Reciprocating Bill
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| Quote (Ftk @ Oct. 03 2008,18:42) | High verbal IQ perhaps, but I'd put him up against Sarah in ability to grasp difficult concepts. You just like the guy because you relate to his "high verbal IQ". Everyone relates to people who hold similiar qualities to their own.
| Quote | | Palin has a sunny, spunky presentation, and she clearly has some ability. But she doesn't have the intellect Obama displays. Not even close. |
Yet, Obama refuses to release transcripts in regard to his education...hmmmmm.... If he's so highly intelligent, what's the hold up on that? Sorry, I just don't see it.
Sarah shows more experience in pertinent areas as supported by the link I provided. Obama can talk a good talk, and like yourself, sometimes he puts together eloquant verbage that sounds great to the eager ear, but in essence he isn't saying jack squat. |
Verbal IQ refers to more than facility with words. It also encompasses the ability to think abstractly, to detect and articulate analogies, and to grasp and even originate conceptual representations by means of complex grammatical and syntactical constructions. In real time. This is not a superficial skill independent of thinking. In many senses this is thinking. And one does not need documentation from school records to observe Obama's obvious talent in this regard.
With that in mind, I don't see evidence that Sarah possesses ability comparable to Obama on that score. And without making any claims about myself, whether I like him for possessing those skills is another question.
That said, there are other forms of intelligence, and other media of abstraction (mathematics being the most powerful, but less relevant to the tasks undertaken by a president).
And that said, it doesn't necessarily follow that Obama will be a good president.
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