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Scott Walkers lack of College Degree.

Is Scott Walkers lack of a degree an issue

  • Yes, I dont take orders from some quitter

    Votes: 13 21.0%
  • No, he has enough real world experience to do the job

    Votes: 43 69.4%
  • Somewhat, I would like to see him finish.

    Votes: 6 9.7%

  • Total voters
    62
  • Poll closed .

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Is it an issue for you. I like him, but that is a sticking point.
 
There are a number of reason I do not like Walker. His lack of college degree is not one of them. That does not fit any of your choices in the poll though.
 
It's not an issue for me. I don't elect a President to be an academic. He's supposed to be a leader.
 
No. The zippy pinhead academic Presidents have largely been a disaster with little clue about the real world.
 
Its only relevant to people who were never going to vote for him anyway.
 
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....
 
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....

academic supremacists make me giggle.

He has a college education, he lacks the degree, though.
 
Is it an issue for you. I like him, but that is a sticking point.

I didn't know that. I must admit I'm not too familiar with this guy. I know that he's being talked about a lot, but I have only seen him in a couple of news clips. The one clip I did see of him talking at a recent forum in January, he sounded a bit like a conservative robot.
 
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
 
Is it an issue for you. I like him, but that is a sticking point.


Just like Bill Gates. It's a non starter. He's accomplished enough in his career to know that he can handle the job.
 
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

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.
 
Wut? That isn't an oxymoron.

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
 
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.
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.
 
... please explain.

The curriculum for the degree is set by the faculty of the department (or higher up, too) to complete a prescribed course of study that satisfies their level of minimal study to show higher level education in that area.

Would you hire someone as mechanical engineer who never graduated with his degree and decided not to take statics and dynamics?

Further, would you say someone has a high school education if they dropped out after 9th grade? Of course not. "Has an education" _in "X" implies they took (and passed) the patently obvious and requisite courses to fully attain that education.

He took a bunch of college courses, but he didn't complete a degree. What field is he educated in specifically at a collegiate level?
 
