Latest Breaking News

FarrenH

(768 posts)

197. *Shrug*

Sun Mar 29, 2015, 09:30 AM

Mar 2015

Last edited Sun Mar 29, 2015, 11:06 AM - Edit history (2)

Its the truth. When I was in school the school authorities approached my parents because I would just go into my own little world in class and they thought I had developmental problems. They wanted to place me in a program for kids with learning disabilities. My parents insisted on further review and they brought in psychologists, conducted a few tests and reported to my parents that I had an extraordinarily high IQ. Subsequent tests as an adult repeatedly confirmed it and yes, I was a MENSA member for a while. Although it seemed like membership of that organization was pointless. I should add that having taken a huge interest in the IQ nurture/nature debate in later years, I've come to the conclusion that IQ tests only test (and colloquial use of the word intelligence only describes) the analytic aspect of human cognition and not other cognitive abilities.

Feel free to mock because you're all up in arms about me criticizing Clinton, but it is the absolute truth. I didn't mention it to boast, just to illuminate why I thought the claims about Clinton being "more intelligent than us" were probably wrong.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

238 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Gowdy: Clinton wiped email server clean, deleted all emails [View all] alp227 Mar 2015 OP

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OnyxCollie Mar 2015 #1

Ruined their fun hollowdweller Mar 2015 #52

I'm laughing not at the Republicans, OnyxCollie Mar 2015 #89

Gowdy's a prosecuter? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 #2

Trey Gowdy needs to go look for a place to pound sand Optical.Catalyst Mar 2015 #3

Smart woman ... our next President n/t cosmicone Mar 2015 #4

How do we know that she turned over all her emails or just the ones she wanted us to see? R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #49

ah, I do believe that the bush admin and his cronies did do exactly that. notadmblnd Mar 2015 #51

I don't think he or she is defending bush. Gore1FL Mar 2015 #53

whatever correspondence she had via email with people at the state department- notadmblnd Mar 2015 #58

It was written in the administration polices, apparently. Gore1FL Mar 2015 #80

Exactly right. Fiendish Mar 2015 #87

I don't understand what you are asking here? notadmblnd Mar 2015 #91

I would expect that the home servers you describe aren't going to meet the needs of the SOS Gore1FL Mar 2015 #93

you seem to be under the impression that the entire state department was notadmblnd Mar 2015 #99

You could put everything you need LuvLoogie Mar 2015 #111

"But what about those sent that were not copied to any of them?" R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #95

You mean use the server that was already there? Thor_MN Mar 2015 #108

Bill Clinton actually had it installed when he left office. riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #140

I am sure the it persn did DrKZ Apr 2015 #223

So a system set up in 2001 is secure enough in 2015? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Apr 2015 #229

It does not seem so much a defense of Bush as a questioning of double standards here. merrily Mar 2015 #66

for that particular poster- their expressed concern was certainly one sided notadmblnd Mar 2015 #72

Please, spare me you red flags. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #97

Riiiight. notadmblnd Mar 2015 #105

I'm glad you now agree with me. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #128

Bless your little heart. notadmblnd Mar 2015 #147

The query still remains... R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #98

again, her communications with employees at the state department should be backed up notadmblnd Mar 2015 #104

A thoroughly disingenuous response FarrenH Mar 2015 #120

There is nothing that I wrote in any of my posts here that is untrue. notadmblnd Mar 2015 #121

They're regulations FarrenH Mar 2015 #122

Your link does not indicate whether it is pre or post HRC at State. notadmblnd Mar 2015 #123

It's right there in the URL FarrenH Mar 2015 #124

As far as your first para goes FarrenH Mar 2015 #125

And you are pulling BS out you hind end notadmblnd Mar 2015 #149

I doubt HRC's intelligence surpasses mine FarrenH Mar 2015 #185

Because you are every bit as juvenile as you accuse me of being notadmblnd Mar 2015 #192

I have noticed how people's IQ's seem to soar murielm99 Mar 2015 #193

I know if my IQ was 148 notadmblnd Mar 2015 #194

If your IQ was 148 FarrenH Mar 2015 #198

Yeah, you're a software engineer with an IQ of 148 who lives a very mundane life notadmblnd Mar 2015 #202

*Shrug* FarrenH Mar 2015 #197

You would think, people who function at such a high level of intelligence- notadmblnd Mar 2015 #203

"You have stated facts FarrenH Mar 2015 #200

Arent you just precious? notadmblnd Mar 2015 #201

"Because all relevant communications are not intra-departmental..." R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #131

