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WSJ.com ^ | 1/6/04 | James Taranto

[swilhelm73]

It's the "Stupid factor," the S factor: Some people--sometimes through no fault of their own--are just not very bright.

It's not merely that some people are insufficiently intelligent to grasp the nuances of foreign policy, of constitutional law, of macroeconomics or of the variegated interplay of humans and the environment. These aren't the people I'm referring to. The people I'm referring to cannot understand the phenomenon of cause and effect. They're perplexed by issues comprising more than two sides. They don't have the wherewithal to expand the sources of their information. And above all--far above all--they don't think.

[Eva]

I just finished posting the article that is mentioned in dumb and dumber, please feel free to post a reply.

[swilhelm73]

Link?

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[bigfootbob]

This Starkman guy was interviewed on KVI's, (yeah, Seattle is blessed with 2 solid conservative and an almost conservative radio stations, go figure) John Carlson show yesterday afternoon.

This guy is a moron. He is a producer of instructional videos used in public schools, imagine that! His arrogance eclipsed his stupidity. It was a very entertaining 60 minutes of radio. Hopefully KVI will uplink the tape today for our posting pleasure.

[swilhelm73]

If they do, could you post a link to it here?

I used to live in Seattle till righ before the 2K election...it was wierd.

Everwhere in the city was covered in Al Gore signs. Go 30 minutes out in any direction and every sign was for Bush.