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Originally Posted by bhunter

Sorry Finn, but an intellectual needs a body of work that can be read and analyze. Obama doesn't have that. If you know of any of his academic or other cerebral papers dealing with analysis and new ideas or concepts let me know. I have not been able to find any. I'll admit, he does have the facade of an intellectual albeit not quite as good as Senator Schumer.

Point taken. But his intellectual, pondering aloofness seems to be his downfall. I suppose the last true intellectual I can think of in public service was Daniel Patrick Moynihan.

Depending on how one defines intellectual, Bubba (Clinton) may have qualified. His aw-shucks demeanor (and open zipper) hid a pretty bright mind.