What's wrong with having a President who is highly educated? (party affiliation, education)

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Some people dont want a President who is seen as an Intellectual? I wonder why?

Think "Woodrow Wilson." That's what happens when you get "intellectuals."

[normie]

Originally Posted by teatime

Obama does ALL THREE in a debate situation. He trembles, vacillates, AND stutters.

LOL, well there are lots of opinions in this world. If 99% of the studio audience associated the words doddering and dithering with McCain, that still leaves 1% with a different opinion. Teatime, sounds like you represent the other 1%. Of course, show us a clip of all that trembling and vacillating you saw at the last debate and you might have a case.

[BudinAk]

Originally Posted by 18Montclair

Some people dont want a President who is seen as an Intellectual? I wonder why? Why do people think they want someone that is just like them? Why not support for someone who may be smarter than themselves? My guess is fear. They fear being taken out of their comfort zone. At the same time, how many people shoot animals from helicopters?

Commentary: Will 'intellectual' label hurt Obama? - CNN.com

There's nothing wrong with having an "intellectual" President. Unfortunately, neither of the main two candidates fit that description...

[Ironclad]

Originally Posted by Blue Dog

teatime,I stand corrected.
Ironclad, I am not a simpleton. I was gonna call you a dumbask,but I change my mind. No need to stoop at your level.

You need a hook and ladder to even see my level. You be's what you be's.

[hnsq]

Originally Posted by chielgirl

Rolling Stone has won many awards for its investigative journalism.

so has NPR, but I am not going to call it liberal. I said nothing about it's validity, just that Rolling Stone is bound to have a liberal slant.

[Blue Dog]

Originally Posted by Ironclad

You need a hook and ladder to even see my level. You be's what you be's.

Yes, I am's what I am's.

[walidm]

Originally Posted by teatime

"Intellectuals" are known for doddering and dithering issues to death and can't get past discussion/debate. They can spend ungodly amounts of time weighing a fine point of law but are incapable of charting a direct course and plan of action. Look at Obama's explanation for rejecting the "Born Alive" bill that everyone else passed, including the U.S. Congress, and which the abortion rights giant NARAL declared was satisfactory for protecting abortion rights. Obama dithered and debated, suggesting it would imply a Constitutional problem that no one else found.

THIS is the do-nothing mindset that Obama's "intellectualism" represents.

So we're left will "Blink" and the "Gut reactionary"....oh Joy.

[mackinac81]

While I want a president who can conduct himself intelligently, I don't look at education. Instead I look at wisdom. It's important not to confuse the two

[DrJoey]

The president is a figurehead, we have an intellectual "King" as the man behind the curtain.

Ben Bernanke - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[normie]

Originally Posted by mackinac81

While I want a president who can conduct himself intelligently, I don't look at education. Instead I look at wisdom. It's important not to confuse the two

Good point. And I also think it's important to have a combination of the two.