[sirshackleton]

If he's so bright, how could he be dim enough not only to believe such an absurd notion, but to hail it publicly?

Furthermore, how could he forget all those buttons on his shirt in that picture.....

[Moosilauke]

how could he be dim enough not only to believe such an absurd notion, but to hail it publicly?

Because he lives in fantasyland, with tenure protecting him from the real world. When your only measure of success is in convincing other tenured professors to publish your articles, it's very easy (and convenient) to convince each other that they're all full of brilliant insights. In the real world, engineers, scientists, or programmers don't get to play that game. Talking a good line counts for nothing when the bridge collapses or the program crashes.

[sandbar]

I don't think that it is that conservatives are 'stupid', but that the liberal idiots don't know how to function intellectually when someone is constantly challenging thier beliefs. In other words, "Don't confuse me with the truth!"

[metesky]

Furthermore, how could he forget all those buttons on his shirt in that picture.....

Twenty five years ago it worked like a charm on the coeds and he's never gotten over it.