Vaguely Smart¶
Don Surber recalls a classic masterpiece of liberal good-think fluff (from 2008):
Historian Michael Beschloss*: Yeah. Even aside
from the fact of electing the first African American President
and whatever one’s partisan views this is a guy whose IQ is off
the charts — I mean you cannot say that he is anything but a
very serious and capable leader and — you know — you and I have
talked about this for years…
Imus: Well. What is his IQ?
Historian Michael Beschloss: … our system
doesn’t allow those people to become President, those people
meaning people THAT smart and THAT capable
Imus: What is his IQ?
Historian Michael Beschloss: Pardon?
Imus: What is his IQ?
Historian Michael Beschloss: Uh. I would say
it’s probably — he’s probably the smartest guy ever to become
President.
Imus: That’s not what I asked you. I asked you
what his IQ was.
Historian Michael Beschloss: You know that I
don’t know and I’d have to find someone with more expertise…
Imus*: You don’t know.
Thanks, as always, for telling us (hazily) what we’re supposed to think.
(Via.)