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Is it an issue for you. I like him, but that is a sticking point.
No. The zippy pinhead academic Presidents have largely been a disaster with little clue about the real world.
Yes, the world is not the simple place it was 100 years ago.
Leader needs to be able to play chess, not checkers. Ability to understand and optimize policy recommendations from scores of advisors across economics, foreign policy, science, etc ...
Now to be fair, if he actually showed intellect off the charts and didn't finish college, that would be another story. But since he hasn't....
He has a college education, he lacks the degree, though.
oxymoron much
Is it an issue for you. I like him, but that is a sticking point.
wow....
sorry, but it's true.
oxymoron much
sorry, but it's true.
Is it an issue for you. I like him, but that is a sticking point.
oxymoron much
is the education more important, or the piece of parchment granted in the end saying you stuck it out for four years?
what do i want in a president?
1. raw intelligence....has to be able to digest the information, and make good choices
2. Leadership....has nothing to do with education, but whether or not you would follow the man/woman in their endeavors
3. Compassion....
4. Ethics.......knows right and wrong, and will make the right choices
A college education is wonderful.....i have one.....but it isnt the end all, be all requirement to running this great nation
Wut? That isn't an oxymoron.
Few (if any) people use that standard to pick a candidate. So I expect his lack of a degree will cost him exactly zero votes. People choose based upon ideology first, likeability second.I would rather have
1) Raw intelligence tempered/enhanced by a diligent focused advanced education
2) Intelligent leadership: Anyone can lead, not everyone can lead smartly (it's a mix between natural ability and education)
3) Compassion and ethics...ok, no disagreement there.
It's certainly not the end all be all, but if it comes down to two guys that seem pretty similar in their abilities, I'm probably going to chose the one that has a higher education.
... please explain.
a college education does not exist without a degree..... so sayeth the academic supremacist.:lol:
It's been a long time since I was in college.. maybe things changed.
back in my day, you could keep the education you received, even if you quit early... maybe they make you turn it in if you quit early nowadays? :lol:
lordy lordy
Just like Bill Gates. It's a non starter. He's accomplished enough in his career to know that he can handle the job.