Sunday, June 13, 2004
Stupid is as stupid does...
J at Value Judgement has a commentary on a piece from the New York Times about Kerry's habits on the road while campaigning.
What sticks out to me from J's comments and the piece is the offense some people take at others being smart and/or intellectual. When did it become an albatross to be articulate? Why is it cute and endearing to not be able to fashion a coherent sentence?
One of the things I really liked about Clinton was his ability to talk to people in an eloquent way. Gore did it too but he was slammed for it. Shouldn't our Presidents be well informed and sharp? Have we become so dumbed down that we will now not vote for someone who can articulate their positions intelligently?
Admittedly Kerry has a high minded way of speaking. He uses multisyllabic words. He sounds very Senatorial sometimes. This is supposed to be a bad thing, according to some. Apparently the United States of America might be too afraid to hire a President who's smarter than the average US citizen.
There's your scary thought for the day.
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What sticks out to me from J's comments and the piece is the offense some people take at others being smart and/or intellectual. When did it become an albatross to be articulate? Why is it cute and endearing to not be able to fashion a coherent sentence?
One of the things I really liked about Clinton was his ability to talk to people in an eloquent way. Gore did it too but he was slammed for it. Shouldn't our Presidents be well informed and sharp? Have we become so dumbed down that we will now not vote for someone who can articulate their positions intelligently?
Admittedly Kerry has a high minded way of speaking. He uses multisyllabic words. He sounds very Senatorial sometimes. This is supposed to be a bad thing, according to some. Apparently the United States of America might be too afraid to hire a President who's smarter than the average US citizen.
There's your scary thought for the day.
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