Topic
7 facts from 5 episodes, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
2000
Harry Enten says George W. Bush won Florida in 2000 because he carried the absentee vote, while Al Gore won the Election Day in-person vote.
“the reason that George Bush won the state of Florida in the 2,000 election was because he won the absentee vote”
2001
Andy Frisella said George W. Bush had a 91 percent approval rating right after the 9/11 attacks, which he called the highest in history.
“George Bush had a 91 approval rating right after the fucking, uh, attacks, which was like the highest in history.”
2003
In 2003, President George W. Bush and CIA Director George Tenet asked John Brennan to stand up the National Counterterrorism Center.
“in 2003, I was asked by, uh, President George W. Bush and the director of of Central Intelligence, George Tenet, to stand up, uh, what is called the National Counterterrorism Center.”
2006
In 2006 Jon Tester won a Montana Senate seat in a state George W. Bush had carried by about twenty points, while Bush won every other state Democrats flipped by single digits.
“you had, um, John Tester win in Montana state that Bush had carried by twenty points, but every other state Democrats flipped, Bush had won by single digits.”
2007
A program designed by Bush administration lawyers in 2007 was used to take new statements because earlier CIA statements were considered coerced.
“Statements were obtained through a program designed by the Bush administration lawyers in 2007 because the defendant's previous statements to the CIA were considered coerced”
2007
Dan Pfeiffer said the Democratic Congress elected in 2006 got President George W. Bush to sign a minimum wage bill.
“The Democrats actually did get Bush to sign a minimum wage bill in that period”
2026
Amy Walter said President Donald Trump's approval rating is under 40 percent, similar to George W. Bush's at this point in 2006.
“you have a president with an approval rating under 40%, which is where George W. Bush was at this point in 2006, an unpopular war and corruption being sort of the center of the conversation”
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