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Originally posted by Raist
My question is who actually thought he cared?
Originally posted by DimensionalDetective
...He "doesn't give a darn" about us being upset with him for illegally wire-tapping us and spying on us, all while simultaniously leading the most secretive and sneaky presidency in history...
Pretty much says it all, and sums up the worst president in history's final "nose-thumbing" to this nation.
Don't let the door hit you in the backside on your way out, oh-mighty "Decider"...
He has done nothing in his life to be deserving of respect unless you count rolling over for the Military/Industrial Complex,Big Oil and Scare Mongering as things that should be admired in a President.
Originally posted by treemanx
I struggled to read through the first few pages of this thread. My first instinct was to close the thread and move onto something else. But I feel as though I should add my two cents to this thread, in the hopes that it will be met with an open mind, so that you people posting here might have a different perspective.
Bush may not be the most eloquent man in the world, he may not appear to be the most intelligent times. He may not have always made the exact right choices during his time as President.
But how can anyone possibly feel as though they have any right to slander this man. It seems to me, that 90% or so of the people that talk s**t about him, only do so because they hear somebody else doing it. Or they hear it on TV, and in an attempt to impress people with their 'knowledge' of current US affairs, run around talking s**t about something they have absolutely no real idea about.
Now, I'm not saying that I know secret things about Bush that other people dont. But I do know this. NONE of you posting negitive things here have ANY idea whats it's like to be the President of the last super-power on the planet, someone with the weight of the country, and the world, resting upon their shoulders.
Bush had an 8 year run of facing troubles that has no equal in the history of the world. NEVER has any other President had to face SO MANY different challenges in the ever evolving/growing nation and the world, and then face the magnifying glass on every easy and hard decision that he made.
You or I have NO IDEA what it's like to be in that position. If you dont think its monumentally difficult, your a fool. Do you think you could have done it any better? Most definately not.
You'll realize I'm right here after a few years, when golden boy Obama has his chance with the country. You all will eventually slander him here, just like Bush. The fact is, that the people who arent just parroting what their friends say about Bush, are not evenly dumping the load of s**t upon the responsible parties. No, Bush wasnt perfect, but do you really think you know that the decisions he made were'nt what he thought was the best thing for the country? The things that are said by you people, and trash you talk, only highlights your ignorance.
Obama talked trash about Bush because he knew Americans were frustrated with the state of things. He used it to get votes. Now, after hes won the Presidency, the big headlines are 'Obama not really the man he said he was during his campaign.' You see what I'm saying?
It's second nature for people to talk trash about Bush, but you obviously dont realize that THE PRESIDENT IS NOT THE ONLY PERSON IN CONTROL IN THIS COUNTRY, and it's possible that he's actually made the last 8 years safer for you and your families than the man we have now will.
My point is, it seems to me that people have been programmed to talk s**t about Bush, and then their friends hear them say 'man Bush has really f'ed up the last 8 years,' and they think they will sound intelligent if they say the same thing.
Was he impeached??? NO!!!!!!! You talk about him like you have proof that he's a criminal, well then, take your 'evidence' in to Washington and have him impeached!
This man has done alot for our country, dispite his faults. He will be our President until the day he dies, and as such deserves respect. Dont let yourselves become part of the real problem, spreading propaganda because you think you sound intelligent when you do it. Like I said, you'll never know what it's like to be that man, or the stresses he had to face.
So why dont you all take a break, and lay the F off?
Earlier reports focused solely on college students; the new study expands the focus and concludes Americans across all economic, educational and political/social backgrounds are equally lacking. Among findings:
• 71% earn an F; the average score was 49%. Ages 25 to 34 had an average score of 46%; ages 45 to 64 had a 52% average. Of 164 respondents who say they have held elected office, 44% was average.
Originally posted by mikesingh
Reading all this Bush bashing from the Americans themselves has got me pretty amused! You guys elected him, not once but twice, for Chrissake!! Why? Did he manage to con all of you the second time as well? Once bitten, twice shy, they say. But that didn't happen.
Why didn't you guys forget him like a bad dream after his first tenure itself? But no, you continued to support him and his policies on the so called war on terror and elected him the second tome.
It's no point bellyaching now and trying the shut the stable after the horse has bolted! The damage done in foreign relations and the economy will now perhaps take years to repair.
Originally posted by treemanx
Bush had an 8 year run of facing troubles that has no equal in the history of the world. NEVER has any other President had to face SO MANY different challenges in the ever evolving/growing nation and the world, and then face the magnifying glass on every easy and hard decision that he made.
You or I have NO IDEA what it's like to be in that position. If you dont think its monumentally difficult, your a fool. Do you think you could have done it any better? Most definately not.
Originally posted by Swatman
Originally posted by Son Of Liberty
He started an illegal war, doubled the nation's debt, made America look even MORE arrogant to the outside world, screwed up just about everything he put his hands on...
And it's surprising he doesn't "give a darn"?
the war is not illegal
Originally posted by treemanx
You think if America put it's magnifying glass on your life, that you'd be viewed as running it perfectly, always making the right choices?