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Originally posted by Dave the Wonder Boy:
Y'know, maybe Bush deserves that, and maybe he doesn't.

I'd be more inclined to agree with the "Bush is an idiot" crowd, if pretty much the same identical thing weren't consistently said about Ford, Reagan, Bush Sr., and Quayle.

Interesting how it's only Republicans over the last 30 years who are consistently portrayed as idiots. It seems like a consistent payback against any Republican who dares to get elected.

And also interesting that the press that paints this idiot portrayal is over 80% liberal/Democrat.

Coincidence?
Actually, thinking about this a bit more, over the past 30 years you've had Nixon, Reagan, Ford, Bush Snr and Bush jr as GOP presidents, and only Carter and Clinton as Dem presidents. 5:2. Clinton was a Rhodes scholar and beyond reproach for being a dummy.

So 6 presidents are open to being painted as dumb arses, and 5 of them were/are Republicans.

So, no, no coincidence, but not through any liberal press conspiracy.