Huckabee: Smarter than a Second Grader? (NYT anecdote)

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Who is your favorite author?” Aleya Deatsch, 7, of West Des Moines asked Mr. Huckabee in one of those posing-like-a-shopping-mall-Santa moments.

Mr. Huckabee paused, then said his favorite author was Dr. Seuss.

In an interview afterward with the news media, Aleya said she was somewhat surprised. She thought the candidate would be reading at a higher level.

“My favorite author is C. S. Lewis,” she said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/21/us/politics/21huckabee.html

[TwilightGardener]

1. You know he really wanted to say Mark, Luke , John or Paul.

[zbdent]

2. "You should listen to John and Paul"

"The bible?"

"No, The Beatles ... All You Need Is Love!"

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

3. .

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. LOL!!

A quote from Dr Seuss comes to mind.

"Adults are just obsolete children and the hell with them."

[nickinSTL]

5. Ha! The kid's reply is great.

Dr. Seuss? :wtf:

Unless he said that because he was talking to a kid and thought he was being "age-appropriate" or something...

I actually am surprised it wasn't James Dobson or someone equally repugnant.