publiusvarus wrote:
Jophed,
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So you agree with us calling Palin dumb?
It's much more difficult to prove someones dumb than fat. Palin is quite intelligent. The fact that every liberal can't stand her if proof positive.
Now, Sarah Palin may be very intelligent. However, it is difficult to show this. She hasn't displayed it in either written or verbal examples; she was routinely beaten in almost every poll during debates against Biden; comments to her support said "Well, she didn't get run over!" In regular interviews she frequently made mistakes or couldn't answer questions. She hasn't displayed it in her educational background, where she jumped from community college to community college before completing three semesters for her BS at the University of Idaho. Idaho is a tier 3 school, with average freshman SAT scores are 543.23 (Verbal) and 548.72 (Math).
Compare her to, say, Joe Biden. He has made a handful of gaffes in comments, but only a handful (as opposed to pretty much fudging every major interview during the election seasons). He went to the University of Delaware and Syracuse, both rated as tier 1 schools within the top 100 schools in the country (71 and 53, respectively). Syracuse's average SATs:
Average freshman SAT verbal score: 609
Average freshman SAT math score: 622
So his education shows he has some smarts. Palin's does not. She may be intelligent... but she had yet to show it. If you want to look at family life, Joe Biden lost his wife but still raised his children before remarrying, and his son is AG of Delaware. Sarah Palin's children are still young, but so far the oldest has managed to be a soldier (as was Beau Biden), and the second oldest managed to get pregnant at 17. So the family doesn't show too much intelligence either.
She has been panned by critics, and abandoned by many GOPers. This does not make someone smart; it makes them in the limelight, which has nothing to do with intelligence.
The one accomplishment is that she is still discussed. Again, this has nothing to do with intelligence.
Again, she might be. Anything is possible. We've just seen no indication of it yet.