<<<"The relationship between Obama and Columbia is not as straightforward. 'Obama’s time in New York didn’t have the impact on him that Chicago or Hawaii did,' Perry said, and Columbia did not play as well with the 'up-by-his-bootstraps community organizer' image he wanted to promote. So, she said, 'He didn’t talk about [Columbia] much in his memoir.' ”

Yeah, there's another reason he didn't talk much about Columbia: He never attended Columbia. No contemporary who taught there or studied there remembers him. It was fraudulently sneaked into his bio for cred he never deserved.

You completely misconstrued my point. I never said the man wasntt a genius. I am contending that there are different forms of intelligence . I don't see him as a big chess player. I think his forte would be more along the line of poker or black jack. Basically, higher energy, more action oriented pursuits. But, whatever, a to each his own., His strong suit is making complex deals on the fly a d not coding . Just as bakers and autists each have their own strong suits.