After the first debate between GWB and Albore, Chris Matthews said that the impression of most people was that Albore was very smart and Bush was “smart enough.”
This after all the hoopla about “gravitas.”
I first heard the word describing GWB’s lack of it from Eleanor Clift on McLaughlin and made a mental note to check the dictionary for its meaning. I never got the chance. In the MSM echo chamber, the word was everywhere. GWB didn’t have it; Albore did.
This may have been a mistake. Albore came across as the smart kid in the class who always has all the answers but no one likes.
Think about it as a campaign theme: Everyone for the candidate with “gravitas” stand up and cheer!
“Gravitas” may have sounded good to the talking heads. It didn’t do so well with the average voter.
We may never get a chance to observe Obama’s intellect and knowledge. He avoids the tough interviewers. I predict he’ll never go on The O’Reilly Factor. Other news people, anxious for ratings will continue to limit their tough questions to “One or two lumps of sugar for your tea, Senator?”