I have begun reading An Assault on Reason, by Al Gore. Sure. Why not. He’s the latest Nobel Peace Prize winner and so he might have something good to say. As I was explaining to my granddaughter earlier today; Al Gore is probably not my favorite politician. Yet the man is absolutely brilliant. Filled with ideas! He doesn’t think anything is impossible. I would love to spend hours in conversation with him, yet I would balk at going fishing with him. OK, maybe not. I’ll go fishing with him; but he has to bait his own hook! And just suppose he did allow himself to be drafted into a run for the presidency… and he won? How cool would that be! A president with a brain!
And speaking of candidates. I heard this more than a few times and it really bothers me; “He looks presidential”, when referring to a candidate. Are you people, nuts? We want smart! Have you seen Stephen Hawking? Now that’s smart!
This whole thing about image is pervasive and just plain wrong. For instance; have you noticed the advertising for realtors? It always includes a photo of some fashion model type with teeth so white they blind you. How about a sales chart showing me how well they sell houses?
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