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Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:28 PM May 2020

Who is stupider...George Bush or Donald Trump? It is hard to say..I pick Trump.

Bush was warned by members of a government agency that an attack was coming..

Trump was warned by scientists and doctors an attack was coming.

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Both were warned, and only after the attack, did each do something...Nevertheless..I would say Trump is stupider because he could have consulted with other countries who were very recently attacked and had to do something about it. Their experience and knowledge would have helped, but Trump did nothing.

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Who is stupider...George Bush or Donald Trump? It is hard to say..I pick Trump. (Original Post) Stuart G May 2020 OP
I'll just say this: MyOwnPeace May 2020 #1
Bush was horrible. Jamastiene May 2020 #9
From all accounts of his childhood and early years, Trump was the sadistic bully. sop May 2020 #11
the pandemic is like 9/11 times 11. AlexSFCA May 2020 #2
True. Jamastiene May 2020 #6
Not hard for me. dawg May 2020 #3
How is this even a contest? Jirel May 2020 #4
I've come to believe that there is no bottom for the GOP Eid Ma Clack Shaw May 2020 #8
At least Bush knew there were three branches of government before entering the White House. Jamastiene May 2020 #5
Exactly shanti May 2020 #7
Bush was stupid. Reagan was stupid. I am going to say Reagan, then Bush and then Trump most stupid. LizBeth May 2020 #10
The Shrub was stupid. The Dumpster is evil. n/t IllinoisBirdWatcher May 2020 #12
Oh, hands down - Trump! And not just on Covid-19. Grins May 2020 #13
I have heard a lot of things about a lot of people...YOU WIN THE PRIZE..!!!!!...I QUOTE YOU- Stuart G May 2020 #19
Thanks!! What did I win? Grins May 2020 #23
PLEASE, PLEASE.#13..the greatest post of all ..post #13...READ POST 13./..PLEASE...! 3 SENTENCES.. Stuart G May 2020 #20
Trump. No contest. onecaliberal May 2020 #14
Bush trusted Cheney. Trump just sucks. Trump for the win. dem4decades May 2020 #15
Bush shows respect to the Obamas, Carters, 33taw May 2020 #16
Bush was not very bright but he wasn't mean and evil. redstatebluegirl May 2020 #17
bush onethatcares May 2020 #18
Definitely Trump n/t TexasBushwhacker May 2020 #21
Dubya thanks his lucky stars every day that Trump took the title; Stupidest President. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #22

MyOwnPeace

(16,917 posts)
1. I'll just say this:
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:32 PM
May 2020

At least "W" has shown at different times that he has a heart - and can care.

IQ45 - NO WAY!

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
9. Bush was horrible.
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:43 PM
May 2020

At least, though, he did believe what he was doing was right and he did believe he was trying to help. He also did have compassion at times. Trump? None of the above. How Trump made it through school without drowning in a toilet while being held there by people who were sick of his shit, I don't know. Normally, I am against bullying, but the ones like Trump NEED it. Hell, I would have taken up a collection to hire the damn bullies and point them all toward him. Trump should have been drowned before he made through junior high. How did he survive?

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)
2. the pandemic is like 9/11 times 11.
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:33 PM
May 2020

I’d take bush over trump any day. Trump being stupid is not the worst of it, him being reckless (he doesn't care) is a bigger issue. After 9/11, Bush tried hard to unite the country for months, trump seized on the pandemic to create further division. Bush didn't approach 9/11 as political. To trump, everything about covid-19 is 100% political. Besides, trump has the dumbest kids and spouses, period.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
6. True.
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:40 PM
May 2020

Bush at least tried to show some compassion and tried to fight back against what happened to us. Trump doesn't have the sense to pour piss out of a boot with the instructions on the heel.

Jirel

(2,014 posts)
4. How is this even a contest?
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:38 PM
May 2020

I never thought I’d see the day that I’d answer “yes” to those Obama-era racist signs with a pic of W, saying “Do you miss me yet?” Dubya was stupid, coked up, and a happy figurehead to some of the most evil political minds of the era. However, he didn’t believe himself to be an actual leader with something independent to say, as is witnessed by his quiet retirement and childish doggy paintings. Dump believes himself to be a genius and insists on being in charge. He doesn’t even have the intelligence and will to act in a minimally courteous and professional manner. Dumb as a goddamned post.

Eid Ma Clack Shaw

(490 posts)
8. I've come to believe that there is no bottom for the GOP
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:43 PM
May 2020

Whenever the next Republican president comes along, I won’t be at all surprised if he or she makes Donald Trump seem erudite and thoughtful by comparison.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
5. At least Bush knew there were three branches of government before entering the White House.
Tue May 26, 2020, 04:39 PM
May 2020

Trump is DEFINITELY stupider, but both are pretty damn stupid compared to all other presidents.

Grins

(7,195 posts)
13. Oh, hands down - Trump! And not just on Covid-19.
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:09 PM
May 2020

Bush was never the brightest bulb and I never liked him, but he was nowhere close to Trump’s stupidity.

Trump is across-the-board stupid on everything! Everything! There’s a good chance that even Sarah Palin is a crap-ton smarter!

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
19. I have heard a lot of things about a lot of people...YOU WIN THE PRIZE..!!!!!...I QUOTE YOU-
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:51 PM
May 2020

you about Donald Trump's stupidity........."...good chance that even Sarah Palin is a crap-ton smarter".

Grins

(7,195 posts)
23. Thanks!! What did I win?
Wed May 27, 2020, 02:49 PM
May 2020

Ha!

I don’t know why that line came to me. I guess when you pair “stupid” with “Republican” you just naturally have to include Miss Five-Colleges* (not one of which was Wharton), and Michele Bachman.


* Completely stolen from the great Tbogg.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
20. PLEASE, PLEASE.#13..the greatest post of all ..post #13...READ POST 13./..PLEASE...! 3 SENTENCES..
Tue May 26, 2020, 07:54 PM
May 2020

33taw

(2,436 posts)
16. Bush shows respect to the Obamas, Carters,
Tue May 26, 2020, 05:37 PM
May 2020

and Clintons. I credit him for not letting Trump speak at his Dad’s funeral. While his politics sucked, he could show compassion.

onethatcares

(16,161 posts)
18. bush
Tue May 26, 2020, 06:00 PM
May 2020

the conman is slyer by far. He's been schooled in the art of acting like a dumb m.f.er. and doesn't care about anything except seeing his name on buildings and the size of his bank account.

the shrub got handled by the neocons lickety split and never even knew what hit him.

keithbvadu2

(36,655 posts)
22. Dubya thanks his lucky stars every day that Trump took the title; Stupidest President.
Tue May 26, 2020, 08:50 PM
May 2020

Dubya thanks his lucky stars every day that Trump took the title; Stupidest President.

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