Reply #10: Eugene hits it right on the nail... [View All]

[rosesaylavee]

"I want the next president to be intellectually curious -- and also intellectually honest. I want him or her to understand the details, not just the big picture. I won't complain if the next president occasionally uses a word I have to look up.

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I don't want the candidates to pretend to be average people, because why would we choose an ordinary person for such an extraordinary job? I want to see what they've got -- how much they know, how readily they absorb new information, how effectively they analyze problems and evaluate solutions. If the next president is almost always the smartest person in the room, I won't mind a bit. After all, we're not in high school anymore."

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You know, I think there are many people out there who have never gotten over high school or are emotionally stuck there. We don't just need a smart citizenry, we need an emotionally smart citizenry, individuals who can vote for someone who is smarter than them and not feel intimidated by that.

edit: misplaced quotation marks.