Sen. Ron Johnson speaks at 8th grade level

[lutefisk]

Or, euphemistically, he is "plain spoken". Or as I like to say, he's a dumbass.

Local Article:
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/article/20120522/SPJ0101/205220451/Study-Duffy-Johnson-speak-eighth-grade-level?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cs

Source:
http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2012/05/21/congressional-speech/

Original DU post (thought it was worth reposting here):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002715992

[EC]

1. Funny

I thought he was closer to 6th grade. He's just not too bright. One of those kind that has to marry money because they'd never do it on their own.

[phantom power]

2. Somehow that terrifies me in a completely non-political way.

The idea that people like that are failing upward to this level is bad in ways that go way beyond poisonous conservative politics.

[The Blue Flower]

3. Johnson responds

"D'oh!"

[Scuba]

4. Only if 8th graders speak total bullshit.

[lutefisk]

5. I don't think he would do very well in an 8th grade classroom

His bullshit wouldn't score him any point with his teacher- particularly his social studies teacher!

[dragonlady]

6. And he replaced a Rhodes Scholar

We have to reverse this trend.

[lutefisk]

10. I'm still having trouble understanding that...

Are there really that many people in this state so easily manipulated, or worse, so mean and stupid?

The celebration of ignorance and the growing opposition to K-12 and higher education is a very, very disturbing part of this trend. Our governor's highest degree is a high school diploma (I assume he has one), and apparently that is a good thing...

[a kennedy]

13. I'm still just sick to death over this.....

ugh......I miss Russ.

[ladym55]

7. My son shared this insight on Johnson at election time

"Too bad no one asked him in the debates how a bill becomes a law. He wouldn't know the answer."

It is frightening to see such ignorance making decisions for the rest of us.

[madrchsod]

8. is`t he the concrete block that replaced russ?

[undeterred]

9. We could have a new bumper sticker:

Welcome to Wisconsin
You're among MORONS

[lutefisk]

11. Ouch...

This can't be good for our collective self esteem!

I miss hearing intelligent, thoughtful people in my state government speaking out and knowing that they represent me. The Republicans dominate the discourse with their numbingly mindless talking points.

I can't take much more of this. Where is this all leading? Will there just be pockets of intelligent life scattered about the state?

[undeterred]

12. Yes, and pockets of intelligent life in elected office

but if we lose Kohl's seat and don't get rid of Walker this is officially gonna be a moron state, I'm afraid.

[dembotoz]

14. i don't know--i sell technology and one of my greater gifts

is that i can take complex stuff and tranlate it into more simple

it is a gift

he may be a fool
i think that he is with his sun spots causing global warming etc.

but he might be a very bright fool
perhaps we underestimated him vs russ.

i would hope we would not make the same mistake again.