Oh My God! Scarborough caption "IS BUSH AN IDIOT?"

[Catherine Vincent]

He's playing NUMBEROUS clips of Bush and his screwups. Unbelievable!

[BlooInBloo]

1. Please tell me somebody got a screenshot!

:rofl:

[Catherine Vincent]

4. They can do it now.

It's still their while he chats with John Fund. And Fund doesn't look too happy. LOL!

[nam78_two]

2. huh??

Joe Scarborough???!!!

Wow.....

(err what was the answer ;)?)

[BuyingThyme]

3. Somebody tell me more.

[Catherine Vincent]

5. Scarborough is questioning Bush's blunders and John Fund,

as usual takes up for him. Fund says Bush is inarticulate but he's not stupid! :rofl:

[BuyingThyme]

17. Thank you.

[oasis]

27. Fund goes on to say "since only Republican presidents have been

called dumb" it validates the "liberal media" argument. :eyes:

[Mr_Spock]

30. Fund tries to sound smart

But he only ends up sounding smug, never mind that he can't be too bright since he blindly support Republicans.

I think he's an ass hole.

[Cooley Hurd]

53. Fund beats his girlfriend:

http://www.apj.us/20020223Fund.html

Feb. 23, 2002 -- NEW YORK (APJP) -- New York Police Department sources confirm to American Politics Journal that conservative commentator and editorialist John Fund was arrested this morning in New York City and charged with assault.

The charge stems from an alleged incident earlier in the week involving Fund and his former girlfriend, Morgan Pillsbury.

[Mr_Spock]

54. I meant misogynist white male RW conservative bigot

I'm not surprised that I am correct in my assumption that he is indeed an ass hole.

[SlavesandBulldozers]

55. n/t

[Eric J in MN]

48. If Bush might run again, would Scarborugh be doing this?

I doubt it.

During the leadup to the 2004 election, Joe Scarborough was telling us that John Kerry looks "French."

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. now playing TDS clip of him in Germany talking about the pig feast

while the world burns...

[BuyingThyme]

18. Thank you.

[Olney Blue]

11. BThyme, there was a long clip of W's greatest stumbles.. many

of them have been seen over and over again here on DU. They are saying
that he seems to be losing confidence- so many gaffes- especially since Katrina.
Joe says that Bush doesn't have intellectual depth. Wow.

[BuyingThyme]

15. That's a wonderful thing. Thank you.

[TheWebHead]

7. Great segment...

[Catherine Vincent]

9. LOL! Nice!

:thumbsup:

[BuyingThyme]

10. OMFG! Thank you.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

21. Holy Shit LOL! I Need A Better Screen Shot Of That Though In Order

to put it up on my Wall O'Politics at work. Hopefully crooks and liars comes up with a better one. I love it!

[BuyingThyme]

22. Yes, this would make a great poster.

[icymist]

28. YES! YES! YES!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[never_get_over_it]

35. Oh My God

this little prize will be going out via email to many many folks....THANK YOU SO MUCH it is a beautiful thing

[neebob]

46. Why'd they have to put it in quotes?

Can't he just be an idiot? I say yes.

[jaxx]

8. Fool you once...........lol

[Cobalt Violet]

12. If they said it often enought I might get cable again.

:kick:

[BuyingThyme]

13. Websters:

1. A foolish or stupid person.

2. A person of profound mental retardation having a mental age below three years and generally being unable to learn connected speech or guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.

3. Bush

[salinen]

14. Does the Pope

shit in the woods! Jeez.

[TomInTib]

16. That was great!

And I still contend that St Ronnie didn't write those letters in that book.

[bluedeminredstate]

19. Oh God I can't believe it!

I pretty much can't stand Joe so I turn him off after KO. He does have his occasional moments of lucidity and I'm very sorry I missed this one.
I'm interested in what Lawrence O'Donnell had to say about the topic. Did he go easy on the Chimperor as he sometimes does or did he let it rip? I'd love to know what he had to say on the subject since I think he's a very smart man who knows the ways of D.C., and I just can't see him thinking Chimpy has much going for him in the intelligence or competence department. Any tidbits you want to share?

