LATimes ED:Is He a Dope?

[Iceburg]

EDITORIAL

Is He a Dope?

Although neither group likes to say so, some Americans who support President Bush and many who don't support him have concluded over four years that he may not be very bright. This suspicion was not allayed by Bush's answers in the first presidential debate a week ago.

Even Bush's most engaged critics shy away from publicly challenging his intelligence for many reasons, most of them good. To raise the issue seems snooty and elitist. This is an image no American wants because seeming snooty is even worse than seeming stupid. Just ask Bush's opponent, Sen. John Kerry. Furthermore, the concept of brainpower or IQ as a single, measurable trait is generally, though not universally, rejected by scientists. And the obsession with IQ has been responsible for all sorts of political mischief.

Then there is Ronald Reagan. We know now that he had incipient Alzheimer's for at least part of his presidency. Many of his supporters at the time and even more of his retrospective admirers acknowledge that he was a few jelly beans short of a jar. But he was a spectacularly successful politician anyway, and many believe he was more than that: one of America's greatest leaders.

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If you are just now posing this question or mulling over the answer them maybe ...!

[fdr_hst_fan]

1. If you check REAL HARD,

you'll find Ray-gun had Alzheimer's BEFORE 1980!

[Inland]

2. At the time, remarks were made that he was showing symptoms

Not just forgetfulness, but flashes of anger and confusion.

By the way, Bush has put off his annual physical until AFTER the election.

[gmoney]

3. Just ask Tucker Carlson

"No matter how you feel about Bush, watching him speak is difficult. It’s like watching a drunk man cross an icy street." - Tucker Carlson

I guess Tucker would say lack of eloquence does not necessarily mean lack of intelligence, but I think Bush exhibits both... in spades.

[Demeter]

4. Is the Pope Catholic?

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Wow, it had never quite occured to me before

to think that the pResident might not be very bright. At any rate, I certainly would never want to mention it in polite company.

[Iceburg]

6. Fortunately being polite and telling the truth have not become

mutually exclusive in Canada. It's problambly a time-limitation-thingy: we've got beaver to snare (and sell on e-bay), igloos to construct, and comedy to export.