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Old 07-05-2011, 10:09 AM
 
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Originally Posted by Wapasha View Post
Just because you get excepted by a prestigious Ivy league university, does not necessarily mean you got there on pure educational and intellectual merits, nor does it mean you are a stellar performer when you graduate, otherwise the left would not refer to Bush as an idiot.

What did 0bama do with his education? He did not join a law firm and practice law, he played a bit as a senior lecturer for a while, then became an Al Sharpton type community organizer, until he ran for the senate a few times, unopposed, followed up that by reading numerous inspiring teleprompter speeches until he was elected president.
Excepted? Haha. It's ironic that people who can't spell are critiquing Obama's intelligence.. He actually was a community organizer in his early twenties before law school, helping people transition from factory closings. You would prefer your president in a stuffy law firm and not working with the people? Not me.
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Old 07-05-2011, 10:30 AM
 
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You can't even participate in a conversation without dragging in ebonics and tokenism, none of which are relevant to the conversation. You dislike Obama and his policies, and thus must assume he is an idiot. I dislike Obama and his policies, but I think that he is simply another in a long line of pandering, corporatist presidents. That doesn't presume he is a fool, because frankly, I think it's incredibly difficult for someone who is an idiot to do what he has done. The idea that Obama is less intelligent than the average citizen is hilariously preposterous to me. You are ideologically blinded, in my opinion, and nothing I can say will sway your opinion.
I stand by my assessment of Obama. It is pure tokenism.

Do you know that this Buffoon voted "Present" (not aye or nay, but "present") over 150 times as a member of the IL state senate. What do you call that - rocket science, cowardice?

I don't think he is less intelligent than the average citizen, but I don't judge him by that class.

BTW, how do you come to the conclusion that he is a "corporatist"?
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Old 07-05-2011, 10:39 AM
 
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You can't even participate in a conversation without dragging in ebonics and tokenism, none of which are relevant to the conversation. You dislike Obama and his policies, and thus must assume he is an idiot. I dislike Obama and his policies, but I think that he is simply another in a long line of pandering, corporatist presidents. That doesn't presume he is a fool, because frankly, I think it's incredibly difficult for someone who is an idiot to do what he has done. The idea that Obama is less intelligent than the average citizen is hilariously preposterous to me. You are ideologically blinded, in my opinion, and nothing I can say will sway your opinion.
What about the people that love him and thus think he's a genius? I've been told repeatedly by a liberal friend of mine that obama is so smart. Is he?
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Old 07-05-2011, 10:39 AM
 
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Excepted? Haha. It's ironic that people who can't spell are critiquing Obama's intelligence.. He actually was a community organizer in his early twenties before law school, helping people transition from factory closings. You would prefer your president in a stuffy law firm and not working with the people? Not me.
One spelling error and suddenly I can't spell???? See how cheap and shody your posts are?
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Old 07-05-2011, 01:11 PM
 
Location: Sale Creek, TN
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Yeah, well, that was a one time shot. It's not like I'm going to have to listen to it for eight years now. Nuculer. Nuculer. Nuculer.
Which is worse? Adding 7 states or the way President Bush pronounced nuclear?
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Old 07-05-2011, 01:21 PM
 
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Which is worse? Adding 7 states or the way President Bush pronounced nuclear?
Neither, one is a one-time gaffe, and the other is a common mispronunciation. Neither have a fundamental impact on how one governs.

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See how cheap and shody your posts are?
Coming from somebody who earlier in this thread declared that at least 40% of the population of the United States is anti-American, that's rich.

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Does Obama have a degree from Harvard? Since nobody can see it or a copy of it I have to wonder. Speaking of that kind of thing I haven't ever seen a copy of his degree from Columbia. Is there one?
I wish I could say I was surprised that you're still going for this conspiracy theory birther crap, Roy. I also wish I could say that I was surprised to hear this conspiracy theory birther crap from somebody who's proud to say that they watch or listen to Glenn Beck every day.
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Old 07-05-2011, 01:25 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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The joke is defining Obama (or anyone else who reads a script) as a great orator/speaker.
The joke is on those who can't differentiate between a good speaker/orator and a smooth talker. You were looking for the latter, no?
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Old 07-05-2011, 01:30 PM
 
Location: Louisiana
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At least he can pronounce nuclear correctly. Teleprompter or no teleprompter, that was a feat Bush could never accomplish.
I guess you forgot that Jimmah Carter pronounced
it exactly the same. Or was that...different?
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Old 07-05-2011, 01:31 PM
 
Location: Dallas, TX
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I guess you forgot that Jimmah Carter pronounced
it exactly the same. Or was that...different?
Who does your pronunciation of the word, "nuclear", resemble more? Bush or Obama?
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Old 07-05-2011, 01:41 PM
 
Location: Not far from Fairbanks, AK
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Who does your pronunciation of the word, "nuclear", resemble more? Bush or Obama?
Neither: Kim Jong-il
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