Henry's rant...

[Sandy Eggo]

They must have been scoring on a curve

[Palehorse]

 

[me]

So I guess their study is more accurate than his actual SAT score....Hum go figure.  Ya'll reallly amaze me ya know. 

1. Bush. Obama started reading a book in April and had not finished it by June, putting him on a pace of no more than ten books per year. Bush read forty to ninety-five books a year while President, not counting a new and complete reading of the Bible every year. Bush scored 1206 on his SAT, putting his IQ in the 125-130 range, smarter than 95% of the population and in the company of Lincoln, Rousseau, and Thackeray. He graduated from Yale and earned an MBA from Harvard. Obama earned a law degree from Harvard, but has not released any of his academic records. Despite what you might have heard, we know nothing of his IQ, test scores, or grades from any of the schools he attended.

This source says his IQ is 91.

http://www.linkydinky.com/BushIQ.shtml

[Palehorse]

So I guess their study is more accurate than his actual SAT score....Hum go figure.  Ya'll reallly amaze me ya know. 

1. Bush. Obama started reading a book in April and had not finished it by June, putting him on a pace of no more than ten books per year. Bush read forty to ninety-five books a year while President, not counting a new and complete reading of the Bible every year. Bush scored 1206 on his SAT, putting his IQ in the 125-130 range, smarter than 95% of the population and in the company of Lincoln, Rousseau, and Thackeray. He graduated from Yale and earned an MBA from Harvard. Obama earned a law degree from Harvard, but has not released any of his academic records. Despite what you might have heard, we know nothing of his IQ, test scores, or grades from any of the schools he attended.

ASSume away. . .

[me]

ASSume away. . .

I guess then that you are assuming the study is right and that the SAT score is wrong.

[Henry Hawk]

I like the way they just get it side tracked.....and AGAIN, blame Bush...

THIS is a very interesting point...

2. Bush was often considered to be in the grip of Big Oil. In contrast, Obama is a Harvard-educated lawyer. Which industry contributed more than five times as much as the other to politicians: the oil & gas industry, or lawyers/law firms?

Answer:

Law firms. In the 2010 cycle so far, Lawyers/Law Firms have contributed $33,779,866 (81% to Democrats), and the Oil & Gas industry has contributed $6,293,631 (34% to Democrats). In the 2008 cycle, the numbers were $233,499,989 (76% to Dems) from lawyers and $35,564,322 (23% to Dems). In all, lawyers contributed about six times more to politicians than the Oil & Gas industry.

[Bo D]

I guess then that you are assuming the study is right and that the SAT score is wrong.

It is possible to cheat on an SAT test.

Besides, weren't we discussing IQ?

To quote Henry "I like the way they just get it side tracked"

(And notice how Henry gingerly sidesteps the IQ issue.)

[Henry Hawk]

I'm not side stepping anything....I posted this in "henry's rant"...and I'm simply observing the double standars...

I pains you folks to admit, that Obama is NOT remotely close to perfect....he has a lot of baggage that YOU guys ALWAYS avoid, and ALWAYS turn it to Bush...

[Bo D]

YOU guys ALWAYS avoid, and ALWAYS turn it to Bush...

Whoa, Dude! You better go look back at this thread and see what I first responded to.

YOUR post about BUSH!!!!

And while you're at it, if you think Bush's 1206 SAT score makes him smart, then you have to admit Al Gore is a freakin' genius with his score of 1300.

 

[followsthewolf]

Nah.

Bush beat Gore.

That makes him smarter.

[Palehorse]

I like the way they just get it side tracked.....and AGAIN, blame Bush...

THIS is a very interesting point...

2. Bush was often considered to be in the grip of Big Oil. In contrast, Obama is a Harvard-educated lawyer. Which industry contributed more than five times as much as the other to politicians: the oil & gas industry, or lawyers/law firms?

Answer:

Law firms. In the 2010 cycle so far, Lawyers/Law Firms have contributed $33,779,866 (81% to Democrats), and the Oil & Gas industry has contributed $6,293,631 (34% to Democrats). In the 2008 cycle, the numbers were $233,499,989 (76% to Dems) from lawyers and $35,564,322 (23% to Dems). In all, lawyers contributed about six times more to politicians than the Oil & Gas industry.

And I suppose that SCOTUS decision is going to make this situation better? How?? 

[Henry Hawk]

And I suppose that SCOTUS decision is going to make this situation better? How?? 

I didn't say anything about the SCOTUS decision...AGAIN...let's draw the topic away from it's original point.

I am having a great laugh today....

[Palehorse]

I didn't say anything about the SCOTUS decision...AGAIN...let's draw the topic away from it's original point.

I am having a great laugh today....

The point you highlighted is directly impacted by the SCOTUS decision, so how can you say I am deflecting?

Law firms. In the 2010 cycle so far, Lawyers/Law Firms have contributed $33,779,866 (81% to Democrats), and the Oil & Gas industry has contributed $6,293,631 (34% to Democrats). In the 2008 cycle, the numbers were $233,499,989 (76% to Dems) from lawyers and $35,564,322 (23% to Dems). In all, lawyers contributed about six times more to politicians than the Oil & Gas industry.

[Bo D]

I didn't say anything about the SCOTUS decision...AGAIN...let's draw the topic away from it's original point.

I am having a great laugh today....

Laugh away, dude.

And what exactly is the original point? You posted an unreferenced piece which mentioned Bush's IQ. I responded with an actual source. How in Heaven's name can you construe that as  "let's draw the topic away from it's original point?"

Yet you continue to dance and spin.

[Bo D]

The point you highlighted is directly impacted by the SCOTUS decision, so how can you say I am deflecting?

I love it when they get caught in their own traps!