Is America really going to do this?

[Amianthus]

Therefore the notion that being elected to city council, mayor, and governor automatically requires keen intellect is clearly not true.

I don't believe that he said it requires a "keen intellect" - he said that it's not likely something to be done by someone who is stupid. Barry sometimes said and did things that were idiotic, but he is not a stupid man. Just someone that knew he could get away with just about anything and still be re-elected.

[BT]

I'm not sure if this is written in anger or not Bt, but a cursory look at the past shows it to be false.

For every exception to the rule i can show 3 or 4 public servants who are not dumb asses.

I think the definition of dumb ass has been dumbed down to mean anyone a person disagrees with.

[_JS]

That's probably true Bt.

In fact, I think that the attack on the public sector as "inefficient" and "part of the problem" has led to a belief by many that all public servants are lacking.

[sirs]

I'm not sure if this is written in anger or not Bt, but a cursory look at the past shows it to be false.

For every exception to the rule i can show 3 or 4 public servants who are not dumb asses.  I think the definition of dumb ass has been dumbed down to mean anyone a person disagrees with.

Kinda long the lines that anyone who's a conservative who supported Bush must be a torture/war loving fascist, anyone in the military is low hanging fruit, and anyone from the south must be a racist

[Michael Tee]

<<According to Wiki, the remark didn't cost Toronto one vote. >>

According to Wiki, the remark didn't change the outcome, i.e., Toronto didn't get the Games.   As I recall it, not a single African country voted for Canada and that was attributed to the cannibal remarks.  Which any way you look at them were extremely dumb and embarrassing.

[BT]

Which any way you look at them were extremely dumb and embarrassing.

Or honest and uncalculated.