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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (246070)	4/16/2008 11:28:29 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793957

He was clearly very bright. But how? He came straight back from Indonesia to live with Grandma. So no local track record. The only "minority" here is white. His Grandma was a local Bank VP, promoted after 20 years. Which can mean a glorified teller. They give out titles instead of money. So she didn't have the bucks. When I googled, I got "not top student at Ponahou."

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (246070)	4/16/2008 11:51:48 PM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793957

Hi Nadine, I'm not sure I agree. Obviously intelligence is measure in different ways; was it intelligence that caused him to sit in a pew for 20 odd years and listen to a raving lunatic spout blame/hate America platitudes? Was it intelligence that caused him to turn toward socialism as the model upon which society should be governed? I consider those kind of deeply rooted thoughts as anti-intellectual. It's clear, when one looks objectively throughout history, that social communism and statism doesn't work long term. Yet, the supposed intelligent ones raised in Leftist Harvard, with a capital L, still believe they have the smarts to model it better. It's pretty obvious to me Obama has mastered emotional intelligence in a manner Hillary has yet to fully grasp, yet I can't help but believe his depth of intelligence is thin and yet to be fully challenged. Perhaps intelligence is the wrong barometer to look for in a President? And what we're looking for is wisdom. Just a random thought. By the way, I love living near the Casino's in Connecticut! I just scored 3rd row seats to see Kenny Chesney and Leon Rhimes on Friday! WhooooHooooo!!!!