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[–] ShellMonkey@piefed.socdojo.com 111 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

When Dubya is used as the counterexample of a dignified presidential predecessor you've probably hit the bottom of the barrel right? Right?

[–] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 51 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, his enemy wasn't terrorism, it was his friends not being obscenely wealthy enough.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 25 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And JFK's biggest enemy was himself for sticking his cock in everything that walked and the CIA (for obvious reasons)

[–] CuriousRefugee@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 4 weeks ago

Wait, JFK was sticking his cock in the CIA? No wonder J. Edgar dressed like a woman; he obviously just wanted to get boned by the prez!

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 weeks ago

Watching some footage from those days has me gobsmacked how regal and statesman like Dubya appears compared to Trump.

It’s … wild because he was such a joke

[–] timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

You have no idea how ~~high~~ low we can ~~fly~~ sink.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh mine friend, we havent even gotten to half the shit the Romans were doing during both the Republican era or the Imperial era.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Care to provide some provocative examples?

[–] kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 weeks ago

"under the veil of terrorism"