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Hard to believe Pompeo was 1st in his class after Hillary made him look so stupid (Original Post) MattP Mar 2018 OP
class rank in military academies is not lapfog_1 Mar 2018 #1
Don't you love it that the Trump people are bragging about his academic credentials EffieBlack Mar 2018 #2
Trump's graduation class roster showed him with no merits, honors or awards. TheBlackAdder Mar 2018 #3

lapfog_1

(31,977 posts)
1. class rank in military academies is not
Tue Mar 13, 2018, 11:21 AM
Mar 2018

entirely about academics

but still... first in your class should indicate some level of intelligence

on the other hand, he has proven that he can breathe through his nose indefinitely.

 

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)
2. Don't you love it that the Trump people are bragging about his academic credentials
Tue Mar 13, 2018, 11:25 AM
Mar 2018

These are the same people who've convinced their people that ignorance is a sign of being "real" and insist that Obama's and the Clinton's academic credentials mean nothing beyond proving how "elitist" they are.

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