Informed response Laser102 Mar 2015 #148

But... but... but... R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #130

Your argument is sophomoric at best... R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #129

What ever notadmblnd Mar 2015 #146

Ah, the inevitable "i'm rubber, You're glue" defense. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #153

Keep it up. Enjoy yourself. Demeaning me isn't going notadmblnd Mar 2015 #154

Try re-reading what I wrote instead if playing the victim. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #155

in order for me to be a victim, I would have to care what you and others like you think notadmblnd Mar 2015 #157

Uh-huh... R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #160

That is simply a statement. notadmblnd Mar 2015 #161

Whatever you say... R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #183

You should see that guy in another forum.. It is Tuesday Mar 2015 #169

you tease. notadmblnd Mar 2015 #170

No tease. It's right here - in the I/P forum.. It is Tuesday Mar 2015 #171

thanks! I needed a clue. notadmblnd Mar 2015 #172

You're welcome to join us in I/P, and I am fair compared to R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #179

How do we know she didn't ??? n/t cosmicone Mar 2015 #114

We don't, but wiping the server looks very R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #132

It looks questionable cosmicone Mar 2015 #143

It doesn't look questionable to fanboys and the willfully ignorant. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #152

Calling people "willfully ignorant" reveals the bankruptcy cosmicone Mar 2015 #156

Well, it fits. Sorry if it hurts. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #159

NOT exactly DrKZ Apr 2015 #225

The way emails work cosmicone Apr 2015 #226

We know she turned obver the ones she wanted us to see Yupster Apr 2015 #234

My point. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2015 #235

I'm drawing a parallel of the two. R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #94

same issue with any & all politicians ---they're all doing it wordpix Mar 2015 #189

One of life's best punchlines is Yupster Apr 2015 #233

Had Kitzhaber been as "smart" as Hillary was in the same fashion moved to a private email server... cascadiance Mar 2015 #109

Your avatar and signature says it all. cosmicone Mar 2015 #112

The only thing that is "a scandal" w/HRC and her emails is the way the media and .... Botany Mar 2015 #5

Why do Clinton critics remind me of Roscoe P. Coltrane chasing the Dukes? wyldwolf Mar 2015 #6

Because Roscoe was chasing the Dukes because they were A Simple Game Mar 2015 #44

Thank you, Boss Hogg. cosmicone Mar 2015 #113

Being compared to Sorrell Booke? I'll take it, except for the dead part. n/t A Simple Game Mar 2015 #126

Good move, Hillary. Let the Republicans fabricate their own scandals. immoderate Mar 2015 #7

I would agree that giving the Gopigs any grist R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #137

What the GOP is trying to prove is that Clinton knew what was going on in Benghazi and OregonBlue Mar 2015 #158

Here's the thing. HRC should never have put herself R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #178

Personally I don't see it as a big deal and most of the newspapers seem to have lost OregonBlue Mar 2015 #210

"Personally I don't see it as a big deal" R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #212

Actually no. When I look at what the GOP has done around Benghazi, the way they have OregonBlue Apr 2015 #214

Well, I guess that you are comfirtable taking HRC word. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2015 #215

After all his lies about Iraq and torture, etc. No. But yes, I assume she gave them OregonBlue Apr 2015 #216

So that seems like you gave two sets if standards. R. Daneel Olivaw Apr 2015 #217

You go girl.....glad she did it! Gin Mar 2015 #8

They almost find something, then they might have, then they DO, then it is debunked, and then.... Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #9

Boner "has not ruled out a vote in the full House to force Clinton to turn over the server" wordpix Mar 2015 #191

More predictable than a rerun of Three's Company. Bengazi, Bengazi, Bengazi !!!! Monk06 Apr 2015 #222

Gowdy reminds me of this guy Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2015 #10

wow the Hillary fans are really circling wagons on this thread Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #11

Thank you for those Rush Limbaugh talking points. leftofcool Mar 2015 #14

I don't think it is fair to say people who oppose Hillary are Rush Limbaugh folks MosheFeingold Apr 2015 #221

"this is a clear-cut case of felony obstruction of justice" Botany Mar 2015 #16

Well, I see you're taking Gowdy's side on this. We won't forget that. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #18

Only "side" I'm taking is with the rule of law Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #23

We don't know when the server was wiped. riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #24

We don't know IF the server was wiped wyldwolf Mar 2015 #25

True but I'd lay money on it being clean riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #27

oh me, too. But when it comes to this GOP bunch we don't know if they're lying or stupid wyldwolf Mar 2015 #28

