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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
Jimmy Carter is probably the smartest of the post WWII presidents. He is, after all, a nuclear scientist.
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And yet he was pretty much an awful president.
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Obviously, Clinton is way up there on the smart-o-meter, but I think that it was his personal charisma that made him a great leader. He went through impeachment hearings and still came out beloved in many circles.
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And yet, his actions gave congress to the republicans in 1994.
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Reagan was certainly not booksmart, but again, the charisma made him what he was.
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And yet he ended the cold war.
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We need leaders who stand up and lead, even when they're wrong. It seems to me that most of the candidates are poll-followers.
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Mmmmm the closest person to to meet this requirement is our current president. Sort of ironic.