Naked Sarah Palin portrait hung up in Chicago tavern

[ProfJohn]

There is VERY little correlation between high IQ and Presidential performance.

Hoover was a mine engineer who translated a mining text into english.
Nixon is said to have scored a 143 on an IQ test.
Taft was an extremely smart person and became the Chief Justice of the Supreme court, but was not a great President.
Carter was obviously a very smart guy, graduated 59 out 820 at the Naval Academy, but all that smarts did nothing for him.

 

[SilthDraeth]

If you reread my post, I stated my position on Brass. It was a hidden nugget in there. Reading comprehension for the loss.

 

[jonks]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Originally posted by: GTKeeper

I wonder if she can name all the justices on the supreme court.

Let's go easy on her. Can she name five justices who are on the Supreme Court?

I understand there's a Couric interview clip asking Palin to name a SC decision besides Roe v Wade and she couldn't come up with even one, she just sits there....silent. CBS is apparently shy about showing it because it's mortally embarassing and might come off as Gotcha Journalism. But really...not one case.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Originally posted by: SilthDraeth
If you reread my post, I stated my position on Brass. It was a hidden nugget in there. Reading comprehension for the loss.

I read the whole thing, just giving you credit for 16

 

[WHAMPOM]

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Originally posted by: Genx87

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Originally posted by: Specop 007

Of course the fact you can name 3 or 4 sets you far and away ahead of every one else amiright?

Oh...trust me...you have no idea what my educational background is. I can name a whole lot more Supreme Court cases than just Roe v. Wade and probably lots of U.S. Court of Appeals cases too. I'm qualified to become a MENSA member, so put a piece of humble pie in your piehole.

Why is it everybody I have met who is a member of mensa can barely tie their own shoes? Honest question. I have met quite a few. One of them I had to point to the big button on the monitor named power for him to figure out how to turn the monitor on.

People project their area of expertise onto the rest of the world as the measure of others education.
For example an attorney or judge would say "Well HUR shes dumb cause HUR she cant name any cases HUR" whereas a chemical engineer might say "Well HUR shes dumb because HUR she cant name 15 elements on the HUR periodic table".

A perfect example of this is listed above in regards to SC cases and dunce caps....... And subsequent follow up posts......

A state Governor who knows squat about Supreme Court cases should be considered dumb by lawyers and judges.
A lab tech who cannot name the elements on the periodic table should be considered dumb by a chemical engineer. Don't mix your apples and oranges to make a point or you will be considered dumb too.

 

[GroundedSailor]

Originally posted by: WHAMPOM
A state Governor who knows squat about Supreme Court cases should be considered dumb by lawyers and judges.
A lab tech who cannot name the elements on the periodic table should be considered dumb by a chemical engineer. Don't mix your apples and oranges to make a point or you will be considered dumb too.

I wouldn't say a state gov who know squat about Sc is dumb. I would say 'ill informed', but it still wouldn't make it better.

For someone who is deep (or high if you wish) in politics, knowing about the legal framework in the country should come as second nature.

Sarah Palin fails the smell test in this regard.

 

[Harvey]

And in other REALLY important news, I'll probably be getting a haircut, today.

 

[RapidSnail]

Everyone should know these elements:

Natrium
Kalium
Cuprum
Argentum
Stannum
Stibium
Wolfram
Aurum
Hydrargyrum
Plumbum

+

Aluminium

 

[techs]

Naked Sarah Palin portrait hung up in Chicago tavern

I'm waiting for the sex tape.

 

[blinky8225]

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Originally posted by: SilthDraeth

Whipper, she isn't a lawyer, she is a Governor. I can't name more than 1 supreme court case by memory.

Well, Supreme Court cases don't get that much attention in popular culture, but I would hope that people would know enough about American history to have heard of Brown v. Board of Education and Plessy v. Ferguson, not to mention Bush v. Gore.

[/quote]
A career politician that would be a 72 year old's heartbeat away from becoming president, and thus, become in charge of making Supreme Court appointments should definitely know at least a little about the Supreme Court.

 

[ITJunkie]

Originally posted by: GTKeeper

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Supposedly, when asked to name some Supreme Court cases besides Roe v. Wade, Palin couldn't name any...but CBS is covering it up according to this article:

http://www.bluetidalwave.com/2...ing-palin-tape-in.html

Maybe the portrait should include a dunce cap.

I wonder if she can name all the justices on the supreme court.

I'm sure she could. "Let's see there's Happy, Sleepy, Doc, Sneezy and..."

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: ITJunkie

Originally posted by: GTKeeper

Originally posted by: WhipperSnapper

Supposedly, when asked to name some Supreme Court cases besides Roe v. Wade, Palin couldn't name any...but CBS is covering it up according to this article:

http://www.bluetidalwave.com/2...ing-palin-tape-in.html

Maybe the portrait should include a dunce cap.

I wonder if she can name all the justices on the supreme court.

I'm sure she could. "Let's see there's Happy, Sleepy, Doc, Sneezy and..."

Grumpy? Oh wait, he's the V.P.