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I don't miss this jerk at all

By pharyngula on November 7, 2010.

What was the worst moment in the George W. Bush presidency? You might be thinking it had to be the loss of life in 9/11, or the war and its devastation, or the consequences of his bad economic decisions, but no…to poor sensitive George, it was the moment a black man publicly criticized him.

MATT LAUER: You say you told Laura at the time it was the worst moment of your Presidency?

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH: Yes. My record was strong I felt when it came to race relations and giving people a chance. And -- it was a disgusting moment.

This moment, when dopey incoherent Kanye West clumsily expressed his anger at Bush's neglect of New Orleans.

Ah, the self-absorbed obliviousness of the truly privileged. Incurious George's worst moment was when someone said something bad about him.

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