Types of intelligence

Hello Rabbi,
The rabbi wrote a column some time ago about Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef in which he harshly attacked him (probably rightly) for his conduct and the nature of his speech. The rabbi came to the conclusion that Rabbi Yosef is not a particularly intelligent person, to say the least, as a result of things that Rabbi Yosef said, did, etc. After reading this article, I was faced with a dilemma. On the one hand, my impression of Rabbi Yosef so far was that he was a great scholar, and the findings (writing many books of halachah, being appointed chief rabbi, etc.) showed that he was a man who knew a book. On the other hand, when you see his speech about blacks and in general in the many situations that Rabbi Yosef went through (only recently did he support the Shas party when he was morally and legally forbidden as chief rabbi to support it), he does not behave like a rational person. The difficulty is that it seems that these are two people. When reading his books of halachah, you encounter a genius and a man of immense knowledge, but when it comes to current issues, you encounter a seemingly shallow person.
I recall the rabbi telling me that while he was studying at the kollel in Bnei Brak, the Haredi avrechim studied Gemara with great intensity but were very shallow in matters of faith and thought. The argument I am pursuing is that there are several types of wisdom. There is wisdom of memory and analysis of knowledge (which undoubtedly cannot be taken from Rabbi Yosef) and there is philosophical wisdom that one could argue he does not have.
I would love to know what the Rabbi thinks.