Wavels
Well-Known Member
Methinks there is more than a kernel of truth in this odious piece.....lol ...
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/04/25/george_w_bush_is_smarter_than_you_118125.html
Excerpted from above:
At a minimum I hope you will test your own assumptions and thinking about our former President. I offer a few questions to help that process.
* Upon what do you base your view of President Bushs intellect? How much is it shaped by the conventional wisdom about him? How much by verbal miscues highlighted by the press?
* Do you discount your estimate of his intellect because hes from Texas or because of his accent? Because hes an athlete and a ranch owner? Because he never advertises that he went to Yale and Harvard?
* This is a hard one, for liberals only. Do you assume that he is unintelligent because he made policy choices with which you disagree? If so, your logic may be backwards. I disagree with choice X that President Bush made. No intelligent person could conclude X, therefore President Bush is unintelligent. Might it be possible that an intelligent, thoughtful conservative with different values and priorities than your own might have reached a different conclusion than you? Do you really think your policy views derive only from your intellect?
And finally, if you base your view of President Bushs intellect on a public image and caricature shaped by late night comedians, op-ed writers, TV pundits, and Twitter, is that a smart thing for you to do?
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2013/04/25/george_w_bush_is_smarter_than_you_118125.html
Excerpted from above:
At a minimum I hope you will test your own assumptions and thinking about our former President. I offer a few questions to help that process.
* Upon what do you base your view of President Bushs intellect? How much is it shaped by the conventional wisdom about him? How much by verbal miscues highlighted by the press?
* Do you discount your estimate of his intellect because hes from Texas or because of his accent? Because hes an athlete and a ranch owner? Because he never advertises that he went to Yale and Harvard?
* This is a hard one, for liberals only. Do you assume that he is unintelligent because he made policy choices with which you disagree? If so, your logic may be backwards. I disagree with choice X that President Bush made. No intelligent person could conclude X, therefore President Bush is unintelligent. Might it be possible that an intelligent, thoughtful conservative with different values and priorities than your own might have reached a different conclusion than you? Do you really think your policy views derive only from your intellect?
And finally, if you base your view of President Bushs intellect on a public image and caricature shaped by late night comedians, op-ed writers, TV pundits, and Twitter, is that a smart thing for you to do?
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