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Originally Posted by Red Slinger
I don't think Palin is dumb. You don't get to be as successful as she is by being dumb. You get there by being shallow, dangerously ambitious, catty, non-intellectually curious, unworldly and gullible.
Palin is what Plato warned us about thousands of years ago in the Republic (I paraphrase): those who want power really, really badly are the last one's that should get it.
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I don't understand why it's a given that a successful person isn't dumb. I've met several very successful people who lack intellectual capacity. By that I mean understanding complex concepts. Sometimes a person isn't smart enough to realize how stupid they are, which gives them confidence, which gives people confidence in them. That makes them a good candidate for success. I find that to be a fairly regular occurrence in humanity.
She might be average among the general population, which is drastically low for anyone in the conversation of Presidential candidates. I think you description of Palin is better suited for GW Bush, who actually wasn't dumb.