But many voters continue to question Palin's intelligence and her grasp of issues concerns that first arose during her sometimes faltering performance in television interviews during the 2008 campaign.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09

At the time, many intelligence and defense experts challenged the Iran NIE's much-ballyhooed conclusion as preposterous and misleading.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Garbage in, garbage out

To the men and women in the intelligence community who contributed directly -- notably, from CIA, NSA, NGA, NRO, and NCTC -- and many others from intelligence organizations who contributed indirectly, taken together a magnificent example of teamwork and intelligence integration.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Thanks the Intelligence Community

His oratory is combined, however, with an occasional inarticulacy which leads many to underestimate his intelligence and political skills.

BBC: John Prescott