Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
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HN comment order"President Bush intentionally aimed his public image at average Americans rather than at Cambridge or Upper East Side elites." I suspect the experiences, and attendant political lessons, of George Bush Sr. had a direct influence on the way George Bush Jr. presented himself. Bush I was often criticized as intellectual, elitist, nerdy, aloof, and "Ivy League." He was trounced in his reelection campaign by Bill Clinton, the ultimate charismatic -- a brilliant guy who was adept at hiding his formidable…
I'm sympathetic that GWB was smarter than he seemed, but there was plenty of evidence that he wasn't smart in the sense of the very curious and thoughtful high-functioning people that we all know. Listen to him give an answer to a question about Native American sovereignty: https://youtu.be/kdimK1onR4o?t=25 That's not a verbal misstep, that's someone who doesn't know the definition of the word sovereignty. After invading several countries. Or watch the 10-minute interview where he defends his foreign policy to…
There's good public data on George W. Bush's intelligence. https://vdare.com/articles/this-just-in-kerry-s-iq-likely-lo... > According to a 1999 article in The New Yorker, he had a 566 Verbal - 640 Math, for a 1206 total (which would be about 1280 today [in 2004]). >> "I recently converted Bush's SAT score to an IQ using the high school norms available for his age cohort. Educational Testing Service happened to have done a study of representative high school students within a year or so of…
Good luck getting people to agree. as was stated in the article, everyone knows they're smarter than George Bush Jr.
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 3
- Total points
- 238
- Total comments
- 256
100+ points or 50+ comments
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-04-25 | George W. Bush is smarter than youFirst breakout · Best thread | godarderik | 97 | 76 |
| 2015-08-05 | George W. Bush is smarter than you | Tomte | 3 | 0 |
| 2016-01-28 | George W. Bush is smarter than you | bshanks | 6 | 3 |
| 2016-02-02 | George W. Bush is smarter than you (2013) | Tomte | 7 | 1 |
| 2016-04-28 | George W. Bush is smarter than you (2013) | Tomte | 8 | 0 |
| 2016-05-19 | George W. Bush is smarter than you (2013) | Tomte | 3 | 0 |
| 2016-11-24 | George W. Bush is smarter than you (2013) | Tomte | 5 | 3 |
| 2016-12-16 | George W. Bush is smarter than you (2013) | kory | 63 | 74 |
| 2021-01-14 | George W. Bush is smarter than you (2013)Latest 20+ point return | Tomte | 46 | 99 |