• GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    People really forget now that Bush saying dumb shit was a pretty widespread thing during his time. My grandfather had a dumb bush quote a day calendar.

      • star_wraith [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        He said dumb shit but don't think for a minute he wasn't actually somewhat intelligent. I say that because people tend to write him off as being a stooge for Cheney and Rumsfeld vis-a-vis the invasion of Iraq when he was absolutely a full participant who actively lied about it all.

    • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Bush really lowered the bar for how much dumb shit a US president can say in public. Trump wouldn't have been possible without him normalizing that. Libs rehabilitating Bush is the best proof they have no object permanence.

        • AcidSmiley [she/her]
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          4 years ago

          I actually thought about bringing Reagan up as an example for normalizing erratic, reckless brinkmanship. I only learned that he had Alzheimer's shortly before his death, wasn't aware he pulled stuff like this when he was still in office.