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dixiegrrrrl

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24. Let's not forget, however, the people who graduated from Liberty college and similar dumps.

Wed Jul 8, 2015, 10:54 AM

Jul 2015

There was a whole pack of Bush era cronies who had gone to some right wing religious college, and they were as dumb as a box of hammers.
Name of the place escapes me at the moment.

The whole thing about Ivy league is that many upper crust families send generations of their male line to them, as a matter of course.
Just a big club with books for some folks, who put emphasis on "being on the right track".

So the question is not if they have a college degree, but what kind of education did they have?

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does it matter if a candidate for president doesn't have a college degree? [View all] CTyankee Jul 2015 OP

Everything matters to some folks. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #1

My guess is that Joe et al were trying to get this issue out of the way before the CTyankee Jul 2015 #2

jeb likely didn't finish and lied it elehhhhna Jul 2015 #61

Yes tavernier Jul 2015 #3

Plus 1000 n/t JustAnotherGen Jul 2015 #5

the morning joe panel also discussed the predominance of the Ivy League grads in CTyankee Jul 2015 #7

Let's not forget, however, the people who graduated from Liberty college and similar dumps. dixiegrrrrl Jul 2015 #24

Ilove the repukes who are always putting down the Ivy League schools but when it comes to their kids CTyankee Jul 2015 #36

They put down those who went there even when they went there themselves corkhead Jul 2015 #44

I generally agree, but college is not the only way to become liberally educated. aikoaiko Jul 2015 #19

Ideal would someone with at least a B.S. level exboyfil Jul 2015 #21

They already have a BS level and it's deep. hobbit709 Jul 2015 #70

No NV Whino Jul 2015 #4

Just wondering if you would feel countingbluecars Jul 2015 #6

Good question NV Whino Jul 2015 #8

Being president of the largest economy and military in the world doesn't take any of those skills? uponit7771 Jul 2015 #12

Very creative movement of the goalposts... LanternWaste Jul 2015 #25

As a person with two college degrees Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #10

I'm with you. immoderate Jul 2015 #13

Nor do seat belts prevent injury... LanternWaste Jul 2015 #26

Irrelevant when seeking out a unique entity. immoderate Jul 2015 #46

chomsky has a few college degrees fishwax Jul 2015 #72

I stand corrected. immoderate Jul 2015 #73

Didn't W have a degree from Yale? Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #9

Harvard, too. City Lights Jul 2015 #11

In most cases Le Taz Hot Jul 2015 #17

I came back from my stepson's graduation from Tulane that had a culturally diverse CTyankee Jul 2015 #18

Not really UNLESS they LIED about why they left college elfin Jul 2015 #14

Can you name the 9 presidents who didn't have a college degree? Hint 2 of them are on Mt Rushmore! B Calm Jul 2015 #15

Washington, Lincoln, Truman Retrograde Jul 2015 #83

I'm giong to say no Glassunion Jul 2015 #16

I wouldn't automatically discount a candidate who didn't have a degree. DawgHouse Jul 2015 #20

to me it matters. we won't even give a administrative job these days without a college degree La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #22

i'm an education snob. There I admitted it. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #23

I had an interrupted college experiience...had 3 years of two different degree pursuits but later CTyankee Jul 2015 #32

I know what you mean! I loved school a lot more than working in my chosen field. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #34

It was stressful but mostly it was the job, not school and hey, I got to swim free in the school's CTyankee Jul 2015 #38

Swimming in that pool sounds awesome! MoonRiver Jul 2015 #39

for women like me it's "caregiver stress" and my doctor sees a lot of it in his practice. CTyankee Jul 2015 #68

Right now it's my husband who is more caretaker. But things can change. Might be me someday. MoonRiver Jul 2015 #80

yes, I had that back a few years ago...hubby had to do a lot...I was laid up for months CTyankee Jul 2015 #82

Actually, after I graduated my favorite professor (with whom I am still friendly) offered me the CTyankee Jul 2015 #42

