"Ass" made it into the list for March :)

[Glenda]

I LOVE this poll by Pew Research - One word description for *



"The single word most frequently associated with George W. Bush today is "incompetent,"and close behind are two other increasingly mentioned descriptors: "idiot" and "liar." All three are mentioned far more often today than a year ago. "

from this web page:
http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=271


On related note, see this thread:
"VIDEO- Tweets on Bush- Idiot, Incompetent and Rigid Drunk"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x683613

[bluerum]

1. Let there be light. nt

[liveoaktx]

15. VIDEO from Countdown on this.

Ass

[Glenda]

16. Thanks for posting the Link!!

I should be watching KO in entirety lately. The guy he interviewed did mention ASS and JERK!! :rofl:

:woohoo:

[Radio_Lady]

73. Asses will be very upset by this! They think they're BETTER 'N' BUSH!

Especially THIS one! See what I mean?

[underpants]

2. Feb 2005

7 "Sucks"

:rofl:

[sharp_stick]

3. So mine didn't make the cut

Lousypieceofshitwasteofskin is one word isn't it?

[Glenda]

5. HA!

I believe they didn't put all 710 responses in - yours maybe had 1, maybe 2 responses ;) But it's a good one!

:woohoo:

[Kare]

47. LOL

"lousypeiceofshitwasteofskin"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[Radical Activist]

4. They must have polled my Mom

that is so awesome.

[TaleWgnDg]

78. Awesome, indeed . . .

.
I've been calling George Walker Bush "incompetent" for years! It's a legal term as well as a medical term and it certainly does defines Bush's (non) ability to hold public office . . .

incompetent (in·com·pe·tent) (in-kom´pə-tənt) 1. lacking competence; unable to perform the required functions. 2. an individual who is unable to perform the required functions of everyday living. 3. a person determined by the court to be unable to manage his own affairs.
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_i_05zPzhtm
(definition by Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary online edition, which isn't so far off from Black's Law Dictionary definition of "incompetent" . . . however, Black's isn't online but I'm not going to pull out my hardbound copy.)

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[MADem]

6. Keep repeating it, again and again

The first time you heard the OSCAR MEYER WEINER song, you probably couldn't sing the whole thing through, or remember all the words. But every time you heard that damn commercial, it became more and more familiar to you, so that if someone came up to you on the street and sang "Oh, I wish I had an..." you would almost find yourself, against your will, singing "OSCAR MEYER WEINER!"

We need to keep repeating the tune, so that everyone knows that the clown in the White House is an "Incompetent Weiner!"

So much so, that they sing it in their sleep.

Sorry if I gave anyone an earworm!

[klook]

7. Interesting to see the trends of certain descriptions

...as noted in my post here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=669028&mesg_id=675808

His ratings have gone up on Good, Idiot, Christian, Strong, Liar, and Incompetent, among others. And down on Honest, Integrity, Leader, Arrogant, etc. Several terms appear for the first time in March: Ass, Jerk, President, Selfish, and Untrustworthy.

No word on how stacks up as a "Carbon-based Life Form."

[Glenda]

8. Yeah, that was weird

"Christian" goes up. What does that mean?

[Botany]

32. It means his "wacko" base is freaking ......

..... they know he is sinking like a rock so "they" give him their
best complement ..."He is a Christian."

But this too will pass (or some of it) the abortions on the
Tom DeLay / Jack Abramoff slave islands will soon rear their
ugly head .... bush stopped an investigation into this too.

Hello 20%

[Snaggletooth]

87. And one term disappears...Honorable (n/t)

[liveoaktx]

9. Heh! That's one of my favorite words for Idiot... Ass In Chief

[Kailassa]

10. Poor Bush might really have been ok ...

if it was not for the fact that the circumcising doctor gave his mother back the wrong bit.

[ClintonTyree]

45. Aha! I always knew bush was a dick-head!

You've just reinforced my theory! Thanks! ;)

[Tiggeroshii]

66. That's hilarious! lol

[Glenda]

11. * TOON *

[Imagevision]

49. Ass?...yes ass would be appropriate - trillion $$$ deficit!!!!!!

How low does the country have to sink before we realize that this guy Bush is very bad for the WORLD as President of the USA!!!!

