Comments on: Treasury Secretary Candidates http://demockracy.com/treasury-secretary-candidates/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:23:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Obama’s New Economic Team | Demockracy http://demockracy.com/treasury-secretary-candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-408 Obama’s New Economic Team | Demockracy Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:20:54 +0000 http://demockracy.com/?p=2483#comment-408 [...] all-important economic team are now in place. He’s actually found a place for two of the Treasury Secretary candidates that we mentioned earlier this month.  In addition, there was one surprise name. Here’s a look at four of the main [...] [...] all-important economic team are now in place. He’s actually found a place for two of the Treasury Secretary candidates that we mentioned earlier this month.  In addition, there was one surprise name. Here’s a look at four of the main [...]

]]> By: Kevin Van Dyke, Editor http://demockracy.com/treasury-secretary-candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Kevin Van Dyke, Editor Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:10:16 +0000 http://demockracy.com/?p=2483#comment-368 Regarding Summer's controversial comment about IQ and women: What he said was factually correct, but completely stupid to say. The standard deviation of men's IQ's is higher, meaning that those on the left and right tails will be to the further extreme (more Forest Gumps and Einsteins). Please note that were talking the pretty far extreme here---super-super-super genius. Anyway, I think he got a lot of unfair heat for this. What he said was scientifically correct. Was it something you say in polite company? Of course not. If Obama wants the smartest man in the room, he’ll pick Summers. However, if he doesn’t want any drama, he won’t pick Summers. There in lies your dilemma! Regarding Summer’s controversial comment about IQ and women:

What he said was factually correct, but completely stupid to say. The standard deviation of men’s IQ’s is higher, meaning that those on the left and right tails will be to the further extreme (more Forest Gumps and Einsteins). Please note that were talking the pretty far extreme here—super-super-super genius.

Anyway, I think he got a lot of unfair heat for this. What he said was scientifically correct. Was it something you say in polite company? Of course not.

If Obama wants the smartest man in the room, he’ll pick Summers. However, if he doesn’t want any drama, he won’t pick Summers. There in lies your dilemma!

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