Have you notice that the same liberals have quoted Ronald Regan to be dumb are now saying the same thing about

Question

Bush because he cant get the word Nuclear right please give me a break that makes him dumb or is it that he out smarted the liberals and they are just making excuses.

Answer 1

IF THEY HAD TOLD ME AT THE TIME THAT SOME DAY I WOULD MISS RICHARD NIXON, I WOULDN'T HAVE BELIEVED IT.

But now I do.

Answer 2

FIRST, Reagan DIDN'T end Communism... and I bet you can't name a single other good thing that is attributed to him. The strategy that actually ended Communism is all spelled out in the Pentagon Papers- the leaking of which led to the infamous Watergate scandal. The Pentagon Papers, of course, describe liberal President Harry Truman's plan for supporting native anti-Communist forces wherever and whenever Communist revolution was brewing, based on the understanding that we could outspend the Communists, bankrupt them, and create an atmosphere ripe for capitalist revolution. The plan came to its successful conclusion when in 1991, in what is arguably the single most heroic act of the Cold War, Boris Yeltsin stopped an attempted coup perpetrated by the Communist party against its own democratic leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, by climbing on top of a tank and convincing its occupants to join the coup's opposition. So Reagan said, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." There was no risk that came with that statement, no heroism... just a pretty sound bite. Mr. Gorbachev, Mr. Yeltsin, and many, many Soviet citizens risked their lives on that August day in 1991 to end Communism in their nation. It is to THEM that the fall of Communism can be credited... and to the Truman Plan, outlined in the Pentagon Papers, which spell out the true U.S. role in the downfall of the USSR.

Edit: A dog has a tail. This doesn't mean that every creature with a tail is a dog. The skill of eloquent speech may be a mark of intellect, but it is not the only criteria.

Answer 3

Well first off Mr Smartypants Conservative, it's "Reagan" not "Regan".
Second, Reagan wasn't necessarily dumb, but he was EXTREMELY fond of making things up, such as statistics to support whatever he was going on about, or stories to do the same thing. Although he certainly wasn't the brightest bulb in the box...

And Bush? If "nuclear" was the only thing he got wrong, it would be a relief. Just look at his most recent gaffe, calling Australians "Austrians". Sorry, that's just not too bright, in my book.

Answer 4

Some of the supposedly "smartest" people are either clueless or incapable of achieving much.

Compare Henry Kissinger and Ronald Reagan. All the intellectuals fawned over Kissinger, praising his brilliance and amazing intellect. However, never in a million years could Kissinger (or the reigning "brilliant" economists Galbraith and Samuelson) have conceived of how to so easily and bloodlessly defeat the Soviet Union as Reagan did.

So who is really smarter?

Somehow someone as "dumb" as President Bush managed to complete a degree from Yale, and get certified as an F-102 fighter pilot in the Texas Air National Guard. President Bush received a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. Does anyone realize how difficult that is?

When Libs denigrate Bush, it always reminds me of the time I saw a whiny, bratty little girl in the supermarket, stomping her foot in defiance and yelling at her mother, "I can't learn math because my teacher is stupid !!"
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I have to respond to "Futurevizions" below!

The Pentagon Papers don't come close to Reagan's strategy of bankrupting the Soviets to end the Cold War. Instead, they emphasize the need to CONTAIN Communism, and mainly talked about Southeast Asia!!!

As I said in my answer, no one but Reagan could conceive of this working, certainly not the "brainy" economists of the day who talked about "the old man" being crazy if he thought we could bankrupt them in an arms escalation. They kept telling Reagan that the Soviet economy was in excellent shape, and trying to outspend them could actually backfire! Why can't Liberals accept true greatness? Reagan simply negotiated the hapless Soviet leader into a corner, and some fortuitous events quickened the pace, such as when an East German Stasi guard got scared and realized he could not continue to control the border crossings from East to West after it was erroneously announced that East Germans would be allowed to cross again.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/special_report/1999/09/99/iron_curtain/timelines/egermany_49.stm

I simply can't believe that Liberals continue to deny the obvious. Reagan wrote many times of his plans to defeat the Soviets, and he flawlessly carried out his plan. It had nothing to do with the Pentagon Papers. You think Jimmy Carter would have accomplished anything?

Answer 5

Reagan was not really considered dumb, just aloof and indifferent at times, especially as he got toward the end of his second term. He wasn't considered an intellectual, but he was seen as a solid decision maker.
Bush, conversely, has very poor public speaking skills and little knowledge about the world around him (hence the mess we are in now)
I'll take Reagan over Bush Jr any day

Answer 6

I've always believed that George W. Bush is smarter than he looks, I'm not saying he's the brains behind the operation, but the dumb act is an act to make him look more common and approachable, and it seemed to work against his election opponents Gore and Kerry, who were portrayed as more stuck up and elite than him

Like Karl Rove said, it makes people underestimate him, and if expectations are low then you only get an as expected or better opinion, I think he said "I don't know why they underestimate him, but I hope they keep doing it". Its a political strategy.

Answer 7

give us a break. If the word "nuclear" was the only word that Bush butchered, no one would say a word. Google the term "bushism" and see just how many words this guy has butchered or for that fact invented.

Bush could have a 200 I.Q. and his abuse of the English language will always make him look far less than brilliant.

Answer 8

if you think that's the only reason we're calling Bush dumb... you're not paying much attention... people post huge lists of issues they have problems with...

and I don't think I would call Reagan dumb...but he clearly was experiencing some early symptoms of Alzheimer's, especially late in his term... which is sad... nothing to really joke about...

Answer 9

With this same idea in mind, ask any liberal if they equate articulate speech with superior intelligence. Most liberals will agree that the articulate ones are more intelligent. Then ask them what they think of the most articulate president of our time, Ronald Reagan. You will find liberals to be at a loss to explain their feelings and thoughts.

Answer 10

it's not because of the way he says things it is the things Bush says, look at his policies, also look at what he said about children and heath care recently "they have access to heath care ,they have the ER " well just to make sure you at least know the point of proper health care is to avoid the ER and get regular treatment so you avoid the asthma attacks and you avoid some of the nasty illness that are completely preventable like measles maybe ?

Answer 11

Bush outsmarted someone? Guess there is a first for everything.