History UsefulNotes / GeorgeWBush

* He also make an appearance in the Marvel comic's ultimate's line. Asking Captain America if 21 century was "Cool or Uncool ?", later, air force one is highjacked by supervillain, and the last thing he's seen sayin' is he nme of his wife.
* In the same vein, he's seen making the presentation in the MarvelComic's Squadron Supreme.

* He also make an appearance in the Marvelcomics ultimate's line. Asking Captain America if 21 century was "Cool or Uncool ?", later, air force one is highjacked by supervillain, and the last thing he's seen sayin' is he nme of his wife.

George W. Bush is a Republican and the son of former President [[GeorgeHWBush George Herbert Walker Bush]]. He was Governor of Texas prior to reaching the White House. Famous for his frequent [[{{Malaproper}} malapropisms]] (known as Bushisms), such as "I know how hard it is to put food on your family". Ushered in a veritable ''golden age'' of political satire in America. Also "starred" in not one, but ''two'' {{sitcom}}s (''ThatsMyBush'' and ''LilBush'', both on Comedy Central), which pushed satirical boundaries in doing so.

** This troper thought that the President's voice sounded a lot more like Bill Clinton than George W...

Had a memoir released in November 2010, which is apparently [[BrutalHonesty much more self-critical]] than his image might suggest.

* ''W.'' (Dubya), a critical (yet surprisingly sympathetic) biopic by OliverStone starring JoshBrolin (''AmericanGangster, NoCountryForOldMen'') as Dubya and James Cromwell (''{{Babe}}, TheGreenMile'') as GeorgeHWBush (AKA [[WellDoneSonGuy "Poppy"]]).

* Appears in the ''AmericanDad'' episode "Bush Comes to Dinner". He's depicted as something of a {{Clouduckoolander}}, but still surprisingly sympathetic.

* Appears in the ''AmericanDad'' episode "Bush Comes to Dinner". He has a mainly sympathetic (but still critical) role.

* ''SouthPark'', though often political in nature, is well known for almost never attacking politicians directly (or at the very least portraying them as just as bufoonish as all the other adults on the show). Bush and his cabinet were revealed in one episode to be eminently crafty, as ''they'' were the ones who created the [[UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories 9/11 Truth movement]] -- they wanted people to think that the government was all-seeing and all-powerful rather than inept. In other words, the 9/11 conspiracy theory... ''is'' a government conspiracy.

Has a memoir coming out in late 2010, which will apparently be [[BrutalHonesty much more self-critical]] than his image might suggest.

The 43rd President of the United States, in office from 2001-09. He preceeded BillClinton, and was succeeded by BarackObama.

The 43rd President of the United States, in office from 2001-09. He succeeded BillClinton, and was succeeded by BarackObama.

Got elected by a very narrow margin twice (the first time leaving him as only the fourth person to be elected president despite the majority of voters favoring his opponent), complete with demands for recounts and whatnot; decided to invade and occupy Iraq, which ended up being disastrous for his approval ratings and was based on Iraq holding [[ArcWords Weapons of Mass Destruction]] that eventually turned out to not exactly be there; invested in AIDS awareness programs in Africa and the then-fledgling science of nanotechnology; promoted the [[AmericanEducationalSystem No Child Left Behind Act]]. Some editors would probably have some triumphant line of argument to add here in support or opposition of any of those, but [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment they should know better]].

George W. Bush is a Republican and the son of former President [[GeorgeHWBush George Herbert Walker Bush]]. He was Governor of Texas prior to reaching the White House. Famous for his frequent [[{{Malaproper}} malapropisms]] (known as Bushisms), such as "I know how hard it is to put food on your family". Ushered in a veritable ''golden age'' of political satire in America. Also "starred" in not one, but ''two'' {{sitcom}}s (''ThatsMyBush'' and ''LilBush'', both on Comedy Central), which pushed satirical boundaries in doing so.

Got elected by a very narrow margin twice, complete with demands for recounts and whatnot; decided to invade and occupy Iraq, which ended up being disastrous for his approval ratings and was based on Iraq holding [[ArcWords Weapons of Mass Destruction]] that eventually turned out to not exactly be there; invested in AIDS awareness programs in Africa and the then-fledgling science of nanotechnology; promoted the [[AmericanEducationalSystem No Child Left Behind Act]]. Some editors would probably have some triumphant line of argument to add here in support or opposition of any of those, but [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment they should know better]].

[[RealityIsUnrealistic Strangely]], Bush is actually taller than the average American man, despite the tendency for satirical representations to depict him [[TheNapoleon as a midget]]. This possibly has something to do with his running against the ''extremely'' tall (6 feet, 4.25 inches) John Kerry in the 2004 election. One of two sons of Presidents to become President, the other being JohnQuincyAdams.

** Ferrell was also the first W. Bush portrayer on ''SaturdayNightLive'', and probably the one who left the greatest impression on the public. Dubya has also been played on the show by Chris Parnell, Darrell Hammond, Will Forte, and Jason Sudeikis, at varying levels of success.

