Is Newt Gingrich teh GOP Bill Clinton??

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Anonymous wrote:Gingrich is not brilliant. He's been around a lot and he has a lot of opinions which he willingly shares. He can sound smart by quoting a bit of American history. But he's not a great thinker, which is why he sounds like a Bill Bennett era retread.

Since you purport to be a judge of brillance - who, among politicians, is brillant?

Politics does not attract brilliance. Is this news to you or are your standards for brilliance just really low?

That helps put your view in context -- you don't think any politicians are brillant. Enough said.

Who exactly do you consider to be brilliant?

It’s rare that you encounter anyone online who is not tall, slim, attractive, brilliant and witty. Yet taking into account that this message board is DC oriented and based on 30+ years of life in DC, I assume that the odds are overwhelmingly against most posters being any of the above. But let’s continue the fantasy. We are all brillant, of course.

No we are not and neither is Newt. He's just a guy. If you know actual scholars, he does not stack up. And that's the reason people call him brilliant. He's not brilliant as a political strategist. He's not brilliant on foreign affairs. And his comments on history, his own field, are rather pedantic. Sorry, but he looks like a professor to non-professors and that's it.

Who exactly do you consider to be brilliant?

Am I really obligated to respond since you blew off my question?

Since you'll look foolish no matter what you say, I'd suggest you remain silent and let this thread die. Consider this a lesson learned -- don't judge others unless you are prepared to be judged. Good day.