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Who’s the “Stupid” One?
Karoline Leavitt, step to the head of the class
Donald Trump and his suck-up sycophants talk all sorts of smack about their political opponents. We all know that. At this point, I mostly ignore all that noise having successfully gotten over my Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Still, Karoline Leavitt’s quote calling Margaret Brennan, moderator of Face the Nation, “stupid” got a rise out of me. She could have called Brennan “biased” — or “misinformed” — or “myopic.” Or just anything but stupid.
However you feel about politics, there should be one thing that’s readily apparent to an intelligent individual: Margaret Brennan is “high IQ.” To call her “stupid” is a sure sign that person has no eyes to see with or no ears to hear with.
Margaret Brennan boasts a considerable list of intellectual achievements. She graduated high school with honors, attended the University of Virginia among many other institutions of higher learning, and was a Fulbright Scholar. Brennan produced his show and did research for Louis Rukeyser at PBS. As soon as Margaret opens her mouth, you know she’s likely the smartest person in the room.
Compare her to the woman who called her stupid. Karoline Leavitt attended Saint Anselm College (what’s that?) on a softball scholarship. She is one of four progeny of…
