In Defense of Dumb Presidents | John McWhorter & Glenn Loury

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Channel: Nonzero · 2018 · News & Politics

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01:24 How Palin distracts from real issues
06:23 Glenn contends a president's intelligence isn't paramount
16:02 Which campaign has acted more cynically?
19:51 John advises Obama to embrace sloganeering
24:32 Shouldn't Hillary have been Obama's VP pick?
35:33 Does Obama deserve to become the first black president?

John McWhorter (Time, Columbia University, Talking Back, Talking Black) and Glenn Loury (Brown University)

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Recorded on September 15, 2008

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