Donald Trump talks at a fourth-grade level. Maybe that’s why the Fox News audience loves him

Salon ^ | 1/10/2016 | Phil Torres

[Buckeye McFrog]

As I once told a co-worker (who thought I was some sort of genius on points of general knowledge such as this...)

They DO teach this stuff in school, if you stay awake for it.

[libbylu]

No surprise there. He is a low info guy as well as well if one actually listens. Most hear the first way he frames something and not how he walks it back. Latest example he didn’t know Cruz couldn’t just go to a court to get himself approved, as if.
Cruz said we don’t live in a police state. Didn’t Trump say he would hunt them down and deport? Then soften it later with he would let the good ones back?
As always, anyone who trashes Scalia like he did is not close to being on the right.

[VideoDoctor]

A SALON article?.. To take the time to read it is akin to trying to relate to Hitler’s ideologies.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Gay hipster alert.

[Buckeye McFrog]

You’ve also answered the question “Why is Trump drawing support from as much as 20% of Democrats?”

Can’t do that with the Charles Krauthammer approach.

[COUNTrecount]

Phil Torres from Al Jazeera?

http://america.aljazeera.com/profiles/t/phil-torres.html

[CodeToad]

Pajamaboy has all that education but is still dumb enough to be a liberal.

[Neoliberalnot]

Trump must speak to the Dems/ welfare party. Somehow he must get through to the Africans and others that don’t graduate HS. The hope is, that a few will defect to the other side.

[Tucker39]

In my late father’s generation, the 4th grade was their alma mater. He finished 8th grade. And went on to own several farms and a was a partner in a Livestock Auction Barn.

Most of these mental wimps nowadays, like that writer, are educated beyond their intelligence.

[Sacajaweau]

When I was much younger and on the speaking circuit...someone told me to speak at the 5th grade level and to write the way you speak.

[annieokie]

Very true. Also, it irritates me I may ask a "Yes or No" question to someone.......when they get through their answer it had nothing to do with the subject. Yes or No is all I want.

I have a hard time reading some books when every page and, Chapter says much the same thing as all the previous pages. FILLER?.......I don't know, but some i.e.250 page books could be condensed to Readers Digest volume.

[heights]

These morons still haven’t gotten the e-mail, Trump’s supporters Hate Fox News.

[farming pharmer]

Democrats and other submissive homosexuals have really found a home at Salon.

[golux]

Dear Phil Torres,

Congratulations on your "Salon" publication! I see from the Wikipedia page (which you also appear to have published) you also write for The Progressive, Humanity+,and American Atheist.

I surmise you believe I have the intelligence of a grade-schooler (My own could wallop you in Chess alas he does not read any of these fine publications,) so I'll keep it short:

For a guy who's piece could be called Read through this piece and you will understand how very much smarter I am than you, a) you don't come across as too smart and b) you're not a good enough writer to convince me - or, I'd wager, many others - to read the whole thing through.

In fine, for all your hoity-toity airs, and politics aside, your writing has a distinct I went to safety school smell to it:

It is a smell you will invariably recognize as your own innate superiority.

Sincerely,

golux

Free Republic

[ConservativeWarrior]

“Gay hipster alert.”

Don’t be so hard on the poor guy.

I’m sure he’s a hit with the ladies.

Dating him, they double their wardrobe.

[GBA]

We overestimate ourselves.

Not that long ago, marketers were able to sell millions of Americans a small box with a "pet rock" inside.

It was very popular.

Fourth-grade level? Cool. We're getting better!

[Carthego delenda est]

“He’s both swave and deboner, and he wears his sister’s glasses!”

I doubt that’s all that he wears of his sister’s.

[dforest]

Yeah, the freaks and perverts at Salon are so adult.

[Finny]

I will cheer as the liberals heads explode and the exit the country if Trump is elected.

And then you will stubbornly refuse to be accountable when the leftist Trump you voted for moves forward with more-and-bigger government solutions to every problem, and the liberals cheer.

[joethedrummer]

Holy cow.

Democrats all talk like robots - trying to keep up with their teleprompters and also trying to adjust their tone and dialect depending on the particular crowd at the moment.

Media? - not a word...