** He was frequently references, however. At one point Homer referred to him as "Captain Kookoobananas."

George W. Bush is a Republican and the son of former President [[GeorgeHWBush George Herbert Walker Bush]]. He was Governor of Texas prior to reaching the White House. Famous for his frequent [[{{Malaproper}} malapropisms]] (known as Bushisms), such as "I know how hard it is to put food on your family".

Ran against then-Vice President Al Gore in 2000, playing up his image of being [[AmericansAreCowboys "folksy"]] (despite being a Yale and Harvard graduate and from a millionaire family) and "a guy you'd like to have a beer with" (despite being a teetotaler and recovering [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]]) in contrast to "boring" and "arrogant" Gore. Election 2000 was ''unbelievably'' close (537 votes decided who won in Florida), coming down to an electoral tie with a recount in [[OnlyInFlorida Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Volusa Counties, Florida outstanding]]. A machine recount completed later that week had Bush ahead by approximately 300 votes (later up to circa 900 when military absentee ballots finished counting).

Vice-President Gore requested a second recount of the four counties be done by hand. Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties failed to complete the second recount by the state's statutory deadline (November 14). Local courts mandated an extension to November 26th, allowing recounts to continue until a higher court could weigh in on the matter. Ultimately, the Supreme Court vacated the extension on the grounds that the Nov. 14th deadline was clearly specified in the Florida state constitution and that any later recounts were therefore unconstitutional and invalid (a decision which , quite ironically, ignored ''another'' part of the Florida state constitution which said that the Florida Supreme Court, which granted the requested extension, was empowered to take "whatever actions it deems necessary", including overriding the November 14th deadline, in order to clear up such a close run-off election). The election was then certified using the recount results submitted as of Nov. 14, including the machine recount certifications from the two counties in question, which led to Bush winning by 537 votes.

This would often color the perception of his presidency amongst his opponents, with accusations that he 'stole' the election common; not helped by the fact that his brother Jeb Bush happened to be the Governor of Florida during the election, his first cousin John Ellis was the [[FoxNewsChannel Fox News]] political advisor who first called the state for Bush, and the winning certification was made by his Florida campaign co-chair Katherine Harris. Nevertheless, a media consortium consisting of ''The New York Times'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The Tribune Company'', ''The Washington Post'', ''The Associated Press,'' ''The St. Petersburg Times,'' ''The Palm Beach Post'' and CNN [[http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/12/politics/12VOTE.html eventually concluded]] that, "A comprehensive review of the uncounted Florida ballots...reveals that George W. Bush would have won even if the United States Supreme Court had allowed the statewide manual recount of the votes that the Florida Supreme Court had ordered to go forward." You would think that would be the end of it, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement but it won't]].

Bush won re-election in 2004, defeating Democrat John Kerry with 50.7% of the popular vote to Kerry's 48.3% and with an electoral college majority. The validity of ''these'' election results were also called into question, in Ohio this time.

Both of Bush's terms were dominated by the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York and The Pentagon on September 11, 2001. In 2003, Bush ordered the controversial invasion of Iraq, on the basis that the Iraqi Government was involved in supporting terrorism and was developing [[CatchPhrase weapons of mass destruction]] with intent to use it in hostile action against Western nations (including the United States). While the Iraqi government had committed several other violations of the Gulf War ceasefire (which provided for an immediate return to war if this occurred), the accusation about Iraq illegally developing [=WMDs=] was revealed to be completely false once the invasion had occurred, with the only such weapons found predating the Gulf War. The Iraq War is widely considered the most contentious issue in American foreign policy [[strike: since TheVietnamWar]] of all time. All this, combined with the federal government's inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina, dealt a massive blow to the credibility of the Bush Administration.

In the wake of the 9/11 attacks in 2001, Bush enjoyed some of the highest approval ratings of any President (over 90%) -- and managed to drive that down, baby, down until he hit [[ZeroPercentApprovalRating some of the lowest]], hovering around 20% and never climbing above 33% for his entire last two years in office. Even ''RichardNixon'' had higher rating than Bush by the end of the latter's term. The 110th Congress (active during Bush's lowest ratings) had even lower ratings, though [[AmericanPoliticalSystem aggregate Congressional approval ratings are always low]].

Bush invested heavily in Africa, most notably in the fight against AIDS. His President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) initiative saw an unprecedented influx of American assistance including a commitment of $15 billion over five years (2003-2008). Although lauded for its intent, many critics nonetheless believed that the program unwisely focused on teaching abstinence-only policies for avoiding infection, rather than safe sex. A 2009 study found the program had reduced the death rate due to AIDS in the countries involved by 10%. Many controversial bipartisan decisions were reached in Congress with Bush's blessings, the most notable being the frequently-accused-of-being-underfunded [[AmericanEducationalSystem No Child Left Behind Act]]. He also invested heavily in the then fledgling science of nanotechnology.

