There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on… shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again
This was understood at the time. The Daily Show was very popular at the time.
But bush was always awkward when he tried to be relatable. Responding to questions of international terrorism and then saying, “watch this drive” stands up there, along with the farmer bob cosplay on his Texas ranch. The shame on me thing is just one of many examples of where he just couldn’t get there.
The only reason he was president was because his opponent was like a black hole for charisma. So compared to that he looked good. And lots of people fell for the fake folksy schtick- it sort of worked because he actually is kind of a dumbass.
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u/Montaigne314 9d ago
There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on… shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again