Reply #25: He's differently abled

[tonkatoy57]

stupid? check
incurious? check
woefully uniformed about the world around him? check


cunning? check

He has a kind of emotional intelligence that allows him to project himself in a way that pleases his viewers. The religo-crazies see him as one of them. The small government conservatives see him as one of them. The "hoorah" shouting troops see him as one of them. But he's not really anything like them.

Bush is like the the salesman or preacher who has a serious "ick" factor but you still, against your own better judgment, find yourself strangely attracted to them.

For me personally, I never felt in the least drawn to him. He was an incompetent dumb ass from the get go. However, I saw people I like and respect fall for his bullshit. The only way I can explain it is that he spoke to their interests and prejudices. He offered them comfort and absolution for those small, mean feeling which live deep inside all of us.