Was known for delegating an unprecedented amount of responsibility and giving an unprecedented amount of power to his Vice-President, Richard "[[NeverLiveItDown Shotgun]] [[IJustShotMarvinInTheFace Dick]]" Cheney. Before becoming VP, Cheney was widely respected by both Democrats and Republicans for his tenure as Secretary of Defense under Bush Sr -- his prior voting record as a congressman, in which he (among other things) opposed sanctions against [[TheApartheidEra apartheid-era South Africa]], seemed to have fallen by the wayside. Ushered in a veritable ''golden age'' of political satire in America. Also "starred" in not one, but ''two'' {{sitcom}}s (''ThatsMyBush'' and ''LilBush'', both on Comedy Central), which pushed satirical boundaries in doing so.

[[RealityIsUnrealistic Strangely]], Bush is actually taller than the average American man, despite the tendency for satirical representations to depict him [[TheNapoleon as a midget]]. This possibly has something to do with his running against the ''extremely'' tall (6 feet, 4.25 inches) John Kerry in the 2004 election. It probably also has to do with him being perceived as "too small a man" in terms of ability and morals, as happened to BenjaminHarrison (who actually was a physically short man). The widely held perception that Bush was a puppet being manipulated by other, more savvy members of his administration (such as Vice President Cheney and his senior advisor / deputy chief of staff Karl Rove) no doubt also contributed to this depiction.

One of two sons of Presidents to become President, the other being JohnQuincyAdams.

He also helped popularize the phrase, "I'm [[AC:[[HelloInsertNameHere <Your Name here>]]]], and I approve this message.", which is now standard operating procedure for political ads on TV, usually as an alternative to the "Paid for by..." voiceover.

His satirical portrayal is that of [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent President Buffoon]], and most recent portrayals of such are generally lampooning him.

For obvious reasons, RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement applies here.

Vice-President Gore requested a second recount of the four counties be done by hand. Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties failed to complete the second recount by the state's statutory deadline (November 14). Local courts mandated an extension to November 26th, allowing recounts to continue until a higher court could weigh in on the matter. Ultimately, the Supreme Court vacated the extension on the grounds that the Nov. 14th deadline was clearly specified in the Florida state constitution and that any later recounts were therefore unconstitutional and invalid (a decision which , quite ironically, ignored ''another'' part of the Florida state constitution which said that the Florida Supreme Court, which grantdd the requested extension, was empowered to take "whatever actions it deems necessary", including overriding the November 14th deadline, in order to clear up such a close run-off election). The election was then certified using the recount results submitted as of Nov. 14, including the machine recount certifications from the two counties in question, which led to Bush winning by 537 votes.

[[caption-width-right:300:"I'm George W. Bush, and I approve this [[strike: trope]] message. [[MemeticMutation Now watch this drivel.]]"]]

Ran against then-Vice President Al Gore in 2000, playing up his image of being [[AmericansAreCowboys "folksy"]] (despite being a Yale and Harvard graduate and from a millionaire family) and "a guy you'd like to have a beer with" (despite being a teetotaler and recovering [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]]) in contrast to "boring" and "arrogant" Gore. Election 2000 was ''unbelievably'' close (537 votes decided who won in Florida), coming down to an electoral tie with a recount in [[OnlyInFlorida Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Volusa Counties, Florida outstanding]]. A machine recount completed later that week had Bush ahead by approximately 300 votes (later up to circa 900 when military absentee ballots finished counting). Vice-President Gore requested a second recount of the four counties be done by hand. Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties failed to complete the second recount by the state's statutory deadline (November 14). Local courts mandated an extension to November 26th, allowing recounts to continue until a higher court could weigh in on the matter. Ultimately, the Supreme Court vacated the extension on the grounds that the Nov. 14th deadline was clearly specified in the Florida state constitution and that any later recounts were therefore unconstitutional and invalid. The election was then certified using the recount results submitted as of Nov. 14, including the machine recount certifications from the two counties in question, which led to Bush winning by 537 votes. This would often color the perception of his presidency amongst his opponents, with accusations that he 'stole' the election common; not helped by the fact that his brother Jeb Bush happened to be the Governor of Florida during the election, his first cousin John Ellis was the [[FoxNewsChannel Fox News]] political advisor who first called the state for Bush, and the winning certification was made by his Florida campaign co-chair Katherine Harris. Nevertheless, a media consortium consisting of ''The New York Times'', ''The Wall Street Journal'', ''The Tribune Company'', ''The Washington Post'', ''The Associated Press,'' ''The St. Petersburg Times,'' ''The Palm Beach Post'' and CNN [[http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/12/politics/12VOTE.html eventually concluded]] that, "A comprehensive review of the uncounted Florida ballots...reveals that George W. Bush would have won even if the United States Supreme Court had allowed the statewide manual recount of the votes that the Florida Supreme Court had ordered to go forward." You would think that would be the end of it, [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement but it won't]].

[[caption-width-right:300:"I'm [[strike: an asshole]] George W. Bush, and I approve this [[strike: trope]] message. [[MemeticMutation Now watch this drivel.]]"]]

[[caption-width-right:300:"I'm George W. Bush, and I approve this [[strike: trope]] message. [[MemeticMutation Now watch this drivel.]]"]]

[[caption-width-right:300:"I'm George W. Bush, and I approve this [[strike: trope]] message. [[MemeticMutation Now watch this drive.]]"]]