How come people on this site think they know more than the President?

Question

I mean, honestly....watching the news does not make you as informed as the Pres.... And for those of you who say he is stupid...we have not had a President who is stupid....you can't get this far in politics by being an idiot. Disagreeing with him is different..

wow--these are exactly the answers I expected...too bad.

Dear Faerie and all those who think like her....
1. the reporter was legally blind, not completely blind...
2. he later said he had told NOONE

at the white house about his condition....
why don't you listen to the whole news before jumping to conclusions.....like you or I wouldn't have thought the same thing....
or do you think a person is blind everytime you see them wearing sunglasses? There are plenty of people that wear them indoors too....

Answer 1

yes, darling.....we do have a stupid president.....and he got this far in politics because of his family, not merit.....stupidity gallops in politics......politicians are many times elected because of their names, not their beliefs......grow up and start thinking for yourself....

to steal from another answerer a few days ago......let's look at his resume.....

The Resume of George W. Bush
George W. Bush
The White House, USA

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

LAW ENFORCEMENT:
--I was arrested in Kennebunkport, Maine, in 1976 for driving under the influence of alcohol.

--I pled guilty, paid a fine, and had my driver's license suspended for 30 days.
My Texas driving record has been "lost" and is not available.

MILITARY:
--I joined the Texas Air National Guard and went AWOL. I refused to take a drug test or answer any questions about my drug use.
By joining the Texas Air National Guard, I was able to avoid combat duty in Vietnam.

COLLEGE:
--I graduated from Yale University with a low C average.
I was a cheerleader.

PAST WORK EXPERIENCE:
--I ran or U.S. Congress and lost.

--I began my career in the oil business in Midland, Texas, in 1975.
I bought an oil company, but couldn't find any oil in Texas.
The company went bankrupt shortly after I sold all my stock.

--I bought the Texas Rangers baseball team in a sweetheart deal that took land using taxpayer money.

--With the help of my father and our right-wing friends in the oil industry (including Enron CEO Ken Lay), I was elected governor of Texas.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS GOVERNOR OF TEXAS:
--I changed Texas pollution laws to favor power and oil companies, making Texas the most polluted state in the Union.
During my tenure, Houston replaced Los Angeles as the most smog-ridden city in America.

--I cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money.

--I set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history.

--With the help of my brother, the governor of Florida, and my father's appointments to the Supreme Court, I became President after losing by over 500,000 votes.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS PRESIDENT:
--I am the first President in U.S. history to enter office with a criminal record.

--I invaded and occupied two countries at a continuing cost of over one billion dollars per week.

--I spent the U.S. surplus and effectively bankrupted the U.S. Treasury.

--I shattered the record for the largest annual deficit in U.S. history.

--I set an economic record for most private bankruptcies filed in any 12-month period.

--I set the all-time record for most foreclosures in a 12-month period.

--I set the all-time record for the biggest drop in the history of the U.S. stock market.

--In my first year in office, over 2 million Americans lost their jobs and that trend continues every month.

--I'm proud that the members of my cabinet are the richest of any administration in U.S. history. My "poorest millionaire," Condoleeza Rice, has a Chevron oil tanker named after her.

--I set the record for most campaign fund-raising trips by a U.S. President.

--I am the all-time U.S. and world record-holder for receiving the most corporate campaign donations.
My largest lifetime campaign contributor, and one of my best friends, Kenneth Lay, presided over the largest corporate bankruptcy fraud in U.S. History, Enron.
My political party used Enron private jets and corporate attorneys to assure my success with the U.S. Supreme Court during my election decision.
I have protected my friends at Enron and Halliburton against investigation or prosecution.
More time and money was spent investigating the Monica Lewinsky affair than has been spent investigating one of the biggest corporate rip-offs in history.

--I presided over the biggest energy crisis in U.S. history and refused to intervene when corruption involving the oil industry was revealed.

--I presided over the highest gasoline prices in U.S. history.

--I changed the U.S. policy to allow convicted criminals to be awarded government contracts.

--I appointed more convicted criminals to administration than any President in U.S. history.

--I created the Ministry of Homeland Security, the largest bureaucracy in the history of the United States government.

--I've broken more international treaties than any President in U.S. history.

--I am the first President in U.S. history to have the United Nations remove the U.S. from the Human Rights Commission.

--I withdrew the U.S. from the World Court of Law.

--I refused to allow inspectors access to U.S. "prisoners of war" detainees and thereby have refused to abide by the Geneva Convention.

--I am the first President in history to refuse United Nations election inspectors (during the 2002 U.S. election).

--I set the record for fewest number of press conferences of any President since the advent of television.

--I set the the all-time record for most days on vacation in any one-year period.
After taking off the entire month of August, I presided over the worst security failure in U.S. history.
I garnered the most sympathy for the U.S. after the World Trade Center attacks and less than a year later made the U.S. the most hated country in the world, the largest failure of diplomacy in world history.

--I have set the all-time record for most people worldwide to simultaneously protest me in public venues (15 million people), shattering the record for protest against any person in the history of mankind.

--I am the first President in U.S. history to order an unprovoked, pre-emptive attack and the military occupation of a sovereign nation. I did so against the will of the United Nations, the majority of U.S. citizens, and the world community.

--I have cut health care benefits for war veterans and support a cut in duty benefits for active duty troops and their families -- in wartime.

--In my State of the Union Address, I lied about our reasons for attacking Iraq, then blamed the lies on our British friends.

--I am the first President in history to have a majority of Europeans (71%) view my presidency as the biggest threat to world peace and security. I am supporting development of a nuclear "Tactical bunker Buster," a WMD.

--I have so far failed to fulfill my pledge to bring Osama Bin Laden.

