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MaryPat's avatar

I often thought Obama was too good. I LOVE him, but if a newspaper should be written at a 5th grade level, then, when speaking to the public, our leaders should - without condescension - also communicate at that level.

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Marlene Lerner-Bigley (CA)'s avatar

I believe it was Kelly who revealed that they had to bring pictures for him to understand anything as he didn’t read. So awful to have somebody like that in power. A disgrace!

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Lanita Grice (WA, the state)'s avatar

I've met a couple of successful business owners (who immigrated to the US and ended up in my adult ESL classes) who were only semi- or pre-literate in not only English, but in their primary languages. These individuals were smart, articulate in two or more languages other than English, and had become relatively wealthy in areas where many business deals are verbal and contracts made with handshakes. However, I would never want any of them to become the leader of a country. Government is not a business and should not be run for profit (no matter how many have used it in that way).

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