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12. I am a member of the International Mensa Society

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 10:25 PM

Sep 2013

In years past, I attended maybe one International conference every two years.

There is no shortage of absolutely dog-fucking crazy people there.

Ted Bundy and the Unibomber were part of Mensa (upper 2% IQ), as well.

Cruz is not 'dumb'.

He is really, really, smart.

But he is just a tool, chum thrown across the water in order to see what sticks. He will be cast overboard when his microphone shorts out.

This crew is taking on more water than it can bail.

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I heard tonight Ted Cruz was a Rhodes Scholar. How'd he do that? [View all] babylonsister Sep 2013 OP

Maybe it was Roads. hobbit709 Sep 2013 #1

He's very intelligent. ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2013 #2

I used to think he "knows what he's doing." Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #3

It's possible to be both very intelligent and batshit crazy. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2013 #4

Or maybe all of the above pscot Sep 2013 #7

According to the Rhodes Trust, he isn't jmowreader Sep 2013 #5

probably bought it mwrguy Sep 2013 #6

They just mean he knows a lot about Nick Rhodes, keyboardist for Duran Duran. bbernardini Sep 2013 #8

I don't think he is dumb, but I do think he aims to appeal to dumb voters Bjorn Against Sep 2013 #9

This. ^^^ Jamaal510 Sep 2013 #20

Not dumb, EVIL. annabanana Sep 2013 #10

National speech and debate champion as well madville Sep 2013 #11

I am a member of the International Mensa Society Link Speed Sep 2013 #12

"This crew is taking on more water than it can bail." babylonsister Sep 2013 #16

Stupid No - Evil Yes. nt. Blue Idaho Sep 2013 #13

Not according to his bio in Wikipedia question everything Sep 2013 #14

he is not dumb, but he is playing to a certain dumb crowd, and they are idiots buying JI7 Sep 2013 #15

he has magic powers! madrchsod Sep 2013 #17

Narcissism is all that drives this man. Marie Marie Sep 2013 #18

there have always been some very bright political demagogues. I think of Geroge Wallace Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #19

High IQs can have major failings.. I think that's what Cha Sep 2013 #21