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Obama Nominates RIAA Lawyer For Solicitor General
Xiph1980 writes "President Barack Obama on Monday nominated former Recording Industry Association of America lawyer Donald Verrilli Jr. to serve as the nation's solicitor general. The solicitor general is charged with defending the government before the Supreme Court, and files friend-of-the court briefs in cases in which the government believes there is a significant legal issue. The office also determines which cases it would bring to the Supreme Court for review. Verrilli is best known for leading the recording industry's legal charge against music- and movie-sharing site Grokster. That 2003 case ultimately led to Grokster's demise when the US Supreme Court sided with the RIAA's verdict."
Obama uses bigger words but that doesn't mean he's smarter. You are probably prejudiced against Bush because of the Texas accent, which to you sounds stupid but can hide a smart mind for those unwilling to look beyond the superficial.
A study was done comparing the grade level of speeches by both Obama and Bush. Bush's speeches were actually two grade levels higher than Obama.
Your biggest mistake is equating your dislike of the content of a speech for lack of intelligence on the part of the speaker; a dangerous mistake for then you are oft prone to underestimate someone.
We, as a society, really need to move beyond the thinking that just because someone is credentialed makes them automatically more intelligent than someone without as many credentials. They are an indicator but not the whole story.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
No such thing as a "good" lawyer. Just effective ones.