Their only realistic alternative was Hillary, and they'd had quite enough of her. Being black, in addition to being a crowd-pleaser and quite intelligent, made him the most likely candidate to be able to fend off Hillary. It was a long shot, but the leftist media wanted to be rid of Hillary almost as badly as Obama wanted to the The First Black President of the United States.
But without the huge leg up he'd gotten from Keyes just a couple of years earlier, Obama wouldn't have stood a chance. He'd have been way too much of a long short of the leftist media to agree to unite hehind him. They'd have divided themselves, and left Hillary in a strong position.
You mention intelligence but I see no reasons to believe that is true. The ability to speak in a pleasing tone and cadence has nothing to do with intelligence at all. Reading words from a teleprompter is not an indication of intelligence, it is an indication of the ability to read the printed word.
My guess is that had he done well in college we would have long ago been subject to the blaring accolades of the press concerning his “genius” in this area. Nor are grades necessarily an indication of intelligence since someone with a good memory, perhaps eidetic imagery, can easily score highly on a written exam.
True intelligence is the ability to think on ones feet and adapt quickly to the circumstances of the moment, bringing past experiences to bear in solving problems or addressing issues which can occur unexpectedly. This ability comes from life’s experiences, not from books alone since things seldom happen in real life they way they happen in a text book.
Intelligence is what we are born with, some more or less then others, while smart is what we become over time by living life’s experiences and “storing” them so they can be later applied in dealing with situations occurring.
Obama’s many gaffes and lapses of just plain common sense indicate to me he has a very average intellect and is merely a self involved individual who believes he is something he is not. Believing in ones self is a very big part of being successful but in the end you have to be able to do the job.
If you want to play in the big leagues you gotta be able to hit the curve ball. This president has not shown the ability to do that. He freezes when faced with the unexpected and should have been called out long ago but it seems the Umps been paid off.
You mention intelligence but I see no reasons to believe that is true. The ability to speak in a pleasing tone and cadence has nothing to do with intelligence at all. Reading words from a teleprompter is not an indication of intelligence, it is an indication of the ability to read the printed word.
My guess is that had he done well in college we would have long ago been subject to the blaring accolades of the press concerning his “genius” in this area. Nor are grades necessarily an indication of intelligence since someone with a good memory, perhaps eidetic imagery, can easily score highly on a written exam.
True intelligence is the ability to think on ones feet and adapt quickly to the circumstances of the moment, bringing past experiences to bear in solving problems or addressing issues which can occur unexpectedly. This ability comes from life’s experiences, not from books alone since things seldom happen in real life they way they happen in a text book.
Intelligence is what we are born with, some more or less then others, while smart is what we become over time by living life’s experiences and “storing” them so they can be later applied in dealing with situations occurring.
Obama’s many gaffes and lapses of just plain common sense indicate to me he has a very average intellect and is merely a self involved individual who believes he is something he is not. Believing in ones self is a very big part of being successful but in the end you have to be able to do the job.
If you want to play in the big leagues you gotta be able to hit the curve ball. This president has not shown the ability to do that. He freezes when faced with the unexpected and should have been called out long ago but it seems the Umps been paid off.