[Rhodes22-list] Political: Bill Clinton v Sarah Palin (you're kidding right?)

[Brad Haslett]

Ben,

You seem to suffer from not recognizing your own prejudices. You
easily overlook Sarah Palin's very real accomplishments as a public
servant because you haven't bothered to look at all.  Truman spoke in
short, choppy sentences and he only had a high school education.  Was
he a moron?  Hemingway wrote in short, choppy sentences, is he a moron
as a writer? Have you ever watched the interview with Palin and
Charlie Rose discussing energy policy from a few years ago?  Google it
and get back to me.

Bill Clinton is a very intelligent person and can wax eloquently on
the meaning of 'is'.  He has some very serious character flaws that
were well know to those with exposure to him in Arkansas but he got a
pass from the national press.  That worked out pretty much as expected
by those of us who had years watching his act as Governor.

Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter are considered by many to be two of the
"brightest" Presidents in recent memory.  Nixon of course was very
paranoid and Carter nearly had a mental breakdown in office.  Perhaps
we don't need the so called "most intelligent" candidate in the White
House but the candidate with the most common sense.

Regardless of what happens this election cycle, Sarah Palin will be
around for a good long while.  I think that's a benefit for our nation
- just call me a "hardy soul".

Brad



On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 12:20 AM, Benjamin Cittadino
<bigben65 at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Tootle;
> I recently called Bill Clinton a genius in defending my position that it is
> not her accent that makes Sarah Palin a moron. Clinton has a pronounced
> accent.
>
> As you must have known , but perhaps have blocked from your memory, Bill
> Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar.  Surely you realize this post graduate grant
> is the single most prestigious, competitive, sought after, challenging, and
> rewarding academic honor that a college graduate can receive. Please tell me
> you accept that fact.
>
> Bill Clinton speaks in complete, gramatically correct, coherant English
> senrences.  His paragraphs have a beginning, a middle and an end that hang
> together as eloquent expressions of a complete thought.
>
> Bill Clinton can talk for hours on esoteric subjects of foreign and domestic
> policy, without notes.
>
> He is spontaneously witty, charming, quick, and isn't afraid to appear
> "intellectual". He is utterly unafraid to be challenged on any subject by
> anyone, and is a persuasive advocate for his point of view.
>
> Sarah Palin spouts transparently canned lines, which almost always include
> the words, "maverick, soccar Mom, pit bull, Joe six-pack, hockey mom, real
> americans, and/or you betcha" over and over.  She has one talent, sarcasm,
> and it is no wonder to me why she is so popular with some of the folks on
> this forum.
>
> She wants to be VP to a man who has had multiple bouts with serious cancer
> and is of advanced age.
>
> I am not alone in my assessment of this person.  David Brooks and other
> right of center writers like Peggy Noonan and others feel exactly the same
> way.  I'm in good company in my assessment.
>
> Who thinks she is not a moron?  As far as I can tell, only afew hardy souls
> on this forum.  Well, good luck with that.
>
> Ben C.
>
> PS- for purposes of this discussion I define moron as a person of obvious
> intellectual incapacity who is also mean, nasty, sarcastic and adds nothing
> to the public discourse. It is a function of both attitude AND aptitude.
>
> PPS-Yes Tootle I know that makes me a moron in your eyes. I can live with
> that.
>
> Tootle wrote:
>>
>> Is he getting the thirst for 'politics'?  Maybe the governorship of say,
>> Illinois, Pennsylvania, Virginia ... sounds like he as an audience
>> waiting...
>>
>> Ed K
>>  http://www.nabble.com/file/p20149918/WigeeBoard.jpg WigeeBoard.jpg
>>
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