" joke.
By: jaypetra on July 18, 2006 at 06:11am
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At the G8, did Bush mean to say, "We have nothing to fear but shi* itself"? Or did he mean to say,"I have nothing to offer but other peoples blood, sweat, tears and my own personal shi* "
It won't go unnoticed in countries that take 8 hours to get to that this feeble-minded sack of shi* is
is ripe for the picking.
By: cassandra on July 18, 2006 at 06:16am
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It is not only the adjective word which has been told for a president (during US history) but just the reality for now...Surely,there has to be checked out if his imbecileness comes out from his nature or he's just arised by unknown the House of "Imbecile" Lords whom running after to become "Empire of Universe" foolness...Therefore we used to live with that as ships ? or we have to resist against that today not only for locational but universal peace ??? "foolishness" are the latest point of human to bear today...everyone has to follow carefully (especially leaders) and not to take their publics lightly for anyhow...otherwise defeats bacome their destiny..very critical but simple way of being a human worldwide is declared with universally accepted genius leader's word M.K.Ataturk as "peace at home,peace in world"...so many things are hidden behind that simple sentence..It has to be studied on and taken the necessary classes from it especially today's world....There are someones who follow but there is only one who's to be followed..The peace is not peace when we never shared worldwide,otherwise it never step ahead than a word.
By: Consensus on July 18, 2006 at 06:17am
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"Unfortunately, right now we are in the position of being pitied by the rest of the world. We have third grader for a President. And worse yet, the Vice President has him convinced he is the second coming of Winston Churchill. Scared yet?"
No
By: YankeeDoodle on July 18, 2006 at 06:18am
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1. Bush talks like a child, physically acts like a child, eats like a child, looks like a child. Can somebody challenge his mental capacity and have him tested or analyzed to see if he is mentally capable of the duties and responsibilities expected of him.
2. Mrs. Bush acts and looks like a Stepford Wife. Her face is painted on with a perpetual smile.
3. I'm guessing the reason Blair and Bush are so chummy is because of Brittish Petroleum (BP).
By: hoozwhoo on July 18, 2006 at 06:21am
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I agree. The media seems to be in a titter over the s-bomb, but to me the real insight from that embarassing exchange was the crass stupidity of the overgrown frat boy lounging in our presidency.
Watching Blair's measured side of the exchange and pauses to digest Bush's juvenile blatherings provides the confirmation that it wasn't an aberration either; we got to see it just like it always is.
What a horror show.
By: Cleve on July 18, 2006 at 06:31am
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"But this guy is so dumb he has no idea how dumb he is."
Cenk, this about sums it up!
By: Nic on July 18, 2006 at 06:39am
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Comparing George "The Imbecile" to third graders is an insult to all third graders! Anyone who voted for this Idiot should be checked for brain activity.
By: TimeToWakeUpAmerica on July 18, 2006 at 06:40am
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What a shame that this man should be seen by the whole world with all his warts showing. His vulgarity, his uncouth behavior, his lack of diplomacy. And when foreigners think that this boor has more power than anyone in the world for now, their stomachs must be turning.
By: basilobo on July 18, 2006 at 07:16am
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If the one leading is an Imbecile, what does that say about the followers?
By: KenoshaMarge on July 18, 2006 at 07:16am
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First, John Kerry is not the best and brightest either of all the candidates. Nader is.
Second, Bush's secret plan is NO plan.
Third, yes, the American people are that stupid and like George Bush they don't give a **** about anyone else but themselves.
By: douglashoyt on July 18, 2006 at 07:20am
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Absolutely I'm scared.
By: bookish on July 18, 2006 at 07:23am
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YO, Cenk. IQ is just a number.
By: Tapestry58 on July 18, 2006 at 07:23am
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You nailed it perfectly. Your analysis is right on. It is appalling, just unbelievable that this arrogant spoiled pin head is in a position to lead anything!!!! Yes, it is time to start pointing out the obvious and stop pretending he has a clue at all.
By: panthiest on July 18, 2006 at 07:29am
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As much as I agree with basic tenent of the post, that Bush is an idiot, I have to disagree with your premise that the people are not itdiots too. After all millions voted for him.
It wouldn't be so bad if this was just plain stupidity, witness that cockroaches have outlived man by hundreds of millions of years. Sadly our President and all his followers have had their minds and wills hijacked by the untimely confluence of a theocratic reaction to the Age of Reason and the ascendancy of immoral and mindless capitalism. This is not just mere idiocy but outright anti-intelligence.
By: seanair on July 18, 2006 at 07:30am
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Don't forget Poland. He forgot Poland! (Is Poland big?)
By: rocketdog on July 18, 2006 at 07:32am
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The American voter was told Bush would be ok as President surrounded by Cheney, Rumsfeld, etc. Twice they voted for him.
The Democrats, pansyassed as can ever be, know the power of the main stream media and just how connected Corporate America is to the Bush family. No sense taking on what you cant compete with dollar wise. All a Democrat can do is hope running against what President Eisenhower warned all we Americans. Corporate America is in the driver seat, period.
Any American who has ever worked at a Corporation like General Electric knows just how incompetent people like our President prosper and call the shots (mostly wide of the mark).
By: joeseo on July 18, 2006 at 07:34am
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3. I'm guessing the reason Blair and Bush are so chummy is because of Brittish Petroleum (BP).
By: hoozwhoo on July 18, 2006 at 06:21am
No doubt of it. Tony Blair doesnt have any options. BP and Oil force him to suck up to Bush. A travesty if ever there was one. Dr.John Blair has done the work and shown how the US and Britain have historically had their Oil Corporations handle policy in the Middle-east. No surprises here.
By: joeseo on July 18, 2006 at 07:38am
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Actually, I'm quite impressed with little Attention-Defecit Georgie that he's managed to successfully navigate his oarless dinghy of a brain to a subject other than the roast pig.
Very good, Georgie! Here, have a piece of gum! *Head pat*
By: BBennettHiStakesVirtues on July 18, 2006 at 07:38am
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He's an imbecile who's told every day what a genius he is. That's why he's unashamed -- even proud -- of his boorishness.
By: scottknick on July 18, 2006 at 07:40am
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Lighten up on Bush, Uygur! Geeze, don't you know code when you read it?!!
Be nice....
By: curiousape on July 18, 2006 at 07:45am
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It became fashionable to say W. was "incurious" but not stupid. People didn't want to be name-callers. But the truth is that he is a dolt. An immature, narcissistic, spoiled, lazy dolt.
By: raker on July 18, 2006 at 07:46am
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