SteeleRedux, "I think our Tony is just dumb"

Is that so?

- Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Sydney.

- Queen's College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) in Politics and Philosophy.

What have you got?

" Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Sydney.

- Queen's College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, graduating with a Master of Arts (MA) in Politics and Philosophy."

George W. Bush had a degree from Yale and an MBA from Harvard.

Dumb as a brick, however....

“The Labor leader is smart but her education and experience is in 'soft' areas. Doubtless like so many career politicians who have come up her way she could talk under water with her mouth full of marbles.”
Posted by onthebeach, Friday, 9 January 2015 2:05:34 PM

“Sorry onthebeach, I'm afraid I can't accept your assurance that Annastacia is smart. Of course you don't have to be quick witted to be smart. Many smart folk I know take a little time before voicing an opinion or idea, but I'm afraid, you'll never convince me Annastacia is one of them. You can see the gears churning behind the eyes, even when she is just trying to remember what she has been told to say. “
Posted by Hasbeen, Saturday, 10 January 2015 2:08:14 AM

“Hasbeen, I was relying on the Labor leader's academic attainment. You are right that her interviews are all predictable superficial narrative without a glimmer of original thought. One wonders how much influence her wagon-riding had on her progress in life.”
Posted by onthebeach, Saturday, 10 January 2015 1:48:14 PM

That last one about sums up our poor old Tony.

Yeah, I don’t see Abbott’s long list of academic achievements as anything that special. From what I hear, my grade point average is much higher than his was and I don’t consider myself super intelligent.

To me, Abbott’s long list of credentials are more indicative of a life of privilege resulting in a lot of spare time to dick around studying than anything else.

I think SteeleRedux is well and truly capable of a similarly long list of qualifications - and no doubt with a higher GPA too - but he probably has to work.

SteeleRedux,

Here again is what you said, "I think our Tony is just dumb", whereas it is obvious from his academic record that he is quite the opposite.

Whereas your lack of wit leads you to make a false comparison which you regard as 'proof'. You omitted to mention that I never said that Palaszczuk was dumb. I said quite the opposite in fact. However I do not believe she is creative or has demonstrated the skills necessary for the leadership of the Queensland government. -She has already erred by jumping the gun in seeing the Qld governor.

AJPhillips, "To me, Abbott’s long list of credentials are more indicative of a life of privilege resulting in a lot of spare time to dick around studying than anything else."

You would say that of course.

Poirot,

You don't realise the ambition of being PM or President without being smart.

AJPhilips,

"To me, Abbott’s long list of credentials are more indicative of a life of privilege resulting in a lot of spare time to dick around studying than anything else."

This brief article by a journo who once worked beside Abbott reveals the measure of the man we call Prime Minister.

http://adamfgibson.com/2015/02/04/the-mark-of-a-man/

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otb,

"You don't realise the ambition of being PM or President without being smart."

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"Nothing doth more hurt in a state than that cunning men pass for wise." - Francis Bacon