[Radio_Lady]

72. Great cartoon! Thanks for posting this, Glenda!

[DeepModem Mom]

12. Glenda, I put this post on DeepModem Mom's journal list...

of personally selected DU posts. LOL!

[Glenda]

13. Cool! hey, I like your journal!

I'll have to figure out how to make one some day ;)

:hi:

[DeepModem Mom]

14. It's really fun!

[Iris]

17. "Okay"

That's classic!

How would you describe the President of the United States in one word?


okay?

[Glenda]

18. * VIDEO: CANOFUN from KO *

See this thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x690729

[Hubert Flottz]

19. They Saw De-Lite!

Freeps wandered so aimless life filed with sin
They wouldn’t let any sanity in
Then the facts came like a stranger in the night
Praise the lord the Freepes saw the light.

They saw the light They saw the light
No more Bushit no terra and fright
Now I’m so happy no sorrow in sight
Praise the lord the Freeps saw the light.

Just like some blind dude they wandered along
Bushit and Bushco they claimed for their own
Then like the moran Bush gave them bull-shite
Praise the lord the Freeps saw de-light.

They saw the light They saw the light
No more Bushit no terra and fright
Now I’m so happy no sorrow in sight
Praise the lord the Freeps saw the light.


They were the fools who'd wandered astray
Straight into Bushit the narrow minded way
Now they have traded their ignorance for insight
Praise the lord the Freeps saw the light.

They saw the light They saw the light
No more Bushit no terra and fright
Now I’m so happy no sorrow in sight
Praise the lord the Freeps saw the light.

I wish it were so!

[cureautismnow]

20. Oh yes, wouldn't you love to drink a few beers with an "ass?"

What a swell guy. Too bad serial killing, mass murdering, euphemisms for male or female sexual organs, or just plain evil didn't make the list.

[Hubert Flottz]

21. Well he does talk pure shite!

Just like an ass!

[annabanana]

22. Well, yeah, but "sucks" is gone since the first list....

I look forward to the reappearance of "sucks"...

[Glenda]

24. Yeah, I rather did like the "Sucks" term from the first list

:rofl:

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

23. You said *ASS!* Heh heh.

GWB

[undeterred]

25. Incompetent rising...

Untrustworthy Ass making the list. :shrug:

[hootinholler]

26. Criminal isn't there yet.

Hopefully soon.

Look at the distribution of positive terms to negative ones. 11/6 in 2/05 and 8/9 in 3/06 Leave out neutral terms and it gets worse.

-Hoot

[TexasLawyer]

27. "Christian"

Twice as many people are calling him "Christian."

One of the last refuges of scoundrels, I guess.

[Mugsy]

28. Where's "Fascist"???

That's the word *I* would have used. And I doubt I'd be alone in that.

[Ford Prefect]

64. Or "Dangerous"

Period.

[Skinner]

29. For the record, here are the totals for postive words v. negative words

See how the numbers flip for March 2006:



http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=271

[Richard D]

30. The number . . .

. . . of people shown on the test has gotten less as well. Onder how those extra 51 votes would tally.

[Buns_of_Fire]

39. Perhaps more people are beginning to use unprintable terms

...to describe the putridbucketofmaggotpus. :shrug:

[IndyOp]

38. I keep wondering about the people who said "President" --

Seriously. The wording of the survey question is (paraphrasing): "What is the single word you associate most strongly with George W. Bush?"

Are the people who say "President" really so unaware/uninvolved that they are proud they can correctly identify him?

:shrug:

[southern_belle]

79. What happened to evil?

It should be at the top of the charts, IMO :evilgrin:

[Glenda]

80. Thanks for the color analysis!

That's very telling !

:hi:

[SammyBlue]

31. But you forgot the big thing! Bush at 33%

Bush is at 33% in this poll!

[Tiggeroshii]

67. Which means a whole third of the population

doesn't know what is going on. Or, maybe, that a third of the population watch Fox News.

