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Mr.Bill

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16. Education is not the same

Reply to yaesu (Reply #13)

Wed Feb 12, 2020, 12:52 AM

Feb 2020

as intelligence. The two are often assumed to go hand in hand, but that is not necessarily true. If someone cannot think for themselves and analyze information, they are as educated as a trained monkey. And about just as intelligent.

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I had an interesting encounter with a Trumper today. [View all] Stinky The Clown Feb 2020 OP

Good work! elleng Feb 2020 #1

The "BULLSHIT" caught me too underpants Feb 2020 #2

interesting discussion here. tiredtoo Feb 2020 #18

Love it - packman Feb 2020 #25

***THEY HATE THE TWEETING 100%*** If you want common ground set with a Trumper they... uponit7771 Feb 2020 #3

Trump's lawyers hate the tweets as well NewJeffCT Feb 2020 #12

yes, that IS a common thing i've seen with all but the most virulent backers. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #22

Good for you...... a kennedy Feb 2020 #4

And I bet there is a lot of sane pukes who would vote for a Michael Bloomberg.nt UniteFightBack Feb 2020 #5

This guy was hard right. Stinky The Clown Feb 2020 #6

and maybe Romney azureblue Feb 2020 #31

They LOVE his horrible behavior. Drahthaardogs Feb 2020 #7

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Gaslight and demoralize them, they've earned it bucolic_frolic Feb 2020 #8

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There may be a reverse of what happened in '16 with the "voting booth honesty" oldsoftie Feb 2020 #23

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he has the classic symptom of a fox news lobotomy, how educated he used to be is lost now nt yaesu Feb 2020 #13

Education is not the same Mr.Bill Feb 2020 #16

I know of one who is very well educated & yet loses it ALL when the topic is trump. oldsoftie Feb 2020 #24

Do you think it would have been possible to ask if he or his family had a pre-existing condition? diva77 Feb 2020 #14

I'm not prone to being menaced, but the fact is, he wasn't menacing. Stinky The Clown Feb 2020 #15

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Well done. brush Feb 2020 #26

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LOL. n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #29

I have been talking to quite a few Trumpers lately. Laelth Feb 2020 #28

Agreed... Baked Potato Feb 2020 #30

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"highly educated, intelligent professional" FiveGoodMen Feb 2020 #36

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