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[[Image:Stop bush dublin rally.JPG|thumb|right|250px|A poster for a June 25, 2008 anti-[[George W. Bush]] rally in [[Dublin]], [[Ireland]].]] |
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'''[[George W. Bush]]''', the 43rd [[President of the United States|President]] of the [[United States]], drew significant domestic and international [[critic]]ism throughout his presidency. [[Public image of George W. Bush|His level of popular support]] declined from 90 percent (the highest ever recorded by [[The Gallup Organization|Gallup]])<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/07/usatgallup-po-1.html|accessdate=2007-11-28|publisher=[[USA Today]]|date=July 10, 2007|title=USAT/Gallup Poll: Bush approval at new low; Republican support eroding}}</ref> immediately after the September 11, 2001 [[September 11, 2001 attacks|attacks]] to 25 percent <ref> |
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{{cite web|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/110980/Bush-Job-Approval-25-Lowest-Yet.aspx|title=Bush Job Approval Lowest Yet|date=2008-10-08|accessdate=2009-02-24|publisher=Gallup.com}}</ref> the lowest level for any sitting President in 35 years, rivaling [[Richard Nixon]]'s unpopularity at the time of the [[Watergate scandal]] and his subsequent resignation. |
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His opponents have criticized his way of fighting the [[War on Terrorism]], his support for the [[USA PATRIOT Act]] and the [[2003 invasion of Iraq]], among many other acts and issues along the way, and there was even a small-scale [[Movement to impeach George W. Bush|movement to impeach him]]. Former President [[Jimmy Carter]] has called Bush's presidency "the worst in history",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.komotv.com/news/national/7592052.html|title=Carter: Bush's presidency has been 'worst in history'|date=2007-05-19|accessdate=2007-06-12|publisher=KomoTV}}</ref> although he later said that comment was "careless or misinterpreted," and that he "wasn't comparing this administration with other administrations back through history, but just with President Nixon's."<ref>"[http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/05/21/carter.bush.ap/index.html Carter: Anti-Bush remarks 'careless or misinterpreted']", Associated Press, May 21, 2007. Retrieved May 21, 2007</ref> According to an August 2008 poll, 41% of Americans consider Bush to be the worst President of all time, though 50% of Americans disagreed.<ref>http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/general_politics/41_say_bush_worst_president_ever_50_disagree</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Proposition R]] |
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==References== |
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*[http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/worst_president_in_history/page/1 "The Worst President in History?"], 2006, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' article by [[Princeton University]] historian [[Sean Wilentz]] |
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*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/01/AR2006120101509.html "He's the Worst Ever"], Dec. 3, 2006, ''[[The Washington Post]]'' column by [[Columbia University]] historian [[Eric Foner]] |
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*[[David Halberstam|Halberstam, David]], [http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2007/08/halberstam200708 "The History Boys",] ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'', August 2007; Halberstam's final essay ("debunks the Bush administration's wild distortion of history") |
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*[http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2064157,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1 "Fascist America, in 10 easy steps"]: ''[[The Guardian]]'' argues that Bush is destroying constitutional freedoms. |
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20030316082322/http://www.house.gov/appropriations_democrats/caughtonfilm.htm "Caught On Film: The Bush Credibility Gap"], produced by the [[House Appropriations Committee]] |
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