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LastLiberal in PalmSprings

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22. It's not the people who choose, but rather the people they choose.

Fri Jan 12, 2024, 08:55 PM

Jan 2024

Regardless of political affiliation, does anyone truly believe that out of several hundred thousands of qualified people in the United States, only George W. Bush and Trump rise to the top? They aren't even fit to pick up a hammer and hand it to Jimmy Carter.

Bush was the guy you'd want to have a beer with. Trump is a cult leader and mob boss who rules his followers by fear -- either of what he or his followers will physically do to them, or fear of The Other, i.e., non-white non-Christian, non-English-speaking evil vermin that only he can protect us from.

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Are the American people as a group intelligent enough to pick a qualified president? [View all] milestogo Nov 2023 OP

Yes, but we are handicapped Arger68 Nov 2023 #1

nope... myohmy2 Nov 2023 #2

Possibly barely under current conditions. dchill Nov 2023 #3

Yes, if we all voted. Freethinker65 Nov 2023 #4

clearly 50% of the population isn't. WarGamer Nov 2023 #5

Right... Septua Nov 2023 #8

Uncertain. elleng Nov 2023 #6

Generally yes treestar Nov 2023 #7

What better way to pick a President Progressive dog Nov 2023 #9

Didn't They In 2020? ProfessorGAC Nov 2023 #10

Yes we are, but it's close. GoodRaisin Nov 2023 #11

Were we intelligent enough to do so in 2016 ? DontBelieveEastisEas Nov 2023 #12

Ask me that again in one year. nt Quixote1818 Nov 2023 #13

I Said Americans Weren't Intelligent Enough To Govern Themselves After 2004 ChoppinBroccoli Nov 2023 #14

qualified? moondust Nov 2023 #15

Back when there used to be a smidge of integrity in the national press,... LudwigPastorius Nov 2023 #16

We used to be Johonny Nov 2023 #17

Exactly milestogo Nov 2023 #20

I am so depressed mainer Nov 2023 #18

Ronald Reagan, George Bush (s), Richard Nixon, Herbert Hoover chouchou Nov 2023 #19

The American People are 6-1 in picking the most qualified person running for President in the last 30 years. aeromanKC Nov 2023 #21

It's not the people who choose, but rather the people they choose. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2024 #22