3/23/2006

Pew: President Bush In One Word

PEW RESEARCH CENTER POLL
Released March 15, 2006

The changing impressions of the president can best be viewed by tracking over time how often words come up in these top-of-the-mind associations. Until now, the most frequently offered word to describe the president was "honest," but this comes up far less often today than in the past. Other positive traits such as "integrity" are also cited less, and virtually no respondent used superlatives such as "excellent" or "great" ¬ terms that came up fairly often in previous surveys.

The single word most frequently associated with George W. Bush today is "incompetent,” and close behind are two other increasingly mentioned descriptors: "idiot" and "liar." All three are mentioned far more often today than a year ago.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

C'mon, no one can say just one! I got a lotta words for WPE (worst president ever): neocon puppet, evangelical exploiter, subpar frat boy, robber baron pawn, fourth stooge, dimwit, compulsive liar, global bully, lost in the woods, best evidence against intelligent design, and best case for birth control. Any others?

Anonymous said...

How about "Like a Rock, Only Dumber"