Is Rick Perry dumb?

Doubts about Perry’s intellect have hounded him since he was first elected as a state legislator nearly three decades ago. In Austin, he’s been derided as a right-place, right-time pol who looks the part but isn’t so deep — “Gov. Goodhair.” Now, with the chatter picking back up among his enemies and taking flight in elite Republican circles, the rap threatens to follow him to the national stage.

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"Is Rick Perry dumb?"

Yes.

Standard Dem talking point, any successful Republican has to be dumb because he doesn't see the light about Global Warming, Evolution, etc.

Quillen wrote a column Sunday in the Post attacking Perry and Republicans for having the gall to deny science, but then lol he shot down his own case by pointing out some of the times when science rationalized torture, experimenting on poor blacks, and using science to create racist laws like the Nazi's.

Science may be neutral, but too often the results are corrupted by the scientists or their employers.

Give me a person with a high common sense score over one with a high IQ and no common sense any day of the year.

How about an evangelical who thinks we can pray away our problems vs. a run-of-the-mill Christian?

That question clearly shows you do not understand the purpose of prayer Wayne. Since the question is bottomed on a flawed premise, there is no answer to it which would not also be flawed.

PrintSmith wrote: That question clearly shows you do not understand the purpose of prayer Wayne. Since the question is bottomed on a flawed premise, there is no answer to it which would not also be flawed.

That's cause the concept is flawed, no right thinking person could come close to justifying such nonsense.

What, praying? No right thinking person believes in the power of prayer? Come now jmc, even you have prayed in your lifetime, haven't you?

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What, praying? No right thinking person believes in the power of prayer? Come now jmc, even you have prayed in your lifetime, haven't you?[/quo No , I am a logic/science kind of guy. Never believed in wishful thinking or myths. ( Grew up Catholic)

WayneH wrote: How about an evangelical who thinks we can pray away our problems vs. a run-of-the-mill Christian?

How about a liberal who thinks we can pay away our climate problems vs. a run of mill liberal professor.