Is Admiral McRaven Running for President?

[Glenn E. Meyer]

He got there because:

1. Americans were fed up with both parties being run by economic elites who cared little for the average person.
2. The Democrats fixed the election for Hillary - a corrupt elite. Her competition was a Socialist but who honestly seems to care about people. You can disagree and run around with hair on fire about socialism. If he was the candidate, he probably would have beat Trump.
3. The Republican field was rich, elites and some of the usual conservative social cause type (gays, abortion). They had little interest in the average not wealthy folks in terms of doing anything for them.
4. Trump seemed to offer, now that Hillary was candidate, someone who would care about the average folks. That got him enough votes to overcome his repellent qualities to many people.
5. Hillary's repellent qualities and the primary fix caused her constituency to stay home or go third party. I've read that the Stein vote, if pure Democratic, would have taken out Trump.
6. Hillary was bedazzled by a bunch of analytic statistical nerds who saw no need to campaign in fly over states. She ignored standard politicians who saw that the coronation wasn't going to be easy to accomplish.
7. She lost the critical ones by only 77K votes, having decisively winning the popular vote. An electoral college quirk and NOT really being a mandate, landside in human terms for Trump.
8. Russians meddled but their influence wasn't a determinant, the blather of both candidates was enough for the voters. Yes, true believers went for fake conspiracy sites but they were in the bag for their chosen sleaze bag anyway.

True believers are immune to evidence that their chosen political savior is a sleaze bag and embarrass themselves with praise of the leader. Honest folks say - Yes, the person is a sleaze bag but he or she will support some policy I like. The latter is morally suspect but understandable. The former is pathological.

[BehindBlueI's]

The difference between moron and idiot used to be a technical terminology when the Binet IQ tests were developed. The terms were dropped as they became perjorative. The IQ criteria based on the distribution of IQ scores and the standard deviations were well mapped out on charts. Not going to bother to look them up.

Someone who is interested in discerning whether Trump is an idiot or moron can do that.

Well, that's my new thing to learn for today.

 Morons - Those with IQs between 51 and 70 (adequate learning skills to complete menial
tasks and to communicate)
 Imbeciles - Those with IQs between 26 and 50 (unable to progress past a mental age of
approximately six)
 Idiots - those with IQs between 0 and 25 (poor motor skills, extremely limited communication,
and little response to stimulus)
The moron/imbecile/idiot classification system remained in use until the early 1970s.

[Stephanie B]

The difference between moron and idiot used to be a technical terminology when the Binet IQ tests were developed. The terms were dropped as they became perjorative. The IQ criteria based on the distribution of IQ scores and the standard deviations were well mapped out on charts. Not going to bother to look them up.

Morons had room-temperature IQs, idiots had below-freezing IQs.

"You drive like a moron" was an accurate insult.

[blues]

So a moron would just barely understand you were insulting him, an imbecile would laugh, and an idiot would give you a kiss.

I guess I'm an idiot because I always thought being called a moron or imbecile was worse. Too stupid to know the difference. Q.E.D.

[Glenn E. Meyer]

Well, that's my new thing to learn for today.

Thus, the role of professor is important to the world. They used to show this chart when I took Tests and Measurements around 1965. BTW, when I was taking the course, we had the lab up in an academic tower building. One day, heard some noise, looked out the window and we had a full scale draft riot. Recruiters came to campus and it ended with the angry mob, clubs and tear gas. Watched it from on high. Friend of mine got clubbed and busted. The draft was not popular.

You should test some kids in the upper ranges. You know more than them but you know they are mutant brains. Geez! Awesome. Probably never be President. To literate to write leaders to foreign leaders at the 3rd grade level.

[Borderland]

Thus, the role of professor is important to the world. They used to show this chart when I took Tests and Measurements around 1965. BTW, when I was taking the course, we had the lab up in an academic tower building. One day, heard some noise, looked out the window and we had a full scale draft riot. Recruiters came to campus and it ended with the angry mob, clubs and tear gas. Watched it from on high. Friend of mine got clubbed and busted. The draft was not popular.

You should test some kids in the upper ranges. You know more than them but you know they are mutant brains. Geez! Awesome. Probably never be President. To literate to write leaders to foreign leaders at the 3rd grade level.

Warren was a law school professor. I wonder if her IQ is any higher than Trump's. Maybe she should challenge Trump to an IQ test. Trump once challenged Tillerman to see who had the higher IQ. I wish that would have happened because it would have been a yuge opportunity for me to place a few bets.

I remember seeing the IQ's of past presidents reported somewhere. Bush2 was a pretty average guy.

[blues]

You should test some kids in the upper ranges. You know more than them but you know they are mutant brains. Geez! Awesome. Probably never be President. To literate to write leaders to foreign leaders at the 3rd grade level.

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

October 19, 2019

Exalted Professor

Glenn E. Meyer

Somewhere between Texas and Wherever

Dear Glenn E. Meyer:

Let’s work out a good deal! You don’t want to be responsible for insulting me, and I don’t want to be responsible for destroying Pistol-Forum — and I will. I’ve already given you a little sample with respect to some other individuals you no longer see posting there.

I have worked hard to solve some of your problems. Don’t let the world down. You can make a great forum member. Little Lebowski is willing to negotiate with you, and he is willing to make concessions that he would never have made in the past. I am confidentially enclosing a copy of his letter to me, just received.

History will look upon you favorably if you get this done the right and humane way. I will look upon you forever as the devil if good things don’t happen. Don’t be a tough guy. Don’t be a fool! Don't call me an idiot, moron or imbecile.

I will call you later.

Sincerely,

Donald Trump

P.S. I pointed out your typo above, Smart Guy!



(Sarcasm, satire, hijinx, tomfoolery)

[Glenn E. Meyer]

Haha!

I'm sending in my resume.

[Borderland]

Glenn, throw it in the garbage and carry on.

[Sensei]

Warren was a law school professor. I wonder if her IQ is any higher than Trump's. Maybe she should challenge Trump to an IQ test. Trump once challenged Tillerman to see who had the higher IQ. I wish that would have happened because it would have been a yuge opportunity for me to place a few bets.

I remember seeing the IQ's of past presidents reported somewhere. Bush2 was a pretty average guy.

The better predictor of success and effectiveness is how someone leverages their IQ with their EQ. I suspect that the failings of our recent presidents stem more from issues with EQ rather than IQ - including Bush2.0