A matter of interpretation ... but the very things you mention are what I’m talking about. People rag on Ford for being clumsy ... because a comedian told them to think that. People rag on Bush (pick one) for being stupid ... because a comedian told them to think that. People rag on Palin for being a “ditz” ... because a comedian told them to think that. People ragged on Reagan for being senile ... because a comedian told them to think that.
Like I said, it takes a special kind of stupid.
Half the population is below average ...
Palin for instance, it is the image that they saw over and over that sticks in their mind, not be told it.
“””More recently, Dana Carvey’s malaprop-laden impression of George H.W. Bush, Hartman’s puppy-dog Bill Clinton, Will Ferrell’s George W. Bush and Tina Fey’s Sarah Palin have embedded themselves in the culture.”””