George W. Bush Conquers Reality (Answering "Why's that idiot so popular?")

A very interesting read on understanding the phenomenon of Dumbya's appeal among his faithful:

Intervention

In his only legitimate leadership role, George Bush leads the nation into an era of �gpostreality.�h
By Gerald S. Rellick

George W. Bush�fs dreadful performance at last month�fs press conference should have put to rest any doubts of his lack of fitness to be president. Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen summed it up this way: �gBush was so inarticulate in his recent news conference that you could say he violated the standards of his own �eNo Child Left Behind�f policy.�h

William Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard and a Bush supporter, also voiced dismay. Kristol said he was �gdepressed�h by Bush�fs performance, adding that �g revealed in my mind a failure of presidential leadership."

Nevertheless, in the following week, Bush�fs poll numbers hardly moved. So, how then do we understand this strange phenomenon?

The media is the starting point: why is it they give Bush such a free ride? Eric Alterman writes, �gWhen reporters attempt to re-ask Bush a question, he merely repeats the same nonsense he spouted in the first place. With few exceptions, reporters tend to let him get away with it.�h

But the media doesn�ft just report events; they merge with them as participants in an entertainment event; they become part of the narrative and take their acting cues unconsciously. When he was president, Bill Clinton�fs intelligence and articulateness set up a natural adversarial relationship with the press, much of it unconsciously scripted; reporters felt a natural competitive instinct to challenge Clinton, to match wits with him in a part-playful, part-serious jousting match, in an effort to show off their skills in front of peers and the public. George Bush, in contrast, disarms the press with his witlessness. How do you punch a marshmallow? Or better, why would you punch a marshmallow?


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so true...W's just your average, everyday dumbass. Now please, get him out of there before he wrecks the country even more!!

the dynamics that make this an advantage. It goes beyond Raygun's "teflon" presidency, when Ronnie was given a ride because he was everybody's affable ol' grandpa. This time, it is more like a kind of anti-intellectual revolt.

That is indeed what it is

very successful with it and guess what, there was the Bush and Walker families there and then helping him pull it off. For that story go to: < http://www.tarpley.net/bush2.htm >. ...Oscar