Name:   phil - Subject:   Seriously now Date:   1/10/2018 9:16:17 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/transcript/2015/12/18/president-obama-congratulates-himself-on-job-well-done.html

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/dec/6/thanks-obama-former-president-credits-himself-stro/

http://thefederalistpapers.org/us/flashback-obama-congratulates-christmas-address

https://www.dailywire.com/news/10500/obama-talks-about-himself-207-times-speeches-james-barrett

https://www.teapartycommunity.com/blog/19163/me-myself-and-i-obama-congratulates-himself-at-last-press-conference-of-201/

at least by your "I think H. L. might similarily say that anybody who has to repeatedly claim how smart he is (or how rich, or how mentally balanced or how he is a ''very stable genius'') is probably not very smart (nor rich nor mentally balanced nor a genius stable or otherwise)."

we can safely state that since he was constantly repeating how great he was then we can likewise make your statement "he is probably not very smart or great"