# Ask George W. Bush a question or kick him in the nuts **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 16, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647 "2014-09-16T12:48:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/61 "2014-09-19T03:24:16Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Go right ahead. Obama is a pretty good President, and so was Bill Clinton. And even if she’d not likely be my first choice to take the nomination, I expect Hillary to be a pretty good one as well. That’s your opinion regarding Obama. The public sees him about as they saw GWB at this point in his Presidency. And he’s only at a 41% approval rating because there are still believers who want to think he can do better. In polls on his performance on actual issues, he’s in really dismal territory, 30s across the board. With two years left in his Presidency, there are still people with hope. Once Obama costs Democrats the Senate and eyes start to turn towards the next President, he’ll sink to the low 30s or even 20s like Bush did. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/62 "2014-09-19T03:39:07Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > 😕 > > How can history punish him? He’s gonna be dead. I want him to have some punishment that he gets to experience. I’m content to let W. live out his life knowing that his presidency will always be viewed as a failure. You can recover from a kick in the nuts. > [@adaher](#): > > I’m not anti-intellectual, but if you elect someone to DO things, then they should already have actually DONE things, not just thought things or wrote about things or advocated for things or given great speeches about things. Yeah, we want to be governed by people who have done things, like politicians, not just people who’ve given speeches, like… like… Uh, someone help me out, here. > [@](#): > > I’m not saying we need Joe Public as President. What we need is people with Bush’s lack of concern for his public perception combined with a record of accomplishment outside of politics. Even better if their record of accomplishment pertains to problems we are having right now. If only there had been a candidate in 2012 who had experience at fixing broken organizations. Who wouldn’t have supported someone like that?😃 Yeah, Romney could bring his vast business experience to bear on fixing the country; offshore our Border Patrol jobs to India and sell the Marines. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/63 "2014-09-19T03:55:08Z")
Or, since you demand public experience, how he saved the Olympics. And the problem with our last two Presidents is the complete lack of accomplishment in either public or private life. It has produced predictable results. I wish Nate Silver would write an article on the relationship between pre-Presidential experience and success as President. There actually is a relationship there to be found. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/64 "2014-09-19T04:25:06Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m content to let W. live out his life knowing that his presidency will always be viewed as a failure. He’s getting that with or without the kick. > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > You can recover from a kick in the nuts. I’m just sayin’ if we can see to it he gets both, I’m happy to help out. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/65 "2014-09-19T14:15:05Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Comparing polls – Hitler may reveal some interesting insight. Dubya just needs a groin kick. Indeed. I can’t imagine what Shrubby could tell me that I didn’t already know. And I’d like to have a Kicking-In-The-Nuts World Tour to visit all the folks who managed to sell Dubya as someone who could be a halfway competent President - not just the GOPers, but the Broderists of the press. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/66 "2014-09-19T14:40:15Z")
If I had the option of kicking any US President in the nuts, Dubya would be at the top of my list. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/67 "2014-09-19T17:35:37Z")
Since his administration inspired Idiocracy, how about we just make him the new star of “Ooowww, My Balls!” ? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/68 "2014-09-19T18:03:33Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > I’m content to let W. live out his life knowing that his presidency will always be viewed as a failure. Technically, anyone who is elected President of the United States - not to mention reelected - has accomplished a rare feat beyond the reach of 99.9999% of Americans and put their mark on history. I doubt sulking about this or that. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/69 "2014-09-19T18:07:31Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Technically, anyone who is elected President of the United States - not to mention reelected - has accomplished a rare feat beyond the reach of 99.9999% of Americans and put their mark on history. I doubt sulking about this or that. True, but I don’t think anyone runs for president in the hope that they’ll suck at it. ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/70 "2014-09-19T18:40:55Z")
I voted for a kick in the nuts, but I’d actually rather kick Cheney in the bollocks. I guess I’ll have to settle for pissing on his grave, if he doesn’t go full cyborg on us. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/71 "2014-09-19T19:11:46Z")
If you want to rip his heart out, you’re too late. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/72 "2014-09-21T01:14:54Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > True, but I don’t think anyone runs for president in the hope that they’ll suck at it. _Every_ president sucked at it in the eyes of someone. Bush will just figure those people are the clueless wankers. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647/73 "2014-09-22T16:43:52Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Or, since you demand public experience, how he saved the Olympics. I’m glad to see you acknowledge that getting the government to throw money your way and solve a problem sometimes is the way to go. I’d ask him a question. Never mind Iraq or torture or policy issues, he was just the toady for Cheney and the other neocons. I would ask him “did you pork Condi Rice?” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647.md?page=3)