NYcarbineer
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Erica Payne: The Palin Problem (It's Not What You Think...)
Though you would never know it today, the American conservative movement once had a strong foundation in serious ideas from serious thinkers. Today, noteworthy men like Leo Strauss, Irving Kristol, and William F. Buckley, have been replaced by Glenn Beck -- a conspiracy theorist who cultivated a coke habit rather than obtaining a college degree. And let's not forget Sarah Palin, who meandered through 5 different colleges to earn one degree but evidently missed out on English 101. No wonder the crux of conservative ideology -- a preference for slow and temperate change -- has been replaced by a Tea Party crusade to repeal the 14th, 16th, and 17th amendments of our Constitution.
So you agree that the academic elite are the only ones that are worthy of serious consideration as it pertains to ideas and leadership?
I dont. Intelligence has nothing to do with being book smart. It has to do with the ability to learn from experiences and implementing what you learn as you move forward in life.
Palin is neither book smart NOR intelligent.
Contempt for intellect, which is all the fashion on the right nowadays, is as bad as its elitism counterpart.
One of Palin's problems is, she's a fundamentalist Christian, and a zealous one; it's hard to reconcile the crazy shit you have to believe, to be a fundy, with any possession, or at least respect, for intellect.