Why does people hatred of Bush cloud reality?

Question

Look at this question and answers. There are numerous leaders throught out history who have lied about horrible things. Yet why does everyone think that just because they don't like the current president, he is automatically the worst liar ever. What do people get out of this? Anything positive?

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Answer 1

Many of the people who hate President Bush do so because he is Republican and in office. They hated his dad until his term of office was done, though I think they will hate this President for long after, because he had the audacity to defeat them twice. The fact that both elections were close obviously means both elections were stolen.

What it comes down to is they are looking at events not to see what happened, but how the event can be made to make the Republicans look bad.

Here is a partial chronicle:

Bush defeats Gore - stolen election, even though the left leaning Miami newspaper showed Bush won Florida in several different ways of recounting the ballots.

September 11, 2001 - Bush had explosives planted in the Twin Towers. That is the why they went down so fast. That is a crackpot scheme that is popular today.

Invasion of Afghanistan - The Soviets were stuck there for 10 years. How can the US expect to win there? The results speak for themselves.

Invasion of Iraq - A quagmire we'll never get out of. Actually, it would have been a lot easier if the French, Germans and Russians hadn't been kicking back billions of dollars to Hussein. They might have supported us in the war if they weren't anxious to get cheap oil from Hussein once the embargo was lifted. Hussein bought them and they stayed bought. Allies? Ha!

2004 election - Stolen from Kerry by stealing 40,000 votes in Ohio. Yeah, right. In this day and age with news cameras all over, stealing 40,000 votes is not likely.

I could go on. Each of those instances Bush haters didn't look for the truth, they looked for the negative spin. And the press helped them. If you think I am being paranoid or have my own spin, read Bias by Bernard Goldberg. That will open your eyes to what the press does.

Answer 2

In context, Bush has been rated as the worst president due to his actions.

Everyone knows the good and bad of former presidents and world leaders, however, what makes this a little different is the the controversy over the elections, and the fact that a lot of the American people have consistently had low approval ratings for him.

His presidency has been clouded by item after item where he's been accused of covering something up, lying, misleading, manipulating, etc.

The wide spread information base of journalism and internet help publicize his actions, and allow the public to respond with immediate reactions.

When Lincoln did something the news wasn't readily available. Bush can't even pick his nose without someone knowing about it via camer phone, email, pictures or CNN.

Answer 3

Hatred of Bush does not equivalent hatred of the USA. whether, many of the Bush-bashing that is going on right here is basically infantile and has no clever, logical foundation. anybody says he's such an fool and we are combating a conflict for oil (Come on, stay in the now and get a sparkling line!) and anybody who helps him is a conservatard. in the beginning, if that's the terrific you're able to do then you definately might desire to advance up. 2d of all, in case you're considered one of those genius then you definately let us know how we are going to combat the conflict on terrorism -- and no, being extra expertise and offering Arabs extra financial opportunities isn't an answer because of the fact it will purely make the terrorists' jobs that a lot extra handy. finally, besides the reality that this tidbit has been repeated repeatedly lower back, the liberals nonetheless blame Bush besides the reality that CONGRESS voted to pass to conflict on an identical time as on an identical time ignoring the reality that we had Osama bin weighted down actually surpassed to us on a silver platter through the Sudanese government and our chief government could no longer additionally be stricken to touch Sudan. Why is Clinton no longer being blamed (rightfully, i might upload) for all those killed on the united statesS. Cole and on 9/11, however the liberals won't close up approximately all the warriors that have been killed in Iraq? right here is the drill: (a million) advance up already and stop with the call-calling. (2) stop blaming Bush for each thing and lay the rightful proportion of the blame on the Democrats. (3) study the definition of "advantageous complaint" and be waiting to look after your assertions with logic, info, and info quite of the properly-known rhetoric, belittling, and get in touch with-calling. (4) no count in case you hate Bush or no longer, properly known the reality that no further assaults have got here approximately on U.S. soil because of the fact the conflict all started -- and for those of you who won't i would be chuffed to make helpful your names, addresses, and lists of friends and kinfolk contributors fall into the palms of our enemies for the subsequent attack on U.S. soil, which will take place if the Democrats get their way.

Answer 4

People need scapegoats and victims so they can feel good about themselves.

Shaedenfreude- is a German word meaning 'pleasure taken from someone else's misfortune.

I truly believe much of the vitriolic junk leveled at leaders is out of low self worth. the thread you posted is a good example of it.

People also tend to be narcissistic, and it is getting worse. If things aren't as they want them to be they want someone to "blame"..

many people choose political scapegoats, hell I do it too. whether is was Bill Clintoon for Monica and ignoring terrorism or George W for doing something about it someone will not be happy. While I don't see W as the best decision maker or person that has been in the office, I do think his heart is in the right place and contrary to the minions on the left, I think he is honest..Much in contrast to his predecessor.
For me I truly wish Cheney would run in 08', I believe strongly that Cheney is the conservative that could well make a difference in dealing with many complex issues with decisiveness that is not occuring now. That said, Tancredo will have my vote in the primary.

