Do you think your smarter then President Bush?

I liked "We are the enemy in Iraq, we insight those that hate us." in the Pope Benedict XVI thread. It paints the humorous picture of turning people into clones of Kreskin (grin).

Electing from a pool of world leaders might not guarantee the experience we'd prefer. either.

Seriously, you are correct that a first-termer has no actual experience as a president of our country. Perhaps that' s why some have look to governors who also sit in a hot seat, and have to make tough decisions.

Otherwise, there isn't much of a yardstick by which to measure the decision-making skills. The selection process seems to be marked by several factors. A certain quality that inspires confidence in them; the skill of their "handlers"; thinking that the candidate will best support our individual agendas; whichever might be the best of a weak slate; the mood of the nation, world conditions.

I know of none who have sat in the Oval Office who have been free of deserved criticism re: their decisions. Sometimes I think we don't appreciate the enormity of the job.

It's possible that those who have seemed to be "smarter" than others through history were more skilled in recognizing qualities in their selection of advisors and cabinet members, rather than depending on their own "smarts".

Angeline
Speakeasy Moderator

Experience can bring wisdom with it, but it can also take some of the inventiveness away from leadership. Success on the battle field is often attributed to flexibility, yet you often hear a political leader remark how they used the same ideas as governor, senator, mayor, etc. I worry that the one solution fits all approach may neglect appreciating the uniqueness of certain issues.

You are right that we often don't appreciate the difficulties of leadership as much as we should.

Appears the Gadflies gather.

So which is correct.....overeducated or over-educated or over educated. Tired of discussing the Pope? I will watch my spelling much more closely in the future. You might do the same.

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Everybody was Kung Fu fighting,
Those kicks were fast as lightning
In fact it was a little bit fright'ning,
But they fought with expert timing

Sounds a little bit like this forum, without the fright'ning part. Anyone know who Wang Chung was. Was he a) a spiritual leader, b) TV show character, c) musical group. No fair searching the net. You'll cheat, why did I bother.

But the band Wang Chung was from the 1980's

Everybody have fun tonight.
Everybody Wang Chung tonight

The cat who sang "Kung Fu Fighting" was a different dude.

I think it was Carl Douglas. I've just been hunting for 70's music CDs on sale, and that's why it stuck in my mind.

,,, but it was Carl Douglas who originated it in the 1970's. Good memory there J! All I could remember was it was some black cat who originally did the song. Came out about the same time the TV show Kung Fu was on TV if I'm not mistaken.


http://www.70disco.com/kungfu.htm

I checked out the Wang Chung CD link. It said Original Release Date: March 25, 1997. The Carl Douglas song was in 1974.

Well... Now, I... I haven't heard you speak so many words since you came to this house. - Wang Lung the farmer.
Just couldn't resist that one (grin)

fatboy slim
kool and the gang
tom jones
dunno
KC and the sunshine band
N-trance
bus stop

and also rumours of a bootleg bee gees version

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It appears that Carl Douglas did make the song. That Wang Chung did not do a remake. The web site was wrong. There mistake.

i think you'll find that he did a 'remix' of the original

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i know not to stand barefoot in a puddle of water and change a light bulb
i know that it's hard to light a BBQ with wet charcoal
i know not to refuel a car with deisel fuel

y'all get the drift i reckon......


and you have yet to define "smarter than"...


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were "non-smart" enough not to put the phone down (assuming it was a telephone poll of "X" people over the age of etc etc etc )


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