I think he just spews that stuff because he thinks that it makes him seem intelligent and worldly.
Exactly, you hit the nail right on the head. That is typical liberal mentality. Most any time you get in a conversation with a libtard, or when a libtard has a statement to make, the first thing out of their mouths tends to be to be, 'I'm highly educated and extremely intelligent'. Almost as though that have to convince themselves before they attempt to convince the rest of the world.
And I tell them, I'm a conservative, you know, dumb and stupid about all worldly things unlike you, but at least I know what mainstream America stands for and is all about.