George W. Bush: A Cultural Icon

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The paper asserts that George W. Bush is a cultural icon who embodies the positive and negative aspects of American culture. The paper explains why political strategist Karl Rove crafted a public image of Bush as an icon and as a compassionate conservative, pro-life Christian who supports family values, is pro-military and is a tax cutter. The paper contends that this image has been shattered because of his criminal incompetence, reliance upon systematic deceit and abuses of power unparalleled in American political history. The paper includes source material.

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"Initially, this strategy of presenting Bush to the American public as an icon was very successful, for conservative voters have always longed for an iconic leader who symbolizes positive American traits and characteristics. President Ronald Reagan fulfilled that longing a generation ago and has been deified ever since by conservatives as the ideal American president. For the same reason, George W. Bush was groomed and marketed to the public during his two terms as governor of Texas as the conservative heir of Ronald Reagan, and that effort continued throughout the early years of Bush's presidency."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Carney, James. "George W. Bush." Time. April 30, 2006.
• MacAskill, Ewen. "George Bush: 'God Told Me to End the Tyranny in Iraq.'"Guardian Unlimited. October 7, 2005.
• Mackay, Neil. "Bush Planned Iraq 'Regime Change' Before Becoming President." Sunday Herald, September 15, 2002.
• "Media Matters." Online. Available: http://mediamatters.org/. 1 May 2007.
• Pitt, William Rivers, and Ritter, Scott. War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to Know. New York: Context Books, 2002.

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