Reply #8: That's My General!!!

[Sparkly]

He IS "THE General," and I love the first lines in the article...

"It's one thing to be extremely intelligent, with a grasp of complex matters, an appreciation for historical context, and a raft of specialized knowledge. It's another to be able to communicate all that to an audience of average Americans. And it's still another to be able to do all that as a liberal on a Fox News show."

Those three things sums up a lot of my support for him.

First, he's INCREDIBLY smart, both in terms of knowledge and in terms of critical thinking. Absolutely nothing short of amazing -- I believe he's genius-level brilliant.

Second, he's a TEACHER. That's an important, special quality and skill. He can take all that complex knowledge and thought in his mind and boil it down to words his audience can understand, without "dumbing down" ANYthing.

Those first two were the elements I saw in him at a New Hampshire townhall meeting years ago that left me astonished and amazed -- "impressed" isn't a strong enough word. He wrapped his mind around each question, giving an answer that was informative AND thoughtful, comprehensive AND clear, circling the topic to touch on all the facts and considerations, all the issues and the factors to be considered about them, finishing the circle in a perfect, lucid conclusion. It reminded me of the way Bill Clinton sometimes answered questions, or the way my best professors sometimes did -- but he was that knowledgeable and clear on EVERY question, addressing EVERY issue thrown at him, and just surpassed them all. Absolutely phenomenal.

Third, he's a FIGHTER. His speaking on Fox is part of that. He's honing his skills, learning the battlefield, and he's sharper now than ever. He can deflect and stay focused, attack and stay cool, hit his targets dead-on and leave them frustrated, trying to find a counter-attack.

He is ONE in a generation, if that.