very intelligent lady

[EUNJJUNG]

I'm reading an article called "Yes, sometimes Lying Is Right Action to Take" by Lorraine Dusky.
I have one question.

"To imply that the truth can hurt Hillary Rodham Clinton suggests that she does not know her husband better than any person or that she is naive or not too bright; these do not fit this very intelligent lady. And their daughter, Chelsea, has been hearing negatives about her father for years. She is adult enough to deal with difficult situation."

Is the underlined sentence intended to be sarcastic or admiring?

 

[GoesStation]

Neither, just a statement of fact as perceived by the author.

What's the source of this essay? Where did you see it?

 

[EUNJJUNG]

It was part of an article I found in a book "The Craft of Argument".

 

[TheParser]

"To imply that the truth can hurt Hillary Rodham Clinton suggests that she does not know her husband better than any person or that she is naive or not too bright; these do not fit this very intelligent lady.

NOT A TEACHER

I am not an especially good reader, but in my opinion, the underlined sentence is "admiring."

That is to say, the lady in question is simply too intelligent to be hurt by any truth that is disclosed to her about her husband.

 

[Tdol]

She knows her husband well enough and is smart enough to be able to cope with the bad things people say about her husband.

 

[emsr2d2]

It was part of an article I found in a book "The Craft of Argument".

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