CFP: Most Canadians who do not spend their evenings drinking the Liberal Party Kool Aid do not like the way Justin Trudeau is running the country. They realize as leaders and politicians go, he is not the sharpest knife in the drawer. But it is possible even these people are actually overestimating his intelligence. As far as his mental abilities are concerned, he is probably a lot worse than most of us think he is.
In a Toronto Sun column, Lorne Gunter wrote everything Trudeau does is done because he is “naïve.” The major problem with the columnist’s thinking is he is being too kind to the selfie-taking Sock Boy. As far as naiveté goes, Trudeau is looking at it in the rear view mirror. The reality is he is simply not bright enough to hold any job requiring more intelligence than his work experience before entering politics required; part time drama teacher, snowboard instructor and bouncer.
It could very well be many Canadians are overestimating the prime minister’s intelligence. This is opposite the way critics of other leaders have them figured out. Usually their political enemies underestimate the intelligence of these leaders. Jean Chrétien is a case in point. Love him or hate him, the former PM is an extremely bright man with exceptional political smarts. During his 40 years in politics he successfully conveyed his “little guy from Shawinigan” persona; an ordinary country bumpkin not as smart as the average Canadian. more here
He’s just Canada’s white version of Obama. He probably reads a mean teleprompter though.
“The reality is he is simply not bright enough to hold any job requiring more intelligence than his work experience before entering politics required; part time drama teacher, snowboard instructor and bouncer.”
Obama running the only lemonade stand on a crowded beach on a hot summer day would still lose money and never turn a profit.
I don’t believe Trudeau is really running anything. It’s the backroom, unelected advisors that plucked him out of obscurity, cleaned him up, gave him a suit, his back story and pushed him on the stage. They make the decisions and he parrots them to the country. If the new leader of the Conservative Party can show some charisma, a forward looking policy and they can put decent candidates in then that along with a election sharp PR/Ad team then the Liberal bloodbath in the next election could be the stuff of legends. Having said that we have to wait a year and a half so who knows what the political landscape will be like.
Justin Trudeau is the Zaphod Beeblebrox of Canada.
Maybe?
Imagine if Trump had gone to an international meeting of the top economic powers and shown off his socks. With Trudeau, the media found it endearing.
The Michael Scott of Canadian politics.
“IF the new leader of the Conservative Party can show some charisma, a forward looking policy and they can put decent candidates in then that along with a election sharp PR/Ad team then the Liberal bloodbath in the next election could be the stuff of legends.”
*snort* So basically we’re f*cked. The professional university-educated totalitarians and the liberal voters love their fascist retard pretty boy too much. He’s a useful distraction.
Business success is a great measure of intelligence.
AKA PDJT!
Hey Justine, I hear Conan O’Brien will be looking for a job soon. Why not make him your ambassador to Haiti?
@Left Coast Dan, actually, I think Zaphod Beeblebrox is smarter. After all, he does have two heads!
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Used his family name to gain office after he bombed out at Amway.
Handing out leaflets was a little too confusing for him also.
@MorOntarian; Of course it’s “if”. That’s politics. I’m not sure that the Conservatve Party elected the best leader (He wasn’t my first, second or third choice on the ballot) but so far he hasn’t stepped on any mines and while the media is studiously ignoring him that can’t keep up for much longer and in the meantime he’s gets a chance to work on his image and message while Trudeau does something else that makes him look like a boob. There is an upside in that regardless of his goofs the Liberal Party are stuck with Justine for the next election and every goof is an election ad.
He may have a promising future waiving signs at traffic in front of local businesses too.
Marvin the paranoid android is probably smarter than he is. And if you look real close the mice might actually be running things. Maybe he needs to take a flying leap into oblivion at the restaurant at the end of the universe.
“… the way Justin Trudeau is running the country.”
The Canuks should try some “self-rule” and give up that whole “leader” (fuhrer) thing.
izlamo delenda est …
If they reelect the twit, maybe some thought should be given to building a wall on the northern border too.
Sorry, that was me