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In Fourth of July Speech, Trump Celebrates America and Derides Foes
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A centerpiece address for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration
devoted time to American history, but had all the hallmarks of a Trump
rally.
2 hours ago
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Much of the media has spent the past decade obsessing about the malapropisms of George W. Bush, the ignorance of Sarah Palin, and perhaps soon the stupidity of Rick Perry. Nothing is so typical of middling minds than to harp on the intellectual deficiencies of the slightly less smart and considerably more successful.
ReplyDeleteBut it takes actual smarts to understand that glibness and self-belief are not sufficient proof of genuine intelligence. Stupid is as stupid does, said the great philosopher Forrest Gump. The presidency of Barack Obama is a case study in stupid does.
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