[NutCrackerBoy]

A major underlying reason for the gap between the President and part of the public is ... that the administration did not focus enough on the ... steady, daily torture and execution of both Iraqis and prisoners from other nations.

W said it, they just tuned him out.

[Brett66]

Yep, those that don't hate him listen. Those that hate him, ignore him. Very unfortunate, because the torture and brutalization of Iraqis was real and it's not just another partisan viewpoint.