:popcorn:

[likesmountains 52]

24. Me too...I usually have the remote in my hand to avoid Joe..but

when I saw that "idiot" business I had to watch..

[Senator]

20. ... film at eleven. (k&r&eom)

[BlooInBloo]

23. Has any other president since, say, WWII, been commonly known...

... as stupid?

Ford maybe?

It just strikes me a rare for it to be essentially unanimous common knowledge that the President is an out-and-out idiot.

[mdpod]

29. I agree. It makes one want to recall the quote from....

oh, I can not think of his name right now. I believe he lived in Baltimore. Anyway, something about the American people and their dreams coming true with the election of a complete idiot to occupy the White House. Sorry, I really butchered the quote but your post reminded me of it.

[BlooInBloo]

31. lol! Lemme know if more detail comes to mind...

I'd be curious to see what it is you're thinking of.

[ArbustoBuster]

36. It was Mencken.

"As democracy is perfected, the office of the president represents more and more closely the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." --H.L. Mencken

[Buns_of_Fire]

38. About 33% percent of this country should be in hog heaven!

Pick a winner, George!

[Roxy66]

42. Classic Pic!! I havent seen that in a while....thanks for the chuckle

[roguevalley]

65. I adore that picture of Al Gore.

[cool user name]

84. Fantastic quote! n/t

[liberalhistorian]

39. I think you're referring to H.L. Mencken,

I know the exact quote you're thinking of but can't find it right now. He's also the one that referred to Americans as "Boobus Americanus."

[Patchuli]

40. Ford was the klutzy one...nt

[starroute]

41. Ike was not considered too bright at the time

He mangled his syntax (though the newspapers generally cleaned it up), was the first president to say noo-kyu-lar, and was generally considered an easy-going nonentity. Compared to either Stevenson, who ran against him, or Kennedy, who came after him, he was far from intellectual.

But in retrospect he looks like a mental giant compared to the morons the Republicans have run in recent years. Since Nixon, there hasn't been a one of them with anything worth mentioning above the eyebrows, whereas the Democrats generally tend to pick candidates on the basis of their smarts.

Since the Republicans keep winning election with their doofuses, it wouldn't seem they have anything to complain about -- and it's hardly a proof of media bias that this occasionally gets pointed out.

[BlooInBloo]

47. Wasn't he a 5-star general?

So you're saying the consensus was that wew had an idiot 5-star general leading the WWII offensive? I gotta admit, I'd never heard that before.

[hlthe2b]

60. Ike seems like a prophetic "genius" in some ways....

As in his speech on departure from the WH warning us of the dangers of the Military Industrial Complex.

[eppur_se_muova]

82. That may have been just cover. Ike was aware he looked a little

bumbling, and took advantage of it. He once told one of his aides before a press conference that if a certain uncomfortable topic came up he would "just confuse them". All he had to do was mangle his syntax and the reporters would write the whole thing off, so it worked.

Unlike Bu**sh**, it really was an act. Try reading a biography of Eisenhower -- he really did phenomenally well at the Army's War College, IIRC. Much more importantly, he had gobs more character and integrity than the current void in the Oval Office.

[bvar22]

50. Ford wasn't know as stupid,

just klutzy.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

80. Ford was just known as clumsy, I think.

I don't think he was called stupid, so much.

[mdpod]

25. Joe seems to be lax in his conservative ways.

I really quit watching his show about a year ago but recently I have been looking in to see what he is up to. Do any of you remember when he was playing Radiohead as segway music? I missed his segment last night about Borat and Ali G but read the transcript. Is he trying to appeal to a new demographic? Today, he sat in for Tucker and really made fun of the republicans for the ad about Hillary. Maybe he is waking up too. I am not holding my breath.

