tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post115648701851467210..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Speaking of Idiots Speaking of Idiots SpeakingJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1156905462937258362006-08-29T22:37:00.000-04:002006-08-29T22:37:00.000-04:00d. sidhe, intelligence is, as you surely know, an ...d. sidhe, intelligence is, as you surely know, an artifact, so it's not an objective measure of anything but "what the test measures," as Binet said while nimbly dodging the question. <BR/><BR/>And you're the proof, "89." I'd give anything for your incisiveness, or agility with the language, and I've gone far too long without pointing it out, cookie.<BR/><BR/>Inicidentally, the Air Force test in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1156825795951695642006-08-29T00:29:00.000-04:002006-08-29T00:29:00.000-04:00Want a real twist? Kathleen Parker is part of the...Want a real twist? Kathleen Parker is part of the "faculty" of the Buckly School of Public Speaking, founded by Reid Buckley, Bill's younger brother. Shouldn't she be looking into a hardship admission for Dubya?ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705796697198412139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1156736778262356312006-08-27T23:46:00.000-04:002006-08-27T23:46:00.000-04:00Indeed. I know life ain't fair, but I feel there a...Indeed. I know life ain't fair, but I feel there are limits to what we should have to put up with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1156705220970649772006-08-27T15:00:00.000-04:002006-08-27T15:00:00.000-04:00I know that I am late in replying to this post, bu...I know that I am late in replying to this post, but can I just say that Mr. Riley is a genius, while Mr. Bush is a mediocrity promoted WAY beyong his level of incompetence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1156646627112182912006-08-26T22:43:00.000-04:002006-08-26T22:43:00.000-04:00The fact that Parker could make her "Texas English...The fact that Parker could make her "Texas English" comment after quoting Molly Ivins is just astonishing. Does she not know who Molly Ivins is, or does she assume her readers don't?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1156532830503031182006-08-25T15:07:00.000-04:002006-08-25T15:07:00.000-04:00Well, my view of IQ tests is somewhat marred by th...Well, my view of IQ tests is somewhat marred by the fact that I once scored an 89. God knows he could well be low-IQ, and you have a series of excellent points about the Air Force test. Though I seem to recall the nitwits and halfwits who make up his base gleefully explaining that he had a higher IQ than Kerry, which would fit nicely in with my own perceptions of IQ test scores. I like to hope, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1156514073058826682006-08-25T09:54:00.000-04:002006-08-25T09:54:00.000-04:00I also beg to differ. He doesn't seem that gentlem...I also beg to differ. He doesn't seem that gentlemanly, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1156507926945832842006-08-25T08:12:00.000-04:002006-08-25T08:12:00.000-04:00Preach it, Brother Riley. You know, the fact that ...Preach it, Brother Riley. <BR/><BR/>You know, the fact that Dubya doesn't see himself as a lame duck, which he pretty much definitionally is aside from the perfect willingness to break the law, seems like a decent place to start in the Let's Review The Facts parade. <BR/><BR/>He's an idiot. He's not the sort of idiot I am, where I spent five minutes this morning trying to figure out why my TV Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com