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I find the logic behind the study cited in that website highly suspect.
Dr. Lovenstein said. "He has no published works or writings, so in many ways that made it more difficult to arrive at an assessment. We had to rely more heavily on transcripts of his unscripted public speaking."
These researchers used his public unscripted statements to the press alone to determine his IQ, not any results of IQ or any other objective tests. I have 2 problems with this methodology.
1. Ask any great trial lawyer, and they will tell you that when speaking to the jury, never use a $20 word when a nickel word will do. You can communicate more effectively (or talk better) using small words that give the audience a clear understanding. He's talking to the press, to be seen by the people, and it behooves him to do this.
2. It is no secret that GWB is not the best at press conferences, and to judge his IQ based solely on what I think is one of his primary weaknesses is just not very scientifically sound.
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