John Edwards is not stupid
But I hold open the possibility that I'm wrong.
For the past 20+ years, al least, the media and many Democrat-partisans have prided themselves on their intellectual superiority. Ronald Reagan was an "amiable dunce." George W. Bush is just plain stupid.
For some reason that I'm sure is found in some elementary psychology book somewhere, this makes certain people feel better about themselves. Unfortunately its false solace. I've said before that President Bush (43) is smarter than 99.9 percent of the people who say he's a moron -- and I think that's accurate, give or take a tenth of a percent.
Every time Bush misspeaks or makes some other gaffe, it's not just fodder for the late-night comics, but also the more enlightened beltway media intelligentsia -- all of whom really know better.
Which is probably why this little bit of stupidity by John Edwards didn't get a lot of play over the weekend.
When an Iowa resident asked former senator John Edwards Thursday whether the United States should follow the Cuban healthcare model, the 2004 vice presidential contender deflected the question by saying he didn't know enough to answer the question.
"I'm going to be honest with you -- I don't know a lot about Cuba's healthcare system," Edwards, D-N.C., said at an event in Oskaloosa, Iowa. "Is it a government-run system?"
This ranks up there with Gerald Ford's contention that Eastern Europe wasn't under the domination of the Soviet Union during his 1976 debate with Jimmy Carter.
And the Democrats were just fine with Edwards being "one heartbeat" away from the presidency?
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I'm no fan of Edwards, but why should anyone care about the health care system of a third world country? We're not going to emulate it, no matter what we do with ours. His answer should have been "No. Next question."
I agree no one should care about Cuba's health care system, but the left does -- why do you think he was asked the question? He was expected to say "yes, we should emulate the wonderful Cuban health care system," because his supporters all think that. He said instead, "I don't know, because I'm too stupid to have an opinion on the subject, even though yesterday I told everybody to go out and watch Michael Moore's great new movie on the Cuban health care system." That either means he is too stupid to have an opinion on the subject, or it means he is a lying, dissembling little wig mannequin. Take your pick.
There is also something else going here in addition to being uninformed about a major issue. John Edwards is a very wealthy man. At that level of wealth many people expect everyone else to do things for them. At home they expect butlers, maids, and cooks to have everything in order for them. At work (or campaigning) they expect others like advisers, lawyers and PR people to do most of their work. The laziness gets extended into something where their own astuteness, if their is any, is paramount and for which there is no substitute. Now his laziness and lack of interest is making him look like an imbecile.
I AM NOT SURPRISED THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW (OR CARE) ANYTHING ABOUT CUBA'S HEALTH SYSTEM (DO THEY HAVE ONE?).
LIKE THE ABOVE WRITER WHO CARES ABOUT A THIRD WORLD COUNTRY"S HEALTH SYSTEM.
WE OUGHT TO STOP ALL OUR AID TO THESE LITTLE COUNTRIES.
IF WE DIDN'T DO FOR THEM MAYBE THEY WOULD DO FOR THEMSELVE.S
HOW CAN WE EXPECT OUR CANDIDATES TO KNOW THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING. SEEMS I DO REMEMBER THAT GEORGE BUSH COULD NOT NAME THE CAPITOL OF 8 COUNTRIES.
GO EDWARDS.
There is also something else going here in addition to being uninformed about a major issue. John Edwards is a very wealthy man. At that level of wealth many people expect everyone else to do things for them.
Why are people obsessed with the fact that Edwards has money? Money that he earned by looking out for the little people? He earned what he has.