[Botany]

33. I whish this was like a Chinese menu ....

Because I would go for Incompetent idiot liar who strongly thinks he is a
Christian President but is an arrogant ass who is a liar.

BTW Welcome to year 4 for the Iraqi war.

[MCMetal]

35. The Best Word(s)

Clueless dipshit .........Pretty much sums it up

[unblock]

34. i'm guessing the "ass" voters actually said "assHOLE"....

[yorkiemommie1]

37. yep!

n/t

[shain from kane]

53. Gotta be asshole.

In everyday conversation, who calls anyone an ass? Maybe a jackass, or asshole.
They have censored the poll.
I wonder what other colorful terms have been omitted?

[EVDebs]

36. Where's "Incoherent" ? eom

[Patsy Stone]

40. Sucks

:rofl:

[PittPoliSci]

41. ASS!

that's wonderful, i think that may have made my day.

[demswin06]

42. what the ...

why didn't the word "hole" follow ass? :P

[mnhtnbb]

43. Too bad it's taken so long for people to wake up!

[mnhtnbb]

44. Bet Molly Ivins is saying "I told you so!"

[Radio_Lady]

74. OT: Anyone know how she is doing fighting her cancer?

I read that Molly Ivins and Ann Richards, both from Texas, have cancer.

[markam]

46. I won't be happy until the #1 word is

CONVICT

[smartvoter]

48. Note how "Christian" doubles as "honest" is halved. Support is

a matter of faith for these people, even as he violates every principle they are supposed to live by.

[Mr_Spock]

50. I've always said he was an ass - I'm glad others agree

:D

[depakid]

51. Amazing that people would use the word honest

Must be reaction formation. People hear their "opponents" calling their "leader" a liar, and therefore respond emotionally, using the opposite word.

No rational person who pays attention- on either side of the political spectrum- would claim that Bush is "honest."

[HiSee]

52. Hypocrite should have made the list!

Mary Carey, who last night dined for the second year in a row with Republican bigwigs at a fund-raiser FEATURING PRESIDENT BUSH.I wonder if they previewed her newest release.'The Mary Carey Experience' will allow the viewer to be able to have virtual sex with Carey in three major positions: missionary, doggie and cowgirl. Doesn't Mary do Girl on Girl? I think the GOP is just against gay men and ugly lesbians. Bush should Google her and see what comes up on the internet. In fact I bet after Scarborough's show lots of young republican males Googled Mary Cary. Are the evangelicals ok with this?

[PurpleChez]

54. Bwah-ha! Snort!

Although I would have chosen "bumblefuck."

[lonestarnot]

55. IDIOT INCOMPETENT LIAR BUSHITLER!

[nevergiveup]

56. My choice would have been "embarrassing"

I also like retardedasswipe but don't think this is a word.

[HiSee]

62. Strategery.

If Dub can make up words so can we. At least ours mean something.

[lonestarnot]

57. kick

[Pacifist Patriot]

58. If he's a sincere Christian, I'm a doorknob.

[President Kerry]

59. Clueless

would have been my word. I'm glad Ass made the list.

[dansolo]

60. Where is "corrupt" on the list?

[dipsydoodle]

61. Was pleased to see

that intelligent didn't get even one mention but equally surprised that cretin didn't either.

[WestMichRad]

63. Corrupt

... is my pick.

Worst. Administration. Ever.

[Tiggeroshii]

65. This is highly informative. n/t

[InvisibleTouch]

68. "Thief" should be there somewhere. n/t

[Trevelyan]

75. Monster or Torture Monster -- Hitler

[cat starbuck]

69. How long til we see "In Jail"

that's the Pew Poll I want to see.

[president4aday]

70. What's he gotta do to make "sinister" and "evil"? !!!

[Up2Late]

71. My favorite "one word description" is finally moving up the charts!

"Idiot"

nearly doubled in popularity this time!

[Trevelyan]

76. How come DU is blocking out the news on the World Wide Protests Against

Bush and his War? Great photos on AOL front page today.

...In London, police said about 15,000 people joined a march from Parliament and Big Ben to a rally in Trafalgar Square. Planners had expected 100,000.

