Who is dumber: Bush or his supporters ?
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, "HumungousFungusAmongUs" <omega.po…@ntlworld.com> wrote: > At least Bush is, by now, a fully posable action figure…?
Perhaps its time for a duel: http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/celebrity/images/StarWars/297-73… Only that Obiwan Ben Kenobi figure costs $375 at auctions. Bu$h is what, two proofs of purchases from Texaco + shipping & handling… AND YOUR SOUL? Bwahhahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… > "Armageddon Watch" <u358673…@spawnkill.ip-mobilphone.net> wrote in > message news:l.1064002219.1884368896@[207.107.102.20]… >> Planet Full of Doofuses >> by Bob Wallace
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James Monroe <nos…@lessspam.net> wrote in message <news:4mrmmvs98e92h9c8lqfv8rs8toj12fsd9u@4ax.com>… > His supporters are dumber, as hard as that might be to believe. > Similar to that "Heaven’s Gate" moron of years ago. It’s one thing to > be delusional enough to dream up such a thing, entirely different to > hear the idea and think "that sounds reasonable". > The mindless sheep following bush are far dumber. At least bush is > smart enough to do what he’s told by cheney el al.
There’s good reason to believe that W is Cheney’s pawn, but I still think it’s far more likely that George senior calls the shots, and has been AT LEAST since 1980. Or does everyone think that "the Great Communicator" was really in charge? KC
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On 22 Sep 2003 23:40:49 -0700, newmediapr…@yahoo.com (KC Carter) wrote: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->James Monroe <nos…@lessspam.net> wrote in message <news:4mrmmvs98e92h9c8lqfv8rs8toj12fsd9u@4ax.com>… >> His supporters are dumber, as hard as that might be to believe. >> Similar to that "Heaven’s Gate" moron of years ago. It’s one thing to >> be delusional enough to dream up such a thing, entirely different to >> hear the idea and think "that sounds reasonable". >> The mindless sheep following bush are far dumber. At least bush is >> smart enough to do what he’s told by cheney el al. >There’s good reason to believe that W is Cheney’s pawn, but I still >think it’s far more likely that George senior calls the shots, and has >been AT LEAST since 1980. Or does everyone think that "the Great >Communicator" was really in charge? >KC
I have no doubt that Georgie Sr. plays a bigger role in US policy than the public will ever know. "Hard work never hurt anyone.But, there’s no point in taking a chance." Ronald Reagan
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u358673…@spawnkill.ip-mobilphone.net (Armageddon Watch) wrote in message news:<l.1064002219.1884368896@[207.107.102.20]>… Very interesting and insightful essay. I’m not sure if doofuses run the planet, if such people exist. I tend to accredit most people, even those who are uneducated, as worthy of intelligence. I think the big problem about most people in charge of running the planet is not that they are doofuses – it’s that far too many don’t consider the *consequences* of their actions. This is an especially difficult problem because the personalities of many political leaders are not inclined towards much forethought. And it makes quite a lot of sense. These days, to assume a position of high responsible, to be a political leader, it means you more or less have to be a workaholic. There are an incredible number of tasks to do, new information to assimilate, situations to learn, people to address. It adds up to an infinitely complex set of demands on the leader’s time and resources. A person who takes time to process situations in depth, consider the consequences of decisions, how they affect others, etc. will have an especially tough time in the leader’s seat. These days it’s all about taking action, and making near instantaneous decisions on the volume of information that comes in. There just isn’t time to stop and think. The pace of life is only getting faster, the information deluge more complex. Consider Bush. He was influenced a lot by his father to get into politics, but consider the amount of work and number of achievements he had to make to get into his present position. It’s mind-boggling. Years and years of this sort of workaholism conditioned him into the person he is now, and the types of decisions he makes. He is not inclined towards personal reflection and/or considering how his decisions affect others. To succeed in his career, he must take action first and think about it later. So it’s not that political leaders are stupid, it’s that the demands and responsibilities of their jobs insist that they make decisions without a lot of forethought. Steve
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"James Monroe" <nos…@lessspam.net> wrote > I have no doubt that Georgie Sr. plays a bigger role in US > policy than the public will ever know.
I dunno. An unnecessary war… thousands of innocents killed… economy in the shit can… All that’s missing is for Dubya to take a trip to the supermarket and wet his pants over the checkout scanner.
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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -strue…@hotmail.com (Steve Ruelle) wrote in message <news:735ec89b.0309230143.33d6f63f@posting.google.com>… > u358673…@spawnkill.ip-mobilphone.net (Armageddon Watch) wrote in message news:<l.1064002219.1884368896@[207.107.102.20]>… > Very interesting and insightful essay. > I’m not sure if doofuses run the planet, if such people exist. I tend > to accredit most people, even those who are uneducated, as worthy of > intelligence. > I think the big problem about most people in charge of running the > planet is not that they are doofuses – it’s that far too many don’t > consider the *consequences* of their actions. This is an especially > difficult problem because the personalities of many political leaders > are not inclined towards much forethought. And it makes quite a lot > of sense. These days, to assume a position of high responsible, to be > a political leader, it means you more or less have to be a workaholic. > There are an incredible number of tasks to do, new information to > assimilate, situations to learn, people to address. It adds up to an > infinitely complex set of demands on the leader’s time and resources. > A person who takes time to process situations in depth, consider the > consequences of decisions, how they affect others, etc. will have an > especially tough time in the leader’s seat. These days it’s all about > taking action, and making near instantaneous decisions on the volume > of information that comes in. There just isn’t time to stop and > think. The pace of life is only getting faster, the information > deluge more complex. > Consider Bush. He was influenced a lot by his father to get into > politics, but consider the amount of work and number of achievements > he had to make to get into his present position. It’s mind-boggling. > Years and years of this sort of workaholism conditioned him into the > person he is now, and the types of decisions he makes. He is not > inclined towards personal reflection and/or considering how his > decisions affect others. To succeed in his career, he must take > action first and think about it later. > So it’s not that political leaders are stupid, it’s that the demands > and responsibilities of their jobs insist that they make decisions > without a lot of forethought. > Steve
Excellent point Steve, and one that’s much more well-thought-out than the basically ad hominem rant of the original article. The downside is that there is much too much data to wade through nowadays to make a timely decision (and in a world which changes this quickly, time is of the essence) so that it’s almost a necessity that partially informed decisions (often resembling those of ‘doofuses’) must be made. The upside is that there is so much information out there that no one person can have a monopoly on knowledge and therefore power.
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