What drives your hatred of Bush?

Question

I am not looking for antiquated liberal banter. It seems as if liberals today not the mainstream Democratic Party but true card carrying left wing liberals have a deep seated hatred for this man. Why? Please enlighten me and if you can please do so with out using the term "con", right wing conservative would be fine. Hate is a deep seeded emotion. So tell me why?

Answer 1

His environmental policies.
His social policies.
His fiscal policies.
His inability to serve as commander in chief (see Iraq).
His bullheaded stubborness when it comes to even tweaking any of his failed policies.
His arrogance that mocks realism and honest intellectual discource.

Gosh I could go on but that should do.

To be fair you should explain why the right hates Clinton(s) (take your pick) with such vehemence.

Cheers.

Answer 2

I do not hate the man. I did not vote for him and I wish that he were never our president but that does not mean I hate him. Unfortunately he is just continuing the imperial foreign policy of the U.S. and in that regard is no different from any president dating back to Carter. One man could not have orchestrated this entire spectacle. Everyone blaming Bush for the war in Iraq is neglecting (at least publicly) to also blame the TRUE architects of the war. They include but are not limited to:

Paul Wolfowitz
Douglas Feith
Stephen Hadley
Scooter Libby
Richard Perle
Dick Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld
Condoleeza Rice
George Tenet
Colin Powell

To my knowledge, none of these characters have actually been brought to justice for the deception they allowed to be perpetrated on the American people, Congress, and the Coalition forces. Of course Britain and Israel were willing participants at the time and were providing much of the "intelligence" that was twisted to create the environment for war.

If you want to blame Bush then make sure it is for the right thing. Blame him for allowing or even wanting it to happen. Blame him for allowing it to continue to happen. The war was over years ago when we removed Saddam from power. There is no formal army left to fight our considerable military machine. The "war" in Iraq is occupation in a hostile territory and we are waging "war" against the rightful citizens of that nation. We tried the same thing in Vietnam and failed. We were allowed to have our civil war, why is it so important for us to prevent other nations from fighting their own? The violence will happen despite our efforts to try and prevent it. I guess as long as they can have McDonalds and cell phones while they shoot each other then we have won the war by spreading Democracy.

In terms of presidential effectiveness at home, Bush has been so far removed from favor that his only effective negotiating tool is the veto. Is it any wonder that people hate him when it is so obvious that he is no longer concerned about public interest and the will of the people?

Answer 3

For me it started with the Brooks Brother riot during the 2000 recount. Paying protesters seems unamerican. Then it was all the "evildooer" talk. This is the leader of the free world, lets cut out all the cartoonish speech. Then the politicizing of the war, the use of the war to expand powers of the executive office. Let's not forget the rush to take the opportunity to attack a country, with out at least thinking it through. All the secrecy, then inability to ability to leave science reports alone. The seeming overzelousness to kiss Saudi Arabia's butt (and most oil companies as well). The inability to admit mistakes. The willingness to expend use blood.....I could go on and on.

I am not a liberal by any means. I am a libertarian on most issues.

Answer 4

If you look at his past presidential decisions then you can see why so many people are unsatisfied with his leadership. His ignorant appeal doesn't help the country to trust him as President either. If you look at what America has become in the past years, then maybe you will notice how we are becoming the laughing stock of the world. With our obese appearance, sleazy television, and lack of interest in our own leaders, you can see how our country has gone down the drain. He is not the right man for the job in my honest opinion.

Answer 5

I think you can infer from some of the answers here that the "Bush haters" equate that Texas accent with stupidity. Believe it or not, those same "enlightened" folks felt the same way about Lyndon Baines Johnson and he was a member of the Democratic Party and the father of many of the social services schemes that the progressive wing of that party absolutely love. Esquire magazine did a piece on how to translate Johnson's speeches into English.
They love Clinton because he sounded like Elvis. It is a bizzare sort of elitism that springs from a group of people who think if one goes west of the mall in Paramus New Jersey, one falls off the edge of the earth. Their ignorance of "flyover country" and the Southwest is almost total. Yet, they have the gall and temerity to try and "educate" the rest of us.

Answer 6

What I object to most in the man is that he is clearly not as stupid as he pretends to be. When he is speaking in front of a crowd of Washington insiders, the wealthy or the corporate, he speaks clearly and presents his thoughts acceptably. Contrary to what many libs claim, he is NOT stupid.

But oddly enough, when he has to speak to the general populace, or in some down home local, he puts on the stupid act, butchering common English, mis-stating common facts and ideas, and in general acting like the lovable dummy next door.

To me, this is a horrifying strategy. It shows contempt of the average American. Sadly, it works, and people think of him as an ordinary, down home kind of guy. They don't think about his enormous personal wealth or all the 'lucky' breaks that have gotten him through his life.

In a nutshell, I dislike him because I can see he is a terribly dishonest and manipulative individual.

It doesn't help that he once said, "I don't know these people get so worked up about the Constitution, it's just a god-damned piece of paper.." No, that didn't improve my opinion of him.

Answer 7

personally I don't hate him --
I distrust him -- there is a difference
he and his ancestors have been a plague on this country for the last 150 years --
Franklin Pierce sucked as a president and the current occupant of the Oval Office is without a doubt the most incompetent and corrupt person to have ever held the office

Answer 8

To undestand how the majority of America now feels about Bush, go to pewresearch.org.

Feelings ranging from hatred to extreme discontent with the current Administration now are common in the marjority of Americans.

Trends in Political Values and Core Attitudes: 1987-2007
Political Landscape More Favorable To Democrats

March 22, 2007

"Increased public support for the social safety net, signs of growing public concern about income inequality, and a diminished appetite for assertive national security policies have improved the political landscape for the Democrats as the 2008 presidential campaign gets underway.

At the same time, many of the key trends that nurtured the Republican resurgence in the mid-1990s have moderated, according to Pew's longitudinal measures of the public's basic political, social and economic values. The proportion of Americans who support traditional social values has edged downward since 1994, while the proportion of Americans expressing strong personal religious commitment also has declined modestly. . . "

Answer 9

Don't think there's any hatred on him out there.
Just living human kind living in misery with communication problems among their own kind back home.
With misinterpretation, miscommunication, communication failures and communication break-down among themselves.
He is great with "You light up my life"
When everyone were blindly kicking him on the butts.
Without being aware of what went wrong out there.
Reach out and extend him a helping hands.
With "He's ain't heavy he's my brother"

Answer 10

I'm a middle of the roader.....I'm not a Democrat OR a Republican because I feel that none of them are interested in meeting in the middle or cooperating or compromising with the other side. They are all too focused on their own personal agendas, and they don't seem to care WHO it hurts.

I don't actually "hate" the man.....let it suffice to say I have lost all respect for him. And it was his own actions and statements that drove me to that feeling.

Answer 11

I wouldn't say i hate him, but I don't think he is doing a good job because 1) He won't admit the war is over and we need to leave, now 2) He needs to tell the truth 3) He doesn't focus on things he can help/do like stopping Global Warming, and helping in Darfur. If he put half of the effort he puts into the war into stopping Global Warming, we can stop it in its tracks.