Bill Press gets taken in by Lovenstein IQ hoax

billpresssshow.com ^ | July 18, 2006 | Bill Press

[lowbridge]

From the page of Bill Press' podcast website:

July 18, 2006 Parting Shot

Nate wrote this at 8:56 am:

In six years in the White House, George W. Bush has screwed up so many things, you have to wonder: Is he unlucky or incompetent?

Well, now we know.

Thanks to the Lovenstein Institute of Scranton, Pennsylvania, which just released a study of the IQ of twelve American presidents, over the last 50 years. And the results are – well, not surprising.

The average IQ of six Republican presidents – Eisenhower, Nixon, Ford, Reagan, Bush 41, and Bush 43 – was 115.5. President Nixon topped the list, at 155.

The average IQ of six Democratic presidents – Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clinton – was 156. With President Clinton leading the class at 182.

The smartest president of the last 50 years?

You guessed it: Bill Clinton, with his 182 IQ.

The least intelligent president of the last 50 years?

You guessed it again: George W. Bush, with his rock bottom IQ of 91: seven points lower than his Daddy.

So now we know. Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Social Security, Medicare, Stem Cells, FEMA, the deficit, immigration…

The reason George Bush has screwed up in so many areas the last six years.

He’s not just incompetent. He’s just plain dumb – the dumbest president in the last 50 years. And, probably, the dumbest president ever!

That’s my parting shot for today. I’m Bill Press.

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(Yes, his article also accepts readers comments)

Also archived on google

Be sure to get screen caps before he censors it! :-)

[lowbridge]

The link at the top of your post no longer works. Has this been pulled?

Yes it has been pulled, but its archived on google.

[Republican Wildcat]

Ah, behold the Google cache! :-)

[Republican Wildcat]

In July 2006, issuing his first-ever presidential veto, Bush insisted there was no need for further research with embryonic stem cells because adult stem cells could do the trick. Wrong again. True, adult stem cells are very valuable, and are being used to treat some forms of cancer and certain bone and blood disorders. But because they are already fully formed, they have very limited applicability. Only embryonic stem cells have the capacity to form whatever tissues — lung, kidney, heart or liver — medical scientists need to work on a cure.

This is his latest piece of filth. Does this guy ever do any research before he writes?

[PghBaldy]

Yes. He is great at politics.

[lowbridge]

Does this guy ever do any research before he writes?

I doubt it :-)

[murdoog]

I was suspicious of this when it came out, for the simple reason that Clinton's IQ was EXACTLY twice Bush's IQ.

After I found out that it was a hoax, I watched an episode of Seinfeld where it was Elaine's birthday, and George and Jerry were both giving her cash. Jerry told George not to give her more than half of what he was giving her. George gave her $91 and Jerry gave her, you guessed it, $182.

When I saw that I felt like Chaz Pallminteri at the end of "The Usual Suspects".