If Liberals Are So Smart Why Are They So Dumb?

[kaydee457 13]

“Liberals read more books than conservatives. The Liberal head of the book publishing industry’s trade group says she knows why — and there’s little flattering about conservative readers and their explanation. ‘The Karl Roves of the world have built a generation that just wants a couple slogans: “No, don’t raise any taxes, no new taxes,”‘ Pat Schroeder, president of the American Association of Publishers, said in a recent interview. ‘It’s pretty hard to write a book saying, “No new taxes, no new taxes, no new taxes on every page.”

It’s “the” Pat Schroeder, too! “Schroeder, who as a Colorado Democrat was once one of Congress’ most liberal House members, was responding to an Associated Press-Ipsos poll that found people who consider themselves liberals are more prodigious book readers than conservatives.” You know, this can’t be true. When it comes to nonfiction lists, the conservative books outsell the libs. It’s practically automatic.

“As head of a book publishing association, she probably shouldn’t malign any readers,” said Mary Matalin, a GOP strategist who oversees a line of books by conservative authors, Threshold, at Simon & Schuster. Matalin said conservatives and others aren’t necessarily reading less, but are getting more information online and from magazines.

History is the best indicator of where Liberals ideology has failed. Liberals are known for calling conservatives dumb, stupid, intolerant, racist, nazis, Fascists, hicks, bla, bla,bla. But who is really smarter? They called Reagan dumb, lazy and educationally challenged. They derided as “trickle-down” Reagan’s “outrageous” notion that America increases its strength, prosperity and vitality with a limited federal government that allows people to enjoy the maximum benefits of their labor. But what do they say now? Today, many of Reagan’s critics grudgingly give him credit for the following: hastening the demise of the Soviet Union; ushering in an era of long-term prosperity (even if they don’t understand the formula: limited government equals growth); showing that tax cuts produce increasing government revenues; and attempting to rein in the ever-increasing and intrusive nature of the federal government.

Reagan beat those smart liberals every time. The Liberals were on the wrong side of history in one of the most dangerous times this country ever faced. Reagan was right Liberals were wrong. They fought everything he did and when the soviet Union fell they came up with every excuse for it other than the way Reagan fought it “to win”.

A Washington Post editorial from October 1984 informed us that Reagan’s so-called “age problem” was actually a mental light-weight problem: The same things are being said about Bush. And barely midway through his first term, a January 1983 New York Times editorial pronounced his administration a catastrophe:

“The stench of failure hangs over Ronald Reagan’s White House. The people know it, judging by the opinion polls”. Is history repeating itself? Are liberals again on the wrong side of history?

Let us take a look at Ronald Reagan who the left said was the dumbest man ever to hold office. And Bill Clinton who the press said was the smartest man alive married to the smartest woman alive. Look at Ronald Reagans legacy. What is he remembered for? The most important Reagan economic legacy, of course, is the tax rate. When he came into office, federal tax rates reached 70%. As he left, the highest rate in the code was 33%. In foreign policy the Reagan record may prove to be the culmination of a forty-year Western effort to contain the expansion of the Soviet Empire. And he did. The Libs bring up Iran-Contra. This is just proof that they are ignorant to truths of war. In the Cold War as now the U.S. must do things with undesirables for the price of victory. It is useless to explain this to Liberals since they have no concept on how to win a war. Proven by the fact that they are famous for surrendering to the enemy before the fight is even over.

Now lets look at Clintons Legacy. Monica, Monica, oh yeah Monica. Renting out the Lincoln Bedroom. Ushering in the Contract with America, presiding over the deaths of over 800.000 in Rwanda without lifting a finger. Sending Elian back to Cuba. Waco. And doing nothing to prevent a man called Osama Bin Laden from killing Americans around the world. And after knowing where this killers base was. doing nothing to take him out because of the fear that his poll numbers would be where George Bush’s are now. And failing to prevent 9/11, which planning was done under his watch.

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So true, so true.........

