(04-15-2019 02:23 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(04-15-2019 01:53 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

Quote:beyond questioning your assertion that her comment automatically meant lack of intellect rather than lack of knowledge.

lad will never agree with the alternative here. That doesnt fit the Orange Man Bad mantra well enough. Therefore any other possible explanation that doesnt comport with 'Orange Man Bad' *must* be incorrect. QED.

And neither will any of y’all - that perhaps Sanders was speaking her mind, and not talking about the technical training that members of Congress do or don’t have.

I can’t imagine ever saying someone isn’t smart as a proxy for them not having been trained in something. Should I tell my boss she isn’t smart enough if she talks about a topic she doesn’t have formal training in? I could say she isn’t competent, for sure.

It has nothing to do with the “orange man bad” trope y’all blabber about. It has a lot more to do with the “orange man administration’s general lack of competence” trope you miss.

But keep on telling yourself Sanders may have been speaking to the competency of Congress - that’s a funny little delusion.

I'll tell you right now laddy that i am not smart enough to pilot a 747. How about you?

I *am* smart enough to note when someone is so stuck in a predisposition to language to have to argue incessantly about that language.

And yes, I have been in meetings with CEOs before when *the* most capable trial attorneys around have been deemed 'not smart enough' for a case that wasnt in their wheelhouse.

Ooops, there goes your smashing fing example blown up to itty bitty pieces..... Should I recite some more for you?

How about the groups of blue chip forensic accountants being labeled as 'not smart enough' for a round with the IRS because of their inexperience with 'active'-type representations? Yep, seen that.....

Seen a three PhD holder 'sent to the showers' for a research division VP with the same 'not smart enough' simply because a single PhD holder had more focused and relevant credentials. Seen that too....

Seen a two PhD NYU economist (economics and applied math) deemed 'not smart enough' in light of a single PhD economist as an expert for damages in a patent case in ED Texas --- the single PhD economist had also been a 2 time Pro Bowl offensive guard for the Dallas Cowboys).

lad, simply because *you* cant *imagine* it (the horrors, the horrors) doesnt mean it doesnt happen.

But I guess you will tell me to ignore those experiences and defer to your blank assertion and example, which we seemingly have a lot of contra- real world examples to consider against.

'Delusion' -- funny characterization of real world experiences, wouldnt you agree?