John Gibson: Bush isn't a rocket scientist, but gets it when others don't

[Human Torch]

Bush Gets It When So Many Others Don't

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

By John Gibson

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,221877,00.html



According to a new poll, a majority of Americans now believe that George Bush isn't telling all about 9/11. This is slightly different from the one-third of Americans who believe that the 9/11 attack was a plot of the American government.

Nonetheless, it is an indicator how much people have come to mistrust and not believe George W. Bush. If Usama bin Laden takes credit for 9/11 but a third of the country still blames Bush, that says a ton about the irrationality of the dislike for Bush and the public relations victory of the Bush haters. A recent FOX News poll shows that 70 percent of Americans think this country will be in an all-out war against radical Islam within 20 years.

So I'm trying to figure this out. A supermajority of Americans sees that radical Islam poses an enormous threat to us and we'll be at war. Yet the one guy who is willing to fight radical Islam no matter the political cost is vilified. Tony Blair is going down; the Spanish government folded like a tent; the French and the Brits are making excuses for radical Islam because there are already so many in their midst. People in this country see all this and agree that, yes, one day it's going to be a big fight, but we hate the guy who, no matter whatever else you may have to say about him, the one guy who is willing to fight radical Islam now. People are going to say I'm a Bush toady just sucking up to him. Hey, I wasn't one of the talk show hosts invited to the White House, and I've never met the guy.

I've also said Bush is a guy who doesn't do so well with English and maybe he isn't the most prominent rocket scientist in the room, but he does get it when so many others don't. Somebody is going to say Iraq was the wrong place and the wrong time. Really? Then call for Saddam to be put back in charge if you liked him so much. How much more time did everybody want to give him? The only thing more I have to say about it: I'm with the 70 percent. The question is: Now what? That's My Word.

[LonelyLRLiberal]

1. OMG, for a minute I didn't realize you were quoting!!

About dropped my teeth.

[stonecoldsober]

2. Gibson makes me

:puke:

[aquart]

3. Hating Bush is a "PR victory."

I thought getting him nominated and elected was. I thought getting Americans to trash their own constitution was.

[OwnedByFerrets]

4. You're right JG,

monkeyboy is no rocket scientist.......and you are a fucking idiot.

[TomInTib]

5. The pic was bad enough. Like some poor old fool with Alzheimer's

sticking out his tongue in order to not miss any of his spoonfull.

But the text made me gag. Twice.

[Mz Pip]

6. Earth to Gibson

No one liked Saddam, except for maybe his wacko sons. None wants him back in charge. That said Iraq was still the wrong war. These two points of view are not mutually exclusive.

Ironic thing here: Saddam was no fan of radical Islam. Go figure.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[tinfoilinfor2005]

7. But of course reknowned rocket scientist John Gibson would know!

:spray: