On my way home from the gym last night I was listening to the John Batchelor show. One of his regular guest (co-host really) is Larry Kudlow and they were both speaking to someone who I believe was a Coolidge biographer. (I missed the beginning) The talk was about how the left trys to paint a picture of all conservatives and republicans as dummies. I remember they tried it with Reagan and of course George W Bush. (not sure about the old man. I don't remember) and they were saying that it's nothing new. Apparently Coolidge was accused of being stupid. He was given the nickname "Silent Cal" and the democrats at the time said he was so dumb he didn't want to speak in public and embarrass himself. He actually held more press conferences than any other president in history! Of course the truth doesn't matter when there's an agenda to be pushed.
And now we have the "most intelligent president ever Barack Obama" A title that was held by Clinton and probably Carter before him and yet.... He's a complete failure. Is he smart?
Socrates taught that wisdom begins in the recognition of how little we know. Mr. Obama is perpetually intent on telling us how much he knows. Aristotle wrote that the type of intelligence most needed in politics is prudence, which in turn requires experience. Mr. Obama came to office with no experience. Plutarch warned that flattery "makes itself an obstacle and pestilence to great houses and great affairs." Today's White House, more so than any in memory, is stuffed with flatterers.
WSJ Is Obama Smart?
3 comments:
I think he's smart enough, he just needs to grow a pair and stand up to the brain-dead, intellectually and morally bankrupt Republican Party.
So youre saying that Obama would've gotten away with it, if it wasnt for those rascally kids?
I don't know..... it's a pretty compelling argument. Besides the fact that he's been a complete failure I think the part about recognition of how little we know is especially revealing.
Obama is famous (infamous?) for rarely meeting with his cabinet. That tells me that he thinks he knows better and doesn't seek their advice.
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