If they open their mouths revmclaren Apr 2015 #230

We do know the server shouldn't have ever existed. Gore1FL Mar 2015 #55

We don't know that. She broke no laws as they existed. n/t cosmicone Mar 2015 #115

She didn't follow administration policy. Gore1FL Mar 2015 #117

Cleaned server RayStar Mar 2015 #195

Man is right dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #30

Just like 'man was right' about White Water, Vince Foster, etc. wyldwolf Mar 2015 #33

Was I? Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #76

Considering All The Insane Attacks The Clintons Have Endured Yallow Mar 2015 #68

Name the law which was broken, she wasnt an emoloyee of the state dept but Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #31

Thank you. MsInformed Mar 2015 #35

I did Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #79

It's called "obstruction of justice" Botany Mar 2015 #107

That's not a requirement Man from Pickens Mar 2015 #110

Bottom Line ..... Botany Mar 2015 #134

You need to go back to law school (if you ever went) cosmicone Mar 2015 #116

I'm no fan of Hillary Clinton RiverNoord Mar 2015 #34

Thank you Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #37

In this instance, what is the relevance of how many state discovery laws existaa? merrily Mar 2015 #65

Post removed Post removed Mar 2015 #82

Dumbass, different kind of idiot, etc. Please get back to me when you learn civility. Or not. merrily Mar 2015 #84

DING DING DING! We have a winner. (Thanks) n/t COLGATE4 Apr 2015 #232

Thank you. Don't 840high Mar 2015 #62

"We won't forget that" Android3.14 Mar 2015 #38

The only bullies are the GOP congress and their fans wyldwolf Mar 2015 #40

In H.S. we called them bullies. 840high Mar 2015 #63

"We won't forget that" sounds ominous. Larry Engels Mar 2015 #46

THEY'VE GOT DOSSIERS! OnyxCollie Mar 2015 #90

Who is the "we" you speak off. What a 840high Mar 2015 #67

Have you ever considered working for the GOP House Oversight Committee? cheapdate Mar 2015 #21

...... merrily Mar 2015 #59

The billing records were the first thing I thought of too Yupster Mar 2015 #211

Haha. Trey, wipe that egg off your face. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2015 #12

Thats not egg... Historic NY Mar 2015 #29

It must be Gowdy doody. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2015 #41

LOL katsy Mar 2015 #13

Givem hell Hillary! leftofcool Mar 2015 #15

Good for her! jzola Mar 2015 #17

Good for her? Would you accept this from her R. Daneel Olivaw Mar 2015 #100

Her personal information is none of their business. Dawson Leery Mar 2015 #19

Fuck Trey Gowdy Doody ProudToBeBlueInRhody Mar 2015 #20

Another Republican Dirtbag Yallow Mar 2015 #71

Good for Hil! vlyons Mar 2015 #22

The only thing that Hillary has an obligation to release is... AngryAmish Mar 2015 #26

Rank & file Democrats have now TM99 Mar 2015 #32

Are you a RWer? Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #39

Are you an adolescent? TM99 Mar 2015 #64

Nope, just slightly past adolescent. Yes the RW thinls this is a problem ergo my Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #69

Well then you have a lot of growing up to do. TM99 Mar 2015 #83

If the GOP had a chance in this fight it would have occurred on previous investigations. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #101

Hate is oozing from the words you write. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #45

The only thing I dislike strongly TM99 Mar 2015 #60

No bullshit in calling the RW hack job that will be going thru Nov 2016. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #74

I am not concerned with political games. TM99 Mar 2015 #78

She didn't do stupid and impulsive. I doubt you or any of us here misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #85

"We know little" tjl148 Mar 2015 #92

Now your own adolescence is showing.. misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #103

Do you work for the repugs? tjl148 Mar 2015 #118

What rock have you been hiding under? TM99 Mar 2015 #119

Please, Draco, Darb Mar 2015 #136

Such a wonderful example TM99 Mar 2015 #176

Obviously got under your thin skin, si or no? Darb Mar 2015 #207

Nah, trolls are best left ignored. TM99 Apr 2015 #218

Did you just call me a troll? Darb Apr 2015 #237

Adults can have meaningful conversations TM99 Apr 2015 #238

It may well have been worth it for her marshall Mar 2015 #199

+1 tjl148 Mar 2015 #88

I agree with you..... sendero Mar 2015 #184

I think we can all be guilty of hypocrisy at times. TM99 Mar 2015 #188

Is that you Draco Malfoy? Darb Mar 2015 #135

Truly an adolescent. TM99 Mar 2015 #174

And you can keep pining for a pony. Darb Mar 2015 #206

Makes me proud to be a Democrat! RiverLover Mar 2015 #36

But you know, a lot of people in this thread are saying just that. Larry Engels Mar 2015 #48

