Posted on 06/29/2016 6:30:42 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
I don’t believe that any specific, formal credentials are required to be considered an historian. Reading his Wikipedia entry I see that he was raised by his grandfather, who wrote three historical novels and inspired his interest in history. Meacham graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa.
Although the Pulitzer Prize is no seal of approval in our conservative book, he did win a Pulitzer in history for his biography of Andrew Jackson. His biography of George H.W. was criticized by people on the left for being too soft on his subject.
He might be a good historian, he might be a mediocre one. But I’d say that people who devote a good part of their lives to researching and writing about history, and have won a Pulitzer for it, are entitled to be called historians.
Whoever thinks Dems win intellectually ought to spend some time with Shiela Jackson Lee or Hank Guam is tipping over Johnson
Oh really? It’s intellectual to elect and psychopathic liar, crook and woman with blood on her hands? But I guess that about the height of the intellect of a dem voter.
The more I hear this argument, the more I’m willing to abandon the notion of making America great again and surrendering to my superiors in intellect.
Libtards have a disintegrated mode of thought that rejects reason and evades reality. It operates on pure emotionalism and whim worship when it values the principles of and bases its agenda on altruism, collectivism, statism, and socialism.
jON Meacham IS A POMPOUS ASS.
Historian Meacham Says Dems Win ‘Intellectual’ Argument, Trump Wins ‘Emotional’ OneA "historian" writing history BEFORE it happens.
Historian is wrong.
The decision was based on survival instinct and scores of years’ worth of experience. Wisdom and experience will always win out over intellect in the absence of wisdom, especially in matters of survival.
The Pulitzer Prize is given for political ideology not quality of work.
Ron Chernow’s biography of Hamilton is vastly superior to the former editor of Newsweek’s version.
Intellectual yes...if...and only if...one has degrees in the non demanding majors...such as journalism, “studies” , and climate “science”....and...token quota law degrees from, Harvard and Yale.
For the rest of, it is pure bull shi...er...bull Dorkbamathink.
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