For those that were following politics 20 years ago: If the crazy negative bias in the media (news, late night shows, Hollywood, etc) against Trump is a 97 out of 100... then what number would you give the treatment George W Bush received at the time?
I remember a lot of George W Bush jokes and hatred during the early part of this century, but I literally did not follow politics AT ALL until the day after the 2016 election when I started to look into it. ONE of the things that I found strange right off the bat was the over the top, nonsensical and hysterical hatred for our new president. It made me intuit, even before Q or anything else, that something weird was going on. But, some argue that Bush was treated the same way by the media (the legal system is another story). For those that paid attention, how different is this?
The number I would give George W. Bush was 98 out of 100. Outside of FOX News, the media hated him primarily because he benefited from two stolen elections.
As President, Bush 43 basically managed to act as the dumb dunce while making decisions that really weren't for the best for America. There was a 20 month period between 9/11 and May 2003 where Bush 43 was respected. Heck, the Republicans gained seats in the 2002 midterm elections. It certainly helped that the Democrats held a memorial for Senator Paul Wellstone (he died in a plane crash) right before the election, but turned it into a Bush bashing event.
Since Bush was dumb, it was easy to write comedy based on him. My favorite segment was from the Late Show with David Letterman. The show had a almost nightly feature called "Great Moments in Presidential Speeches." It would feature two moments from past Presidents such as FDR, JFK, or Reagan and then Bush 43 saying or doing something silly.