Me too. RiverLover Mar 2015 #57

What is more shameful is seeing DU'ers align themselves with professional liars like Gowdy emulatorloo Mar 2015 #150

+1, but more than merely queasy merrily Mar 2015 #61

Wow looks like Gomert and DU have something in common. RandySF Mar 2015 #106

Concern noted, fellas. Darb Mar 2015 #138

Sanders and Warren dreamers are even harder to satisfy cosmicone Mar 2015 #173

Obstruction of justice is OK if you are a Democrat. [n/t] Maedhros Apr 2015 #231

GOPers with the alliance with corporate media, hate radio and RW social media will 24/7 Iliyah Mar 2015 #42

Trey Gowdy must hunt with Dick Cheney. TheCowsCameHome Mar 2015 #43

Haahaaaha. zzzzing misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #47

What does "wiped clean" mean in this case? Larry Engels Mar 2015 #50

Trey Gowdy used to dye his hair an unrealistic blonde color. MADem Mar 2015 #54

other people are doing the same? quadrature Mar 2015 #56

Oh, this is getting good. Beacool Mar 2015 #70

Of course she wiped the server - she owned it. leveymg Mar 2015 #73

No difference between her and a Repub, in terms of crookedness. TwilightGardener Mar 2015 #75

Why did he not go to the .gov server, that is where the email are, guess that one is wiped clean. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #77

Agreed. The story is nothing but her detractors need something to talk about. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #81

way to deal with republicans Willem Mar 2015 #86

Hillary refusing to play the GOP's game anymore automatically means the worst? jmowreader Mar 2015 #96

I've heard enough, now don't run for President Reter Mar 2015 #102

Wishful thinking I suspect. Darb Mar 2015 #139

Wow, a lot of people here don't know how email works. SansACause Mar 2015 #127

that's pretty much what her lawyer said OKNancy Mar 2015 #142

Then why delete them? B2G Mar 2015 #151

Only to make repigs' life suck even more n/t cosmicone Mar 2015 #175

Well good thing it's not making HER life suck B2G Mar 2015 #177

She will get sympathy and immunity cosmicone Mar 2015 #205

What makes you think she only sent emails to SOS workers? Larry Engels Mar 2015 #166

I wonder if anyone else believes that investigations, such as Madmiddle Mar 2015 #133

This really smells. Think about it. Proud Public Servant Mar 2015 #141

She turned over 30,000 pages of official correspondence to the State Department. DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #144

That's not my point Proud Public Servant Mar 2015 #162

I delete my personal correspondence all the time... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #163

Really? All of it? Proud Public Servant Mar 2015 #164

I don't even back up my computer...If it goes it goes and I will just start again... DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #165

Good question. Larry Engels Mar 2015 #168

Maybe she made print copies of everything marshall Mar 2015 #181

She is not Amish she was a Senator and Secretary of State DrKZ Apr 2015 #224

Get your facts straight. Darb Mar 2015 #145

You haven't refuted anybody. Larry Engels Mar 2015 #167

Uh, the very next post refuted it, smart guy, if I did too it would be redundant. Darb Mar 2015 #208

Sorry, your post is incomprehensible. Larry Engels Mar 2015 #209

Sorry, I will define some things for you, Darb Apr 2015 #219

Actually it does and that is a problem DrKZ Apr 2015 #228

Honestly, the grandmother stuff doesn't bother me a bit Yupster Apr 2015 #236

Hey, Gowdy!.... paleotn Mar 2015 #180

Degaussing is the term, but the GOP sheep can follow something being wiped,,,,, benld74 Mar 2015 #182

Well they're old people you know and like me I can remember a time when disk platters were washed notadmblnd Mar 2015 #204

Blackmail?... we should assume that the Russians... quadrature Mar 2015 #186

I thought the omniescent NSA was reading (and collecting) all our E-mail Midnight Writer Mar 2015 #187

once again, this looks like more Benghazi BS wordpix Mar 2015 #190

Good mwrguy Mar 2015 #196

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #213

Kick for Webb 2016 HR_Pufnstuf Apr 2015 #220

I'm glad she did. Smart Lady. n/t Lil Missy Apr 2015 #227