ERIN:
Sorry I had to share this Onion headline. I know it is silly stuff but I did
hold back when Rog sent a post about how intelligent Bush was... I couldn't
react then because I was on the floor laughing too hard. Just think of this
post as a delayed reaction.
ROG:
Nuh uh. I most certainly did not accuse him of being smart or dumb. I
accused people of being gullible to believe the constant pattern of the left
of painting almost every AMERICAN conservative leader as a brain donor. It is
tacky for serious critics (as opposed to the Onion) to resort to this type of
ad hominem attack. Once the media sets their sites on something though, you
can be sure they will build the case to prove it.
To clarify, my point is that I know nothing of Bush's intelligence, but I do
know to be wary of the constant liberal smear campaign to characterize
conservatives as stupid. They can't ALL be dumb. Can they?
Proud not to subscribe to either party,
Rog
Relevant excerpts from post:
Isn't it cool the way the entire world hasn't had a smart conservative leader
in at least 3 generations? This is either the most incredible coincidence
ever, or perhaps a manifestation of 50 years of 3rd grader argumentation as
espoused by those with an anticonservative perspective and the knowledge that
if you repeat something often enough people will start to believe it (often
combined with the position that "liberals are just too smart.")...
Seriously though, I am indeed just railing against a sloppy bias in
political "commentary"...
(I lived in Texas for much of the time Bush was there, and was myself
EXTREMELY unimpressed with the man's leadership)
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