Protesters in several cities carried posters showing pictures of President Bush, calling him the "world's No. 1 terrorist." In London, other posters pictured British Prime Minister Tony Blair, saying "Blair must go!"

"We are against this war, both for religious reasons and on a humanitarian basis, too," said Imran Saghir, 25, a Muslim student who attended the London rally.

Britain, the United States' strongest supporter in the Iraq war, has about 8,000 troops in Iraq but plans to pull out 800 of them by May. The British military has reported 103 deaths there.In Stockholm, Sweden, about 1,000 demonstrators gathered for a rally and march to the U.S. Embassy. One protester was dressed as the hooded figure shown in an iconic photograph from the Abu Ghraib prison. "We do not need Abu Ghraib democracy, or Guantanamo Bay freedom," said Eftikar Hashem Alhusainy, addressing the rally.

In Copenhagen, Denmark, more than 2,000 demonstrators marched from the U.S. Embassy to the British Embassy, demanding that Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen withdraw the 530 Danish troops from southern Iraq.

In Turkey, where opposition to the war is nearly universal and cuts across all political stripes, about 3,000 protesters gathered in Istanbul, police said.

"Murderer USA," read a sign unfurled by a communist in Taksim Square in Istanbul. "USA, go home!" said red-and-black signs carried in Kadikoy on the city's Asian coast.

In Italy, Romano Prodi, the center-left leader who is challenging conservative Premier Silvio Berlusconi in next month's election, said he and his supporters wouldn't join a march in Rome because of a risk of violence.

In Greece, about 600 demonstrators marched through central Athens to the U.S. Embassy, where protesters chanted: "Stop the war now" and "American killers get out of Iraq."About 700 protesters marched peacefully through an inner-city district of Berlin during a rally, police
aid.

In Austria, protesters marching through Vienna - about 200 by police estimates - chanted "Freedom, freedom for Iraq and Palestine," as they made their way to the U.S. Embassy.

Anti-war demonstrations also were planned later Saturday in Spain. On Sunday, up to 3,000 protesters were expected in Seoul, South Korea, which has the third-largest contingent of foreign troops in Iraq after the U.S. and Britain. Another rally was planned outside the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia's largest city, Kuala Lumpur...

[cureautismnow]

81. "Terrorist" should have made the list...

Just ask these Austrians.

[PegDAC]

77. Love it! n/t

[confludemocrat]

82. Incompetent? Ass? Prissy Bullshit. He's a CRIMINAL and MURDERER

or am I going too far? If you think so, then your brain is dead.

[Stargleamer]

83. What was that colorful word that Minnesota woman who died. . .

back used to describe him? She's the one who left money in her will to be used to defeat *.

[cureautismnow]

84. Whistleass? n/t

[LynneSin]

85. Interesting about how the "Christian" term is moving up

One of the biggest appeals about George W. Bush is his appeal towards the Christian in this country. Bill Clinton was 'disgraced' because of an extramarital affair and Bush was the offering of a 'Christian' man who would take this country in a different direction.

Yet in that year period of time the use of the word "Christian" to describe Bush went from 7% to 9% to now 14%. I'm guess the reason why is because the real truth behind Bush is coming out and yet there are still people who support this guy blindly and many of those people are the hard-core "Christians" who think that Bush is still better than Clinton because of that so-called "Christian" persona that Bush tries to pull.

I had a friend who's father was shocked to find out I was a liberal and pulled that "Christian" crap on me (BTW, I keep putting the word "Christian" in parethesis because personally, I don't buy into it and btw, I am a Christian). His basic premise as to why we should all support Bush was because Bush was a good "Christian" which makes him morally superior to Clinton.

I'm guessing people are running out of positive words to describe Bush and are falling to the resort of "Christian"

[TrogL]

88. I wonder how many are using "Christian" as a perjorative?

[Eagle_Eye]

86. I would have said LOOSER

But they didn't ask me.

Did I mention that I hate bush?

[AnneD]

89. You didn't get the full picture....

He's not just imcompetent, he's GOOD and INCOMPETENT. :evilgrin:

[Marie26]

90. People are getting mad.

Good.