[Ohioan]

By the time I was 19, as a college Sophomore, I was tearing apart poseurs like this twit, in arguments over political policies, when in my cups, for pure sport. Anyone who ever attended a Left oriented Liberal Arts College will remember the type. They are a standing joke among those who refuse to be indoctrinated by the Leftists on the faculty. (Brooks, apparently, did not have sufficient grey matter to resist.)

Yes, that sounds arrogant on my part. But I really do recognize a pseudo intellectual dolt, when I see one.

[Albion Wilde]

I remember some of my first "debates" in college, usually with dates, since the other "women" back in the dark ages usually knew nothing about politics, but I had learned of politics from the cradle due to my parents. I remember one conversation in particular where a guy just tried to say everyone thinks right wingers are deluded, and nobody really believes all that idealistic stuff. He wasn't getting anywhere with me with that, so then he got personal: eventually I would just sell out, take the money and shut up. At that I just spoke from my heart: "No, I would never do that. What if some day I want to run for office? I'm keeping my nose clean."

At this point he just rolled his eyes and shrugged and said, "Humph. Respectability. It's no use arguing with you. You've got respectability." He never wanted to date me again, but that was one of the greatest compliments I ever received from a man during college.

The dumb cluck.

[Texan5]

My 1st husband-an engineer and a redneck-had a favorite thing he would say to pseudo intellectuals when they’d made an especially clueless statement-while smiling he’d say “thank you for that, XXXX-you have obviously been educated beyond your intelligence”-seldom did anyone take offense-mostly he got only a blank stare...