[OregonBlue]

34. He hasn't had much good to say about GWB for some time now.

This piece was especially fun. I used to turn him off too but 2 or 3 months ago I discovered that he had seen the light (at least in part) and is no longer a neocon fan. Still a conservative but, at least he seems to be a real conservative, not one of those lying, spineless NEO conservatives.

[timontheleft]

49. Is there any way we can get his latest ratings?

If what the polls indicate are true (that the general populace is growing more and more discontent with the current administration) maybe his ratings have been on the slide. So, he changes his ways to be a bit more popular and viola - his ratings go up.

[kiki]

72. If he is,

the words 'rat' and 'sinking ship' come to mind, and we'll be seeing a lot more of that from our loyal, steadfast RW talking heads.

Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[lonestarnot]

26. Five and I haven't seen it yet!

[Sparkly]

32. Drop Joe a quick line of appreciation -- you KNOW he's in for hate-mail!!

Let him know we're out here, too: [e-mail] ....

[blue neen]

33. He didn't mention the biggest Bush gaffe of all,

about the ob/gyn's practicing their "love" with their patients!

It was surprising to see Scarborough leading off with "Is Bush an Idiot?" John Fund just couldn't make enough excuses for Bush, could he? Inarticulate, my ass. Bush IS an idiot.

[DemonFighterLives]

37. Idiot boy has left his mark

:woohoo: :headbang:
:bounce:
:kick:

[gordianot]

43. Good question. It takes nerves of steel to watch Scarborough.

Maybe not an idiot but he is dysfunctional. His screw ups both verbal and behavioral are symptoms.

[bdamomma]

44. he should of said "psychotic idiot"

because that is what bush is exactly, and a dangerous one at that, how is this man still holding office???? with all the crimes he has committed. sickening absolutely sickening.

[gordianot]

56. You have a really good point.

Why is he still in office?

My theory: The same reason the various criminal heads of State remained in office most of the 20th Century. The nations that supported them were either destroyed literally or conditions became so intolerable they were hung from lampposts. More than a few died of old age or the political/economic systems they created just crumbled. My theory is Bush and the criminal Neo-Cons will either fall due to economic collapse, or in utter destruction of miscalculated war.

Also,if Bush were to disappear tomorrow, due to say an accident with a pretzel, he would be replaced by various Neo-Cons as bad or worse.

[Auntie Bush]

61. An Clinton had to go because he almost had sex with an intern.

[bdamomma]

45. he should of said "psychotic idiot"

because that is what bush is exactly, and a dangerous one at that, how is this man still holding office???? with all the crimes he has committed. sickening absolutely sickening.

[BlooInBloo]

52. Eye wood uv eef eyeda none.

[Ninja Jordan]

51. LOL

[rasputin1952]

59. Welcome to DU Ninja Jordan...

:hi:

[Ninja Jordan]

62. thanks

[Catherine Vincent]

57. Crap!

I was in such a hurry. It's obvious "NUMBEROUS" should be spelled "NUMEROUS".

[OhioChick]

58. Imagine my surprise as

Keith's show ended.........to hear Scarborough lead his show off with "Is Bush an Idiot?"

:applause: :rofl:

[gully]

63. It's now up on Crooks and Liars.

eom

[Duppers]

64. Fund: "bush is a smart aleck"

What I found interesting is that even the repub John Fund said Bush's smirk is real and that he's a true smart aleck. As if we didn't know that!


:rofl:

[WernhamHogg]

66. Is it possible that Scarborough has woken up?

Is it possible that Scarborough has woken up, maybe just a little bit? I could never stand to watch more than a few minutes of his show, but I seem to recall seeing that he was in NO and I'm pretty sure his coverage of Katrina was decent rather than looking desperately for any excuse, any angle that would make George look like he was doing a "heck of a job".

Maybe I'm remembering wrong or maybe it's just a ploy for ratings.

[Ghost in the Machine]

67. Fund: "Bush wakes up every day and arm wrestles with the english

language.. and often loses"......... :rofl:

[PBass]

68. It took them six years to start asking this question?

Baloney, this is just stirring the ratings pot.

