If you listen to him speak, he is not a smart person. What baffles me is how and why you'd think he was anything but an idiot.

Everything about him and his actions and words reek of stupidity. He does not hold any understanding of the complexities of anything. He does not write. When he does, he misspells and uses incorrect grammar. He does not read. He has rudimentary understanding of basics. Etc.

So why is it that you find him to be intelligent? What exactly does he say or write that would lead you to this conclusion?