I've never thought he was dumb, as I've never met the guy and can't really say. Like the article states, just because I disagree with some of his policies doesn't mean I think he's dumb. His "daddy being rich and famous" isn't solely enough to get you into the presidency. I just think he is kind of a frat boy and likes different things when it comes to his personal life, and that he's just not the greatest public speaker. But like the article states, how would I or you look if all of our mess ups or speaking mistakes were published around the world on twitter, youtube, and mocked on The Daily Show everyday?

But the people who flat out call him dumb and unintelligent, most of which have never met him, I think are the real geniuses (not). Regardless of who someone is or how high a profile they are or how well you think you know them because of how the media talks about them, at the end of the day, we don't actually KNOW these people in real life. So being judgemental and hateful of someone you've never met is the real character indicator of the people doing the name calling.

Maybe he is super intelligent, maybe he is as dumb as a bag of rocks. Personally I've never met the guy, but everything I've read and watched about him, people always say he was surprisingly sharp and witty behind closed doors, and that's all the real evidence I have to go on.

What do you think, is Bush dumb?

So I guess my answer is "I don't know, I've never met him", but everything I've read about him from people that have actually spent time with him seems to imply that he's certainly not as dumb as the public likes to hope, and actually might be a pretty smart and sharp guy.

He was just an easy target for the media to hate on because of his personality, and they did.