At 'Frost/Nixon' Debut, It Became About Bush and Nixon

Nixon vs. Bush as worse

The reason the U.S. hasn't been attacked after 9/11 has little to do with George's leadership and a lot to do with security agency complacency being corrected. The first attack on the World Trade Center was akin to a mainland Pearl Harbor and the bombings overseas gave us the opportunity to tighten security once intelligence discoverd the financing and source of those attacks. The day the towers came down was very revealing as to how slow GW reacted in front of those children when given the news versus how fast he moved (to save himself) when a shoe was flying towards his head. You would have thought by his dazed look that he had the same oblivious mentality as those kids.

Bad, Worse or Worst - does it really matter? Thousands died unnecessarily here and abroad in a war that has gained the U.S. nothing thus far, least not better security. Nixon lived in the same bubble as GW and to his dying day believed he was morally right having made the policy decisions that ignored congress and divided the country. Instead maybe the question that should be asked is, who lead the most divisive party in history and divided the country, bringing it to a standstill? What administration had typified immorality more than any other and stood by those that severly hurt the nation economically?

Iraq is at the precipice of civil war, not because of political tactics to sway voters as was used by the Nixon and GW teams, but because of historical hatred and mistrust in a culture far different than the west's. Nixon believed more death would force a peace in Vietnam and end in a win; GW believed that improvisation in Iraq from WMD's to the seeding of democracy in the Arab world would make the war honorable and worth the montrous costs. Both were dead wrong. The means were squandered and the ends unrealistic.

Time will be as unkind to GW's legacy as it was to Nixon's and for reasons that are recorded and open to the public. Though Nixon was far more intelligent than GW, he, like many of presidential top advisors that have hurt America, let faulty reasoning neutralize realities that ignored unrealized expectations.

Fox network rants and the outdated GOP mantra have been firmly rejected by voters. Change was inevitable and not just because Obama won. McCain would have rejected most of GW's policies and maybe faced grave problems that need correction. Or maybe not. It's just a shame that GW was incapable of realizing that history didn't start the day he took office and that when historical lessons are ignored, things end badly. Power has indeed, corrupted.

Nixon GWB comparisons are obsurd

We can't even see Nixon's presidency clearly through the eyes of history. But every one seems to be able to see GWB's.

When are we going to see movies as movies and not as history.

My Austrian family is still offended at the movie/play Amadeus as a historic interpretation of Mozart's life and death. But many believe it to be true.

Nixon GWB comparisons are obsurd

We can't even see Nixon's presidency clearly through the eyes of history. But every one seems to be able to see GWB's.

When are we going to see movies as movies and not as history.

My Austrian family is still offended at the movie/play Amadeus as a historic interpretation of Mozart's life and death. But many believe it to be true.

Ain't Nothin' Like the REAL THING, Baby!

I enjoyed the play, and I'll be seeing the movie when it opens, but the paralleling of Nixon's administration with the current Bush administration is an artistic liberty that I'll wait to comment on until all the facts are in.

The actual original David Frost / Richard Nixon Watergate Interviews were released on DVD this past Tuesday, and I've already ordered one from Amazon.

I think that there will be discrepancies between the source and the drama, and I'd like to compare. I encourage interested parties to do the same:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GZ6Q1K?ie=UTF8&tag=liberatienter-20

Why?

I wonder why anybody would ever want to be President of the United States? No matter what a president does, or fails to do, there are tons of self-appointed experts in the MSM who imagine that they have a monopoly on wisdom and are qualified to pick him or her to pieces. This is especially true if the president happens to be Republican who believes in the values on which our country was founded. But it is also true of presidents who sit out there on the left end of the political spectrum. At the moment Obama is viewed by a majority of the MSM as "the best thing since sliced bread", or is it "the best thing since CAMELOT?" Give it two or three years and Obama will become target practice for people who are absolutely convinced that wisdom was discovered the day they were born.

Come on, America, can't we all pray for and support our president? Maybe you haven't noticed, but we live in a world that is dangerous -- extremely dangerous! How would you like to life in a country where expressing your opinion was not allowed?

Dear "George W"...

The worst President in the last 50 years (outside of Nixon) is none other than the husband of our soon to be Secretary of State, Bill Clinton.

We need more Chris Wallaces out there to stand up to the idiots of Hollywood, who need to keep to making movies rather than trying to drive political perceptions and revise history. Please note how quickly the bomb "W" stuck around.

Frost/Nixon/Bush?

If George Bush is the worst President ever,why hasn't there been another attack by Al-Quida in the last 7 years.Have you ever heard of Jimmy Carter?His failed attempt to rescue the hostages from Iran,his being attacked by a swimming bunny,double digit inflation and unemployment higher than it is right now?Just how historically ignorant are you?How about Warren Harding?Corrupt and stupid.There have been some pretty horrendous Presidents.To call Bush the worst,especially while he's still in office,shows a bias and prejudice that reflects poorly on anyone who says it,or even belives it and leaves it unsaid. I'm not a big Bush fan,but,to call him the worst President ever is just plain moronic and shows an ignorance that is simply breathtaking!

George W

With all due respect to Richard Nixon, George W. is the worst President in my 70 years. He is in fact the worst President in American history. Onward and upward with Mr. Obama.

Thank You Chris Wallace

Thank you Chris Wallace. The Bush bashing just won't stop will it?