• blargle@sh.itjust.works
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      8 hours ago

      He was dumb but playing dumber. I can’t think of many other examples of people like that except Joe Rogan.

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        Yeah, that I can get behind. His Texan shtick was an obvious act. But, even without that, I don’t think he had an IQ of 100. Like most politicians he had good emotional intelligence, and an ability to connect with people. Still, it was clear that even pretty basic concepts were a stretch for him.

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          7 hours ago

          There was a Histioriometry test done, and the journal Political Psychology estimated around a 119 for ol’ W.