This brings us to the liberals next stupid POTUS George Bush. The Liberals claim this guy is dumber than Reagan who beat them at every turn. George Bush beat Al Gore the messiah of the left. The prophet who say’s we have ten years before we are all living in house boats while he burns a carbon footprint that would take 100.000 common Americans to burn a month. He beat John Kerry who has changed his mind every five minutes on Iraq and is such a joke now that Liberals begged him not to run in 08. He has destroyed the Liberal leadership in Congress so bad that the approval rating for that congress is the worst in history 18%.

“If liberals were prevented from ever again calling Republicans dumb, they would be robbed of half their arguments,” Ann Coulter writes. “To be sure they would still have racist, fascist, homophobe, ugly, and a few other highly nuanced arguments in their quiver.” But not having “dumb” to throw around, she says, “would nearly cripple them. Like clockwork, every consequential Republican to come down the pike is instantly, invariably, always, without exception called dumb. “Noting that this is exactly the way six-year-olds argue, that they call everything “stupid,” Coulter says the lefts resort to the “stupid” stratagem comes out of its inability to mount an intelligent counter-argument when faced with undeniable facts.

Liberals especially hate being called “liberal,” because they know it describes a “dastardly individual.” They prefer Progressive for now. So again are Liberals really so dumb that they must refer to their enemies as dumb? I’m waiting for them to say how dumb this sounds.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

kaydee,

For as much as you pretend you are a hardlined ideologue, you really have no idea. You need to stop having this fantasy ideological war going on inside your head as if most people can draw a line in the sand and choose which ideology they aspire to.

Instead of b!tching about what you dislike about liberals, try actually arguing for or against an idea based on it's merit alone, and not whether it falls in line with you ideology.

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Gooooo Reagan!!

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Actually, the reason is much simpler--liberals have to shy away from any absolutes which may ####### their conscience (from one who has lived considerable time under Liberal misrule).

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Kaydee,

You'd be doing yourself a favor by at least figuring out just who you are talking about...

" The value gaps for the GOP are, perhaps surprisingly, greatest with respect to the role of government. The Republicans' bigger tent now includes more lower-income voters than it once did, and many of these voters favor an activist government to help working class people. Government regulation to protect the environment is an issue with particular potential to divide Republicans. On this issue, wide divisions exist both within the GOP and among right-of-center voters more generally... Yet Republicans also have much in common beyond their overwhelming support for a muscular foreign policy and broad agreement on social issues. - Pew Research Center, 2005

" Roughly one third, 36%, to 40% of the American public identify as "conservative." Conservatives commonly outnumber liberals in the general public with both ideological groupings being outnumbered by centrists.^[4] The military-industrial complex in particular remains a conservative bastion.^[22][23] A 2003 survey by the Military Times found that the "military considers itself clearly more conservative and Republican." In a December 2006 poll, 46% of active personnel identified as Republican, down from 60% in 2004.^[24] In the 2000, 2004 and 2006 elections CNN exit polls found that roughly 80% of self-described conservatives voted Republican.^[8][9][10] A study by the Pew Research Center, where research assigned typological classifications based on responses to policy and ideological questions, found that a significant percentage of Democratic voters were social conservatives who only voted for the Democratic party due to their more left-leaning economic methods, as well as their long time affiliation with the party especially among Dixiecrats and African-Americans. This study divided conservatives into four groups: Enterprisers, Social Conservatives, Pro-Government Conservatives, and Conservative Democrats. Of the conservative groups, Conservative Democrats were the most common typological group comprising 14% of respondents while Enterprisers and Pro-Government Conservatives were the least common among the conservative groups at 9%. Enterprisers had the second highest percentage of college graduates (46%) behind Liberals, and were tied with Liberals percentage wise on those who have household incomes of $75,000 or more (41%), while actually having a higher percentage of people who have household incomes of $50,000 or more (62%). All conservative demographics were religious with less than 10% of respondents identifying as "secular," compared to 22% among liberals.^[5]

