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Palin appeals to American's anti-intellectualism : Comments
By Brendon O'Connor, published 17/10/2008A limited knowledge of foreign affairs is no impediment to the White House, and in fact, can have a certain populist appeal.
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http://www.theage.com.au/world/us-election-2008/sarah-palin-considers-herself-intellectual-20081023-56kh.html
"Sarah Palin considers herself intellectual".
Okay, so we can debate whether or not she's intellectual, but that's not the point I'm making - I'm saying, that 'intellectual' is simply a word for people who pride themselves on being able to think carefully and clearly, value knowledge, and make decisions based upon that. I would hope that only intellectual people occupy positions of power.
It is not a politically charged word, or at least, it shouldn't be.