Comments on: A president too much with us? http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/ By Dan Kennedy • The press, politics, technology, culture and other passions Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:09:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mike_b1 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/comment-page-1/#comment-47437 mike_b1 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:46:50 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/a-president-too-much-with-us/#comment-47437 Yes, I think a few Republicans have managed their GEDs. They probably cheated, but that's just what they do best. Yes, I think a few Republicans have managed their GEDs. They probably cheated, but that's just what they do best.

]]> By: lkcape http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/comment-page-1/#comment-47436 lkcape Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:26:04 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/a-president-too-much-with-us/#comment-47436 Q.E.D. Q.E.D.

]]> By: mike_b1 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/comment-page-1/#comment-47435 mike_b1 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:10:43 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/a-president-too-much-with-us/#comment-47435 Nope, it's pretty much a Republican thing. Nope, it's pretty much a Republican thing.

]]> By: lkcape http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/comment-page-1/#comment-47434 lkcape Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:19:22 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/a-president-too-much-with-us/#comment-47434 Being dumb is not party specific.<br /><br />That is demonstrated daily.<br /><br />Academically credentialed individuals are not by definition excluded from the characterization. Being dumb is not party specific.

That is demonstrated daily.

Academically credentialed individuals are not by definition excluded from the characterization.

]]> By: mike_b1 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/comment-page-1/#comment-47432 mike_b1 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:52:20 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/a-president-too-much-with-us/#comment-47432 Right..... Being dumb is an excellent credential. Just look at every Republican president since Lincoln. Right….. Being dumb is an excellent credential. Just look at every Republican president since Lincoln.

]]> By: lkcape http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/comment-page-1/#comment-47428 lkcape Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:31:59 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/a-president-too-much-with-us/#comment-47428 Underlying this discussion is the implied equation:<br /><br />Sterling academic credentials = smart = effective leader.<br /><br />This can easily be disputed by two recent local examples:<br /><br />Our Esteemed Governor who seems to be able to snatch defeat from victory at any given moment; and<br /><br />Lawrence Summers during his tenure as the President of Harvard.<br /><br /><br />One's ability to deal with the real world means a lot more when coming to define "smart". Underlying this discussion is the implied equation:

Sterling academic credentials = smart = effective leader.

This can easily be disputed by two recent local examples:

Our Esteemed Governor who seems to be able to snatch defeat from victory at any given moment; and

Lawrence Summers during his tenure as the President of Harvard.

One's ability to deal with the real world means a lot more when coming to define "smart".

]]> By: meamoeba http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/comment-page-1/#comment-47414 meamoeba Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:04:29 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/a-president-too-much-with-us/#comment-47414 o-fish, i assume your college transcripts are "closely guarded secrets" as well, since privacy laws prohibit their distribution. but oc has said time and again, he was registered as barack obama. everything else is a right-wing conspiracy fantasy with no legs. if there was video of his birth in hawaii, neocons would still not accept his birth certificate. but he has and hawaii has released his birth certificate. you loons just won't accept it. he has more legitimacy of us citizenship and therefore presidential qualifications (at least on that mark) than john mccain, who was born in panama. get over it. o-fish, i assume your college transcripts are "closely guarded secrets" as well, since privacy laws prohibit their distribution. but oc has said time and again, he was registered as barack obama. everything else is a right-wing conspiracy fantasy with no legs. if there was video of his birth in hawaii, neocons would still not accept his birth certificate. but he has and hawaii has released his birth certificate. you loons just won't accept it. he has more legitimacy of us citizenship and therefore presidential qualifications (at least on that mark) than john mccain, who was born in panama. get over it.

]]> By: mike_b1 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/comment-page-1/#comment-47413 mike_b1 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:41:14 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/a-president-too-much-with-us/#comment-47413 Thin skin? Please provide proof. Thin skin? Please provide proof.

]]> By: Bill Baar http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/comment-page-1/#comment-47409 Bill Baar Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:43:39 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/a-president-too-much-with-us/#comment-47409 Professors may be smart but only within their disipline, and they're usually smart enough not to get outside that.<br /><br />Obama's no Professor though, and the absense of any writing on anything save himself proof of that.<br /><br />He's smart like a Chicago Pol though, and likes power. <br /><br />He may outsmart himself though and when reality crashes in, and the image worn thin, it's going to be rough. He's got an awfully thin skin. Professors may be smart but only within their disipline, and they're usually smart enough not to get outside that.

Obama's no Professor though, and the absense of any writing on anything save himself proof of that.

He's smart like a Chicago Pol though, and likes power.

He may outsmart himself though and when reality crashes in, and the image worn thin, it's going to be rough. He's got an awfully thin skin.

]]> By: Peter Porcupine http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/president-too-much-with-us/comment-page-1/#comment-47408 Peter Porcupine Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:24:03 +0000 http://www.dankennedy.net/2009/06/25/a-president-too-much-with-us/#comment-47408 Fish - knock it off. The man is smart. Wrong, often deluded, never shrewd (but he hired that...), but he is academically smart.<br /><br />The practical value of the academic chops have yet to be demonstrated, but the 'affirmative action' b*lls&(t must end. Fish – knock it off. The man is smart. Wrong, often deluded, never shrewd (but he hired that…), but he is academically smart.

The practical value of the academic chops have yet to be demonstrated, but the 'affirmative action' b*lls&(t must end.

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