George W. “Don’t Mess with Texas” Bush

In this chapter, attention turns to George W. “don’t mess with Texas” Bush. Perhaps the most lasting humorous characterization of Bush was that of a genial, but not terribly intelligent fraternity boy. Put more simply, Bush was portrayed as being fairly dumb. The classic representation of this was Will Ferrell’s impersonation of candidate, then President Bush, on Saturday Night Live. The representation of Bush as the dumb frat boy may have been a bit unfair, but it matters less in Bush’s case, inasmuch as he will likely be remembered primarily for having led the US into a war with Iraq.