Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher
2016-06-20 14:40:43 UTC
Estimates of Obama's IQ vary from 102 to 145, both extremes equally
improbable. Either way he hardly ranks as the smartest president.
Classic "straw man" approach to debate. Go back in this thread and then quote where I said he was theimprobable. Either way he hardly ranks as the smartest president.
"smartest president". He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard Law School, which is a pretty clear
indication that he has a very high level of intellectual ability. Anyone who seriously contends that somebody who
achieved this might have an IQ of 012 is deluded or lying. (as it turns out, it was "lying" that started this foolish
notion). Bush, by comparison, was in the lowest 10% of students in his MBA year and there are more than a
few who suspect that his father's influence at high levels might have helped his son scrape through a course
that didn't require any written thesis or project.
Apart from the academic stuff, one only has to listen to Obama to realise that he is intellectually very gifted.
Now I fully understand that his political opponents might disagree with his views. However, there is a significant
group of people in the US that don't respect democracy and who see their political opponents as "the enemy"
that must be destroyed at all costs, thus legitimising lying and character assassination. Most of this group
appear to be angry white men. It is pretty obvious that Obama being black has infuriated many of them even
more than if a white democrat had won the election. To make matters worse from their point if view, he is
clearly very intelligent and he is greatly respected by other world leaders. For many of these people it's their
worst nightmare. A black man who is more intelligent than they are promoting views that they disagree with,
and being greatly respected around the world. Hence the tide of lies and ridiculous, paranoid conspiracy
theories about him.
Notice this criticism doesn't come from the right. 👍
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