To those willing to vote for Palin... chknltl Jul 2015 #27

Something happened @ Marquette w/Walker Botany Jul 2015 #28

Agree about help from the machines, etc. Greybnk48 Jul 2015 #89

As a Professor's son I always wondered why he did not finish his degree .... Botany Jul 2015 #90

Yes, it... onyourleft Jul 2015 #29

College does provide some discipline. treestar Jul 2015 #30

I find it sad. We have a friend who had the offer of a free education with a state CTyankee Jul 2015 #84

College degrees don't prove too much Township75 Jul 2015 #31

I think it does. Aristus Jul 2015 #33

Well said. Ilsa Jul 2015 #50

Yes, we might say, "necessary, but not sufficient." /nt frazzled Jul 2015 #65

It matters to me when choosing for whom I would vote. nt 2naSalit Jul 2015 #35

as always, IOKIYAR 0rganism Jul 2015 #37

-sigh- So true... nt. Xyzse Jul 2015 #45

Not in the slightest. Did George Bush's "gentleman's C" make him a better president? (nt) Nye Bevan Jul 2015 #40

Truman was a good man who managed to rise above personal prejudices and do the right thing CBGLuthier Jul 2015 #41

For the most powerful elective office on the planet? Paladin Jul 2015 #43

Yes. We're not talking about mayor of Hooterville. LeftinOH Jul 2015 #47

I have known SO many degreed IDIOTS Skittles Jul 2015 #91

Me too.. but we're talking about President of the USA, which LeftinOH Jul 2015 #92

His record in WI is a bigger disqualifier JCMach1 Jul 2015 #48

I would prefer a degree, but not in Business Administration. Ilsa Jul 2015 #49

He can have one of mine KansDem Jul 2015 #51

No, in fact I don't believe he or she needs any college at all Reter Jul 2015 #52

I'm Regular People ProfessorGAC Jul 2015 #76

What I mean is people with no college are greatly under-represented Reter Jul 2015 #93

In the case of Walker, the question is why KamaAina Jul 2015 #53

Cheater. I wouldn't be surprised if this rumor is true. Why don't we know this? lonestarnot Jul 2015 #58

Yeah. Why isn't the M$M all over this like a duck on a June bug? KamaAina Jul 2015 #64

Truman, who makes most top 10 US Presidents ever lists, was the last President not to have a merrily Jul 2015 #54

Has it dawned on anyone that even Sarah 'The Quitter' Palin finished her degree. Pharlo Jul 2015 #55

So Walker is a college quitter? lonestarnot Jul 2015 #56

Not to me. A college degree doesn't prove anything. Oneironaut Jul 2015 #57

It matters not at all to me that Bernie Sanders has a college degree. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2015 #59

Really, dumbcat Jul 2015 #60

No. Throd Jul 2015 #62

Yes. Presidents have to know stuff, and be able to learn more stuff. Orsino Jul 2015 #63

the guestion should be about why Republicans are anti education olddots Jul 2015 #66

No. Vinca Jul 2015 #67

It would be a mistake to use a lack of a college diploma as an attack Lurks Often Jul 2015 #69

I would not want a President who did not complete college. Deadshot Jul 2015 #71

Huge negative but not necessarily a deal-breaker. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2015 #74

Yes, the circumstances matter. I think people see someone w/o a degree who had the CTyankee Jul 2015 #75

Well the establishment says we all have to just to get a regular job! TheNutcracker Jul 2015 #77

sometimes, you gotta do the work and get the damn degree...it took one of my kids CTyankee Jul 2015 #79

Getting a degree may not prove you're intelligent TexasBushwhacker Jul 2015 #81

true. my son is now a senior prosecutor in NYC...he's working for the good guys and a CTyankee Jul 2015 #86

Depends on why he/she doesn't have a degree. winter is coming Jul 2015 #78

Two words, Scott Walker. Greybnk48 Jul 2015 #85

Like another repuke said: "Libya? What's next, Africa?" CTyankee Jul 2015 #88

Not to me. Yo_Mama Jul 2015 #87