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‘“She’s a real intellectual,” said Barry Lynn, executive director of the Open Markets Institute, who has worked with Warren and her team on their anti-trust tech proposals.’

The kiss of death for longtime UD favorite, Elizabeth Warren. It’s going to be close to impossible for her to dig herself out of the “she’s an intellectual” hole.

Margaret Soltan, June 24, 2019 10:22AM
Posted in: heroines, intellectuals

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5 Responses to “‘“She’s a real intellectual,” said Barry Lynn, executive director of the Open Markets Institute, who has worked with Warren and her team on their anti-trust tech proposals.’”

  1. Stephen Karlson Says:
    June 24th, 2019 at 1:23PM

    Perhaps so, although the real challenge to Educated People in Public Life is learning how not to be stupid about being smart. That generally means not coming off in a patronizing or condescending way.

  2. Margaret Soltan Says:
    June 24th, 2019 at 3:41PM

    Stephen: But when people who are basically highly educated/brainy try to be non-condescending it can look like fake folksiness (see George Bush the Elder).

  3. Stephen Karlson Says:
    June 24th, 2019 at 4:37PM

    Margaret, point taken, but isn’t that the Law of the Excluded Middle? There’s probably a job opportunity here for acting coaches, and any number of seekers of high office might benefit from such training.

  4. UD Says:
    June 24th, 2019 at 6:05PM

    Stephen: Absolutely. Nothing wrong with a little coaching. I have special worries about Mayor Pete – multilingual son of a James Joyce scholar!

  5. theprofessor Says:
    June 26th, 2019 at 10:26AM

    I haven’t been through Mayor Pete’s little hellhole for a few years, but without Notre Dame, IU-South Bend, and nearby Mishawaka propping it up, along with huge amounts of development money coming from hated Republican governors Daniels and Pence, it might give Gary some competition in the decay battle.

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