John Crace on Boris Johnson's press conference:
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Again, Crace is letting Johnson off the hook with his bogus claim that BJ is lacking in intellect Crace knows full well that while Johnson may have been an indolent student, gaining a King's Scholarship to Eton is not achieved without a very considerable intellectual faculty.Originally posted by Jazzrook View PostJohn Crace on Boris Johnson's press conference:
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Don't see why he shouldn't have been a clever 14-year-old in the necessary subjects and a thick 55-year-old Prime Minister.Originally posted by Bryn View PostComment
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Misuse of a keen intellect is very different from being 'thick'.Originally posted by Count Boso View PostComment
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The FT's David Allen Green argues how to read the real meaning behind a 'lawyered' statement, and how careful phrasing can be used to cover upMy life, each morning when I dress, is four and twenty hours less. (J Richardson)Comment
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You may be right. But I think that having a good prep school education, a good memory (hence he can still recite Homer) and winning a scholarship to a top public school is not the sign of a keen intellect.Originally posted by Bryn View Post
It's a bit like the FAQ: which are more intelligent, cats or dogs? Answer, for most human purposes, dogs. But cats have the intelligence they need for being cats (those wilful, semi-feral beasts that ravage our wildlife). Boris has the intelligence he needs for being Boris and achieving what he set out to achieve. But for most human purposes, in my view, he's thick - unless you think that an ability to get what you want out of life, with total disregard for others, is a measure of intelligence. I don't. And I think that now he's got what he wants his limitations are obvious. But that's just my opinion.Comment
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Boris Johnson?
"Beware of what you want. You may get it."
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He is playing a characterOriginally posted by Bryn View Post
Those who know him attest to how he is different "in the flesh"
He is a bit of a sh*t actor IMV but lots of people like the character he is playing ......unfortunatelyComment
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This is what we need more of.... its called "satire" ....remember that?
LOL! Nothing but nothing beats making fun of them...Comment
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The kindest thing one can say about him is that he lacks emotional intelligence.Originally posted by Bryn View Post
On the other hand I tend to agree with Eddie Mair in that famous tv interview where he tells Johnson 'You're a nasty piece of work, aren't you?'.
Some people who know him quite well consider that behind the clown mask lies an utterly ruthless person.Comment
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