This.
Bush is extremely intelligent, and thrives on (loves that) people think he’s a dummy.
The “God told me” shit was horribly dumb, though.
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Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 5 months ago
An IQ test, Bush is a pretty smart dude despite his portrayal in modern media, he would probably win.
dogsnest@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Crack0n7uesday@lemmy.world 5 months ago
He ran on the whole “I’m the guy you meet up with at the local bar after a long day of hard work” campaign. He was electable because he seemed relatable (I know he went to Yale and had a childhood we could only dream of, but to the average American at the time he was your neighbor, that was his campaign and it was genius).
HubertManne@kbin.social 5 months ago
I think this is going extreme the other way. He is not as stupid as he seemed but I would not say he is extremely intelligent. That being said there is a big difference between harvard and University of Pennsylvania and there is a big difference between stem majors and business majors. Being a pilot is no easy task either. It is way easier to accomplish these things of course with money and connections. So while he is not as stupid as he is caricatured as (much like ford is not as clumsy as he is made out to be) I would be surprised if he is much above average in intelligence. Im not sure what you even call things like decorm or whatnot. I mean the guy gave the german prime minister a shoulder message out of the blue.
khannie@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Dubya was definitely way smarter than the media portrayed him at the time. He did very well in the debate against Gore.
I read that the whole “fool me once” gaffe was down to him not wanting to be have a sound bite of him saying “shame on me”, copped it mid sentence then tried to cobble his way out of it. Not sure how true or accurate that is but it is at least plausible.
Liz@midwest.social 5 months ago
I believe it. I also love that phrase and now consider it the official Texas version.