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Old 05-22-2010, 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Charles View Post
Gaffes such as this fellow just made, or the congressman worrying that Guam might tip over, or Obama talking about 57 states, or saying "countries like Europe" are hardly indications of anyone's intelligence.
They're indications of education, sophistication, intellectual curiosity and, yes, intelligence. These are all important qualities in our political leaders (which is what this boob wants to be). When it was pointed out that Puerto Rico wasn't a foreign country but a territory of his own country, the country he seeks to help govern, he responded with "I really don’t care what it is. It doesn't matter."

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