George Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States
Helen Thomas, George Akerlof, and many other respected individuals have said exactly that. George W. Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States.
George Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States. If the fascists can make the people believe a lie by constant repetition and exclusion of opposing information, how are we to help people know the truth? We must repeat this line again and again. George Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States.
George Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States. We know this. List out the functions of government and the role of the president in it. In EVERY area, every criteria of evaluation, you would be hard pressed to find any president who has a worse record on ANY criteria. The economy, defense, the environment, the budget, education, liberty, equality, justice, honesty, decency, drugs, crime, corporate governance, race relations, international relations. Individually or collectively, George Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States.
George Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States. But this is not the general perception. Bush approval ratings have dropped quite a bit, but they are dropping from unprecedented heights.
Bush still enjoys residual approval from the aftermath of Sept 11. How can we say he is the worst president in the history of the United States when so many people say they approve of his performance? The perception is "George Bush has shown great leadership since Sept 11.," "George Bush is a good man." By asserting that he is not only a bad president, but the worst president in history, you will be causing a high level of cognitive dissonance in your listener because their current beliefs are that Bush is a good man who shows good leadership. If you simply criticize him openly, whether true or not, your assertions will be dismissed simply because they are inconsistent with popularly held beliefs.
After you state that George Bush is the worst president in the history of the United States, challenge your listener to name 2 former presidents who had worse performance on one specific criteria. "Name two presidents who did more to damage America's reputation in the world view. Just two." Do not let your conversation partner pass with a "lots of them" retort. Make them actually name 2 presidents and explain how they were worse than Bush. By having to think of someone who is worse, they will not be able to dismiss the criticism outright. It's harder to dismiss the information when you are challenged to research it.
