Bitter Old Man said:
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G Dub is a horrendous example, given his Ivy legacy BS.
Plus, he's really, really dumb.
Curious, do you actually know GWB? Or, is your "really, really dumb" characterization based solely on a Will Ferrell impression or something else you saw on TV?
I've met W., and the people I know who know him say he's actually very intelligent, maybe more intelligent than Obama (GASP!). His personality comes off as Country Dumb, and he's not nearly as arrogant as Obama who wants everyone to know how smart he is. GWB graduated from Yale, and has his Harvard MBA. Yes, he was a Yale legacy, but if you think he was able to skate through Yale because of who his dad was, then you might want to get a calendar. His dad was a West Texas oil man when he was accepted to Yale and had not even started his political career. GHWB had made some good money, but certainly was not a captain of industry or political heavy weight that would hold major influence at Yale/Harvard. I will grant you that he wasn't a 4.0 student, but grades are not the determinant of intelligence, just one indicator.
I'm getting tired of this left wing talking point getting presented as fact in our history. The only people who are "really, really dumb" are the people who think GWB is "really, really dumb."
"Left-wing talking point?" Not here. Pal.
I first met 41 in 1979. Spoke w/him again prior to his '88
Run. Met Barbara and had a nice chat in Houston, circa 1995. Never met either Jeb or your faux pal. You need to do some research. First, your above narrative shows your ignorance about Prescott Bush. You make an issue over 41 "not even starting his political career" as though that would matter one iota about GDub's legacy admission. Oh hell no.
Again, before blathering, do your research on the Bush family. Even the family will acknowledge that 41 was very fed up with your boy's lousy academics, followed by about 12-15 years of blurry, alcohol and coke fueled life. Laura laid down the law -I'm outta here- and, at age 40+, he finally backed off the partying. Because of his name -and his acting as a gopher for 41- he was identified as a potential
Repub. candidate in Texas, which was hurting for viable
name-recognition folks at that time. Remember all that hard work GDub put in to succeed in MLB? Yeah, me either.
Nevertheless, your boy suddenly shows up as PRESIDENT of the Texas Rangers at 14 million per annum. All on merit, you bet. No legacy BS at all, just like Ivy League. Of course,
then governor. I'll cut this short.
1. Yes, I've met and supported many of the Bushes multiple times. My respect for 41, Barbara and Jeb is off the charts.
2. Your boy is a failure, IMO, given his blessings....a real dumbass, given his lifetime of privilege and freebies for decades. You really want to debate 1 trillion in Iraq, with thousands of American deaths ending in.....what? You do know who was in office during the "too big to fail" travesty, right? The gov't bailout....screwing so many? Your guy.
That's GDub's legacy. A legacy for the ultimate legacy.
One of the worst disasters in Republican Party history....
Gave Obama a cakewalk. Your guy.
As a 35+ year conservative, I stand by my comments on GDub, and there's a lot more I left out.
Bitter uniformed Old Man. Probably a leftist.