Gabriel writes, I am pleased to introduce our readers to Venus, she too is an unrepentant red and is also resident here in Ireland, Venus will be adding her own inimical take on the world from her own uniquely 'unrepentant' angle in future - Welcome on Board V.
A bogus academic report on the IQs of various US presidents has been in circulation since 2001. According to its assessment the highest IQ belongs to Bill Clinton at 182 closely followed by Jimmy Carter at 176 (this one is apparently true). At the other end of the scale is the current incumbent, the hapless Dubya with a score of 91. The content of this piece of satire has now passed into the realm of the urban myth as a generally believed truth, which begs a few questions. How did the US people re-elect a man so widely held to be below average intelligence? (The first election was a whole other story so let’s forgive them that). Could it be that intelligence is not an issue in US voting behaviour? On the other hand it could be that the US electorate simply treat IQ scores with the scepticism they deserve and have decided that these culturally biased tests simply show one thing – how well people score on IQ tests.
My brother in the US whose IQ has been measured at 148, also has the social skills of a 2-year-old and an almost total inability to maintain relationships with his wives, children or siblings. He did however vote for Dubya and remains a fervent supporter. I rest my case...
A bogus academic report on the IQs of various US presidents has been in circulation since 2001. According to its assessment the highest IQ belongs to Bill Clinton at 182 closely followed by Jimmy Carter at 176 (this one is apparently true). At the other end of the scale is the current incumbent, the hapless Dubya with a score of 91. The content of this piece of satire has now passed into the realm of the urban myth as a generally believed truth, which begs a few questions. How did the US people re-elect a man so widely held to be below average intelligence? (The first election was a whole other story so let’s forgive them that). Could it be that intelligence is not an issue in US voting behaviour? On the other hand it could be that the US electorate simply treat IQ scores with the scepticism they deserve and have decided that these culturally biased tests simply show one thing – how well people score on IQ tests.
My brother in the US whose IQ has been measured at 148, also has the social skills of a 2-year-old and an almost total inability to maintain relationships with his wives, children or siblings. He did however vote for Dubya and remains a fervent supporter. I rest my case...
