Posted on 10/25/2004 11:20:37 AM PDT by LittleSpotBlog
IQ Test: Bush outshines Kerry CHIDANAND RAJGHATTA
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2004 04:16:38 PM ] Washington: President Bush is not a bozo; in fact, he may be a near-brainiac.
An American researcher has challenged popular belief and water cooler jokes about Bush's cerebral limitations by arguing - on the basis of available records - that he is not only smart but has a higher IQ than his rival John Kerry.
Based on various academic and military school records including his SAT score (1206), conservative columnist Steve Sailer has calculated that Bush's IQ is between 125 and 130.
That would put him in the "very superior intelligence" category and in the 95th percentile, which means only one out of 20 people would score higher.
In comparison, similar (but not same) records and tests suggest John Kerry's IQ is only around 120, says Sailer in a commentary on the conservative blog www.vdare.com.
Sailer looked at school records and tests both men took when there were enrolling into the US military at age 22 and extrapolated the results to arrive his conclusion.
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I'm not technical, I'm quoting. I be you don't get invited to parties, much. Are you an engineer?
"I be" = I bet
BTTT
I am a hobbist with this. I also use to be a headhunter and had to determine quickly how smart the person was I was dealing with. Brains work differently. Also the SAT has been dumbed down over the last 30 to 40 years.
My guess is that Bush has an IQ around 140.
John
PS. It is said that in other to practice law or medical you have to have an IQ greater than 130.
you can say whatever you want about his speaking skills but on sep 14 01 i heard him give a speach to the military and i knew things were going to be alright. so he doesnt use huge words or whatever, either do I and most americans dont.
No he doesn't use big words. But at the same time he is not an eloquent speaker.
He speaks from the heart, he makes mistakes in his speaches. he mispronounces things.
It's these things that the media picks on, and the liberals use to foster the image of Bush as a idiot.
Of course, liberals tend to forget little things like most people make mistakes when they speak in public, and mispronounce words that they do not use on a daily basis.
Hanson ALWAYS hit it right on the head..Talk about smarts WOWOW VDH has to be wayyyy up there.
As several other posters have pointed out it's his Texas drawl and unfortunate lack of glibness. Sadly, American and European elitists equate certain speech mannerisms with laziness and low IQ. There's absolutely no correlation.
Yet if you believe PBS, anyone with an English accent, phony or not, is automatically smarter than Einstein, Plato and Solomon rolled into one. That goes for phony Hahvahd, Yale and Boston Brahmin accents too.
What was the score range 35 years ago? I'm not sure I took an SAT as I dropped out in early Nov in my senior year to enlist.
I agree, genius can stall decisions as they try and micro-manage everything.
May I also add a lot of good common sense is as big a plus as above average intelligence.
There are plenty of intelligent liberals with the common sense of a rock. The term educated fools might be the best term for them.
My son is extremely intelligent and so far it seems to be a reason for him to think he does not have to work. If any homework takes him more than 5 minutes he starts getting upset. A friend was complaining about his learning disabled son who works on his homework until 11 o clock at night but does not get much done. I told him his son had learned something very valuable, a work ethic. It will serve him well in life.
Amen, common sense and a good work ethic is great
Thanks for the post.
Hi,
130 is to do a good job at it. I think 105 is too low and yes unnerving.
John
Whilst he changes his horse midstream?
You will be happy to hear a Dem Mass. friend just said he's for Bush so as not to change horses in midstream.
I find most parties dull.
Technically, I'm not an engineer. :)
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