Truthfully in my not so, humble opinion in my lifetime Jimmy Carter's presidency has to go down as the worst time this country has ever gone through. Double Digit Interest rates, and double digit inflation, plus foreign policy bungles that are costing us lives nearly 30 years after the fact.

I do kind of see storm clouds brewing that would indicate we might be heading into a similar time.. Iran is Carter's legacy.

Answer 5

Your point is well taken. I'm not going to defend Bush; I think his foreign policy is dysfunctional. But the "worst ever" stuff in large measure results from lack of historical knowledge or perspective. It is the same phenomenon which causes current athletes of some talent being voted "best ever" in preference to greats of the past.

Answer 6

Not the worst ever... I still think Nixon takes the cake. Who has seen him pointing to the supposed location of the COSVN (Vietcong HQ) to justify the bombing of Cambodia (even though it had already been going on secretly and illegally for a year).
Sorry, but Bush is not the most anything. He is mediocre and he has allowed corporations to take over your country. But that is hardly his fault, you know, he ain't too smart.

Answer 7

Well historians claim that Bush may well be the worst president in history. Its easy to hate somebody with blood on their hands, and it means one has judgement, not clouds judgement.

I lived in a civil war and we had the sh*t bombed out of us, and the neigbors were looking for their brothers and sisters in the rouble and crying and screaming. When I saw that on French TV on Iraq, I thought, it would be great if that happened to somebody's family in the Bush administration, then they'd know better than to bomb.

There is a good article in the vanity fair on dissenting generals, one ignoring rumsfield, saying, has anybody heard of the Geneva conventions.

I am from a military family, my grandfather fought in Berlin in world war II. We hate war-hungry civil leaders. My grandfather said there is no excuse that can ever in the history of humanity justify a war- because a war is just a time when all the worst crimes of humanity are all committed at the same time, the worse and more the better.Many military people abroad thinks that Mary Georie Antoinette Bush needs to be guilliontined for his ignorance and arrogance.

Okay, he destroyed international law, made America a target for terrorists with his arrogance. After his moves in Afghanistan and Israel-palestine and support of the corrupt Saudi regime that causes unemployment and problems (and would have gone long ago without it) made a lot of young umeployed people really frustrated and hopeless.... and guess what happens to young, frustrated, powerless, and hopless people.... they explode. If nothing is done, they become terrorists. Meanwhile, his administration was ignoring what agents were saying at a junior level were signs of a terror attack. Rice said that Al-Qaeyda was unimportant August before 9-11. Clinton adminstration said it was the most major terror threat to the US. Egyptian intelligence, according to Al-Ahram sent them half of the names of the highjackers in August. And still these idiots let 9-11 happen on their watch. Everyone in the middle east knew in july that there was going to be an attack on the US after that anger from how US handled the intifadha. Many people, my family included took our money out of dollar accounts into euro account because we felt a terror attack coming. And these idiots ignored it.

Then Katrina, they took care of the rich white people and left everybody stranded and never spent any money with the leevees. As for environment, 45 out of 47 of the last appointees in the bush admin were linked to oil, and then they say there is no global warming.

In Iraq, haliburton. The corruptio is extereme. In fact, America dropped in Transperancy International's corruption index from the top (least corrupt) to the middle, less than third world countries.

In bush admin, inequality rose to record levels, 0.48, and most EU 0.2, and third world 0.4. The dollar lost half of its value, the economy is headed down in real terms. Mergers make it look as if we are making more money, but in reality, there are fewer companies and fewer jobs and more people fired. Nobody is buying new dollar and people are running. China, with the world's largest dollar reserves is getting rid of the dollar due to Bush's tax cut policy.

Businesses are closing, America is becoming poorer. For the first time except for ww1 and ww2, the economy is up in nominal or number terms, but job growth is down. American economy has been gutted by 1200 billion dollar a year deficits for ever year of bush administration, even before Iraq, and nobody is investing. Its like the sack of rome (read vanity fair).

Bush will go down in history as Calligula did. Calligula is still hated. Next time, people will be more careful in electing a president, so its a good thing. At least one that won't gut international law, american security, the american economy, the dollar, and the middle class, all at the same time. I think Bush hating turns people into more conscious voters: Just because he believes in Jesus, goes to church and looks like you doesn't mean he is good for you.

Answer 8

People think he may be the worst because he is effecting them.
When one emotion rules the heart, the head can't help but be biased.

Answer 9

Are you saying that he should get a pass for getting us into a war based on a lie? What about the thousands who have died?

Answer 10

Just read any decent newspaper. Bush is the one who's "faith-based".