This thread is the gift that just keeps on giving.
Now that My GOP has finished school, I see his/her future very clearly:
Employer: "My GOP, you did minimal research and used dubious sources so your conclusions and recommendations were all wrong. We lost the contract and the client. You need to find another place to work.
My GOP: "But, but..I'm very intelligent with and exceptional memory...."
Repeat again for 40 years.