" [Enterprisers are] Predominantly white (91%), male (76%) and financially well-off (62% have household incomes of at least $50,000, compared with 40% nationwide). Nearly half (46%) have a college degree, and 77% are married. Nearly a quarter (23%) are themselves military veterans. Only 10% are under age 30. - Pew Research Center, 2005

" " [social Conservatives are] Predominantly white (91%), female (58%) and the oldest of all groups (average age is 52; 47% are 50 or older); nearly half live in the South. Most (53%) attend church weekly; 43% are white evangelical Protestants (double the national average of 21%). - Pew Research Center, 2005

" " [Pro-Government Conservatives are] Predominately female (62%) and relatively young; highest percentage of minority members of any Republican-leaning group (10% black, 12% Hispanic). Most (59%) have no more than a high school diploma. Poorer than other Republican groups; nearly half (49%) have household incomes of less than $30,000 (about on par with Disadvantaged Democrats). Nearly half (47%) are parents of children living at home; 42% live in the South. - Pew Research Center, 2005

" " Older women and blacks make up a sizeable proportion of [Conservative Democrats] (27% and 30%, respectively). Somewhat less educated and poorer than the nation overall. Allegiance to the Democratic party is quite strong (51% describe themselves as "strong" Democrats) but fully 85% describe themselves as either conservative or moderate ideologically. - Pew Research Center, 2005

" It is also shown by the Pew Research Center that conservatives tend to have stronger belief in personal empowerment than liberals. Among the wealthiest and most educated group of conservatives, the Enterprisers, 95% believed that most people can get ahead in life if they work hard. Despite having similar income and education levels, only 53% of Liberals agreed with Enterprisers on the issue while 39% disagreed and another 5% refused to answer^[25]. Even among the poorest and least educated groups of both the conservatives (the Pro-Government Conservatives) and the left-wing (the Disadvantaged Democrats) these differences in opinion about personal empowerment are apparent. While 74% of Pro-Government Conservatives believed that people can get ahead with hard work, only 14% of Disadvantaged Democrats agreed while 79% disagreed and the other 7% refused to answer^[26]. This more pessimistic outlook upon life among members of the left-wing would further explain Liberal's strong willingness to financially support those suffering from poverty by way of social welfare and offer an advantage for minorities by way of affirmative action. This would also explain Disadvantaged Democrats strong support for additional economic support from the government for the lower class, and would also explain their support for a system that may improve their situation based on their gender and/or racial background.

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[Hilarious Clinton 452]

Conservatives are more generous too.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Conservatives are more generous too.

...and they're better in bed.

[Empress of Groovy 373]

Conservatives are more generous too.

...and they're better in bed.

I think they may use more tools.

[aidan80 9]

I don't think I've ever read so much right wing filth in the once place before. If the right wingers had a brain they'd take a long walk off a short cliff and give the rest of us some piece and quite for a change.

[DeadPoolX 9]

I don't think I've ever read so much right wing filth in the once place before. If the right wingers had a brain they'd take a long walk off a short cliff and give the rest of us some piece and quite for a change.

Is that an example of so-called "Liberal tolerance and acceptance" at work?

[panamania79 2]

Conservatives are more generous too.

...and they're better in bed.

I think they may use more tools.

They can afford them,that's why.

I don't think I've ever read so much right wing filth in the once place before. If the right wingers had a brain they'd take a long walk off a short cliff and give the rest of us some piece and quite for a change.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Hmmm... Are we supposed to count the cliches in this - or point out the flawed assumptions at work.

This about sums it up...

[MrsCat 6]

This reads like a third page diatribe put out by a poorly researched and articulated university student newspaper. Ahhhh. . . . thanks for that . . . . brings me back to the days of old of beer bongs, dorm rooms and seemingly critical thinking.

[Nessa 23]

Conservatives are more generous too.

...and they're better in bed.

better in bed, they are, yes

[amiquechu 0]

I don't think I've ever read so much right wing filth in the once place before. If the right wingers had a brain they'd take a long walk off a short cliff and give the rest of us some piece and quite for a change.

Well aren't you a happy person!