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The irony is actually the people who think that the likes of Sarah Palin or Christine O'Donnell are intelligent. Not that's ironic.
Gee, you must have read something on here the rest of us haven't. I haven'tt anything or not much stating anyone thinks either of them are particularly intelligent. I have seen comments about Palin when people say she is as dumb as they come, others will mention you don''t promote yourself as well as she has if you are dumb...
Intel and leadership can both be poor choices as intelligence implies overall intelligence and Obama never demonstrated any sembelence of overall intelligence. His handlers did run a good presidential campaign.
His credentials as a big school lawyer and the slathering of compliments by the biased media are the only indication he might have something going on. Based on his performance in office, intelligence is not his strong suit.
You might not want to go where a leader is taking you.
Of course a good leader is easily recognized by his actions. Obama abdicated his role as leader every time he cited his inheritence. The number of followers are the barometer of leadership.
Obama and his handlers were so full of themselves they mistook his election as an indication the electorate supported his vague direction and serial socialist policies. Oops! Ego got in the way.
A shyster and charlatan cannot be mistaken for a leader of men. They may posses focused intelligence as would a PhD in neuro-physiology but by no means would they be considered more intelligent than the average person.
and that is what makes a good leader, that plus the ability to designate not the ability or ego to try and do everything your way or no way.
Nita
The biggest mistake President Obama has made is trying to work with Republicans in a bipartisan manner. They have done nothing but stonewall his efforts. If there is any group that is trying to do everything "Their" way it's the Republican Party.
America don't want no intellegent president. America want patriotic man with plenty of common sense.
We spent eight years with a President that wasn't intelligent and look at the mess we were in by 2009. Don't tell me we don't need an intelligent President.
All somebody in politics has to say "God" and "I love America" and Conservatives start to swoon. It doesn't matter what else the person says or does as long as he or she comes back to those two themes Conservative will lap up all the bull**** that a particular politician puts out.
Kracer - thank you for describing every Republican or Konservative politician I have ever met.
President Obama is far more intelligent than most but not very skilled in hiding that fact. His intelligence and willingness to work hard for most of the people and not just the Haves and Have Mores irritates the hell out of the foolish, stupid and venal.
He is of course very intelligent. He just hasn't learned the reality of politics today. He should have pushed his agenda harder and forgot about trying to get bypartisan support. There is no such thing these days. Republicans would not even support things they used to push if he suggested it.
So how do you know that he's highly intelligent? What's his IQ?
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Not that's ironic.
