How smart is Obama?
In an interview today, Barak Obama said, “I have to say just broadly, you know, the former president, who I think all of us have a lot of regard for, has taken his advocacy on behalf of his wife to a level that I think is pretty troubling. If you have something that just directly contradicts the facts and it’s coming from a former president, I think that’s a problem, because people presume that a former president is going to have more credibility. And I think there are certain responsibilities that are carried with that.”
It sounds as though Obama is surprised at this. If the former President is willing to lie during a deposition (which led to him losing his being disbarred in Arkansas), why should anyone think he should be held to a higher standard as a campaigner? Especially since campaigns are known more for their vibrancy than for their veracity. I understand Obama has to call President Clinton out for his lack of truthfulness, but by sounding surprised and giving so many qualifiers while doing so makes him sound unintelligent. He politically cannot say, “we all know former President Clinton has a problem telling the truth,” but sounding and acting surprised makes him look foolish.
