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Originally Posted by asaris
I have a hard time believing that even you think that winning a beauty pageant means she's smart.
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I believe intelligence can be measured in many ways, outside of normal I.Q. tests and the typical validation from institutions. The world is filled with women of exceptional beauty who don't win or come in second in beauty pageants. So, obviously it takes something more than beauty. You can dismiss "it", but I don't. Whatever "it" is I don't pass judgment on it, but I recognize it as an accomplishment worthy of acknowledgment because most people can't do it. The irony to me is that liberals complain about conservatives being intolerant of differences, but based on my experience on TFP, liberals are far less tolerant and and come across as having a very hostile attitude against people who don't drink the liberal viewpoint Kool-Aid. Bottom line is Palin has a proven track record of being a winner.
Just as a side note on "smarts". The "smartest" business people from the best business schools drove companies like Lehman, Merril, Countrywide, Wachovia, Fannie Mae, etc, etc, into nothing from being pillars in the financial community. Perhaps if some of the Ms. America candidates were in charge of these companies they would have survived this financial crisis without being bailed out or purchased.