RECORDS AND REFERENCES:

--All records of my tenure as governor of Texas are now in my father's library, sealed and unavailable for public view.

--All records of SEC investigations into my insider trading and my bankrupt companies are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.

--All records or minutes from meetings that I, or my Vice-President, attended regarding public energy policy are sealed in secrecy and unavailable for public view.


and a quote....
"There's an old saying in Tennessee - I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee - that says, fool me once, shame on - shame on you. Fool me - you can't get fooled again."

who's being fooled now?
http://www.filmstripinternational.com/...

Answer 2

I couldn't list them all but here is some of: The wit and wisdom of George W. Bush

George W. Bush Quotes
(careful, they can make ya dumbya):
"I think it's important to bring somebody from outside the system, the judicial system, somebody that hasn't been on the bench and, therefore, there's not a lot of opinions for people to look at."—October 4, 2005

"We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you."—Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 20, 2005

"Listen, I want to thank leaders of the—in the faith—faith-based and community-based community for being here."—Washington, D.C., Sept. 6, 2005

"If it were to rain a lot, there is concern from the Army Corps of Engineers that the levees might break. And so, therefore, we're cautious about encouraging people to return at this moment of history."—Washington, D.C., Sept. 19, 2005

"My thoughts are, we're going to get somebody who knows what they're talking about when it comes to rebuilding cities."—On how the rebuilding of New Orleans might commence, Biloxi, Miss., Sept. 2, 2005

"And Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job."—To FEMA director Mike Brown who resigned 10 days later amid criticism over his job performance.—Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005

"Out of the rubbles of Trent Lott's house—he's lost his entire house—there's going to be a fantastic house. And I'm looking forward to sitting on the porch." —Mobile, Ala., Sept. 2, 2005

"I can't wait to join you in the joy of welcoming neighbors back into neighborhoods, and small businesses up and running, and cutting those ribbons that somebody is creating new jobs."—Poplarville, Miss., Sept. 5, 2005

"So please give cash money to organizations that are directly involved in helping save lives—save the life who had been affected by Hurricane Katrina."—Washington D.C., Sept. 6, 2005

"The best place for the facts to be done is by somebody who's spending time investigating it."—Washington D.C., July 18, 2005

"I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep on the soil of a friend."—Washington D.C., June 29, 2005

"I was going to say he's a piece of work, but that might not translate too well. Is that all right, if I call you a 'piece of work'?"—To Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister of Luxembourg, Washington, D.C., June 20, 2005

Answer 3

You mean the man who asked a blind man why he was wearing sun glasses when it was cloudy out, that president?

Addition: Does it matter the technicality of his blindness? Most people would have either ignored the person wearing sun glasses or would have thought before they opened their mouths and made themselves look like an idiot, again. Just like the president does every time he tried to say something that wasn't prewritten for him.

And for all those who think like me, kudos! I speak my mind, i dislike any politician that is dirty (and that includes most of them) And for those who blindly follow a man who went AWOL because he was too busy drinking and shoving coke up his nose, then its time to take the blinders off.

Vote conscience, not party! Cuz both dems and reps suck!

Answer 4

Anyone who actually engages in and makes use of logic and reasoning can be smarter. Smartness is not just encoded in our DNA - one can be born in a poor 3rd world country and be smarter than a rich ivy school graduate. I guess its' all about how much a person devotes him/herself to a subject or a principle. But from personal experience i'd tell you the smartest people are usually the ones who stay behind the scenes - they are the ones who don't call themself smart or expert or scholarly. Smartness in my opinion equals humbleness. For there will always be someone who can know more than you! I will withold my comments about the president however. It's not worth my time discussing that topic.

Answer 5

George W. Bush will be remembered as the most stupid man to occupy the Oval Office, to date, in America's history. His failed policies, illegal and unconstitutional war in Iraq, corrupt and evil administration, and atrocious avarice contributes to what will certainly be recorded as one of America's darkest eras. Just because you've got an Ivy League education doesn't mean you're smart! Keep an eye on a new blog at www.blogger.com that will explore much of the Bush folly: BUSHWACKER!

Answer 6

Our current president is a moron who got where he is through the "old boy network" and Texas oil cash. Just listen to him talk off the cuff!

Electing the president is a highly political and biased process. For one thing, we rarely have more than two worthy candidates.

There are many other idiots who got far - Santorum and Reagan come to mind.

Answer 7

I don't think its so much that people think they know more than the president...it is that some are so filled with hate that the republicans are in office...they do not care about the war...health care...poverty...immigration...it does not matter what the topic is... if george bush walked on water...rose people from the dead...stopped world hunger....found the cure for cancer...there are some that would hate him anyway...they cannot get over the fact that their party is not in power.

Answer 8

And for those of you who say he is stupid...we have not had a President who is stupid

You are wrong there his name is George W Bush

you can't get this far in politics by being an idiot

Yeah you can ride on your daddies coat tails

Answer 9

George Bush is the worst president in US history as evidenced by the budget & trade deficits, the ongoing "war" in Iraq that he initiated for no valid reason (enriching his wealthy friends is not a valid reason) and he refuses to perform his only duty, and that duty is to uphold and defend the US Constitution.

He has no duty to protect Americans regardless how many times the GOP tells that lie.

Answer 10

People who are answering here are those who have first hand information in some fields.A computer expert answers better than a president if it is a computer related question.Nurses can answer better if the Q is related to health.And so on.President is not an expert in all ields.

Answer 11

Actually, I don't think I know more than the President. With the information resources available to him, it would be nearly impossible for me to know more about the current state of world affairs than he does, unless he's being willfully ignorant.

I do, however, think I can apply my knowledge in much more effective ways than the President. He consistently makes poor decisions, in spite of his wealth of information.