Scarborough probably needs to get a bunch of emails, to prove to the bosses that somebody is watching.

[SammyWinstonJack]

77. That was priceless!

:rofl:

[chat_noir]

69. video clip is up at Crooks and Liars

http://www.crooksandliars.com/posts/2006/08/15/scarborough-is-bush-an-idiot/

[lonestarnot]

75. Thanks for the link to idiocy! What a fucking embarrassment!

[Catherine Vincent]

76. Oh wow, that would be a great sig line! LOL!

Poor George!

[mwb970]

70. John Fund is wrong about Bush.

Perennial Bush apologist John Fund attempted to convince Joe and his viewers that no, the president actually is intelligent, he's just inarticulate. Sorry, John. Language is thought. A person who thinks clearly will speak clearly. One who does not will not.

There is substantial evidence that Bush's judgment is impaired by his inability to move beyond childish, black-and-white views of complex situations. This is hardly a sign of advanced intelligence. Indeed, it is a sign of stunted mental development.

I suggest that Fund be challenged to name someone, anyone, who is widely acknowledged to be highly intelligent but who nonetheless cannot form an English sentence or express complex thoughts involving multi-syllable words. I don't see how it's possible. Whom would he name?

As an aside, Fund himself is extremely articulate and much more intelligent than the little man he so foolishly defends.

[kiki]

73. True.

Me smart, and me use words real good. :)

[EstimatedProphet]

81. Uh, that's a little too big of a broad brush

A person who thinks clearly will speak clearly. One who does not will not.

What about stutterers? Do they not think clearly, evidenced by their stutter?

BTW I do agree with you on Bush.

[yy4me]

71. Better half missed it, show was great,

Anyone have a link? Is it on YouTube? Somewhere? Anywhere. I want to see it again. Maybe I could make a car sign referring people to watch it. Something like "Curious about Bush's intellect? Go to
www...and see for yourself!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

74. It's on C & L.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/

MKJ :-)

[Marr]

78. Bush used to be quite articulate.

I don't know if I'd say he was eloquent, but he could speak clearly, at a normal pace, using complete sentences and real words.

Something's happened to this guy in the last 10 years. I don't know whether he's going senile, or if he's been prescribed some sort of drug that impairs his mental functions, or if he's just plain fallen off the wagon and become a drunk again- but something's wrong with the man.

[patricia92243]

79. Believe it or not, I have never seen a Bush-ism. I can't stand to look at

him. If he were telling me that I had won a million dollars, I would not know it unless someone else told me about it.

EVERYTHING about him irks me. There are some people who irritate you just by breathing. Bush is one of those for me.

But, having said that, I did watch the stuff last night. I did not realize the Bush isms were so bad. I have heard of them, of course, and had sorta gotten the idea they were funny. Thus the name Bush isms - like they were cute.

I was appalled at how bad that make US look. I believe Joe said something about the rest of the world thinking we are not to bright for electing him - or maybe that was another show.

[Canuckistanian]

83. He even wrote a guest piece for Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joe-scarborough/is-bush-an-idiot_b_27408.html

Is Bush an idiot?

The greatest political gift a politician can receive from enemies is the gift of being underestimated.

Democrats have always played into Republican presidents’ hands by dismissing them as dimwitted dunces who somehow stumbled their way into the most powerful position on Earth.

Eisenhower was supposedly a dope who frittered away his time on golf courses.

Chevy Chase portrayed Gerald Ford as a bumbling, accident-prone commander-in-chief in countless SNL skits.

Ronald Reagan was branded a lightweight for years and described as a confused old fool in Tip O’Neill’s autobiography.

For the past six years George W. Bush has been the target of ridicule from liberal circles. But now, instead of laughing at Democrats’ ill-directed arrogance, Republicans are quietly joining the left in questioning the President’s intellectual prowess.

The biggest knock on Bush’s brain is his lack of intellectual curiosity. Former administration officials still close to the White House will tell you Mr. Bush detests dissent, embraces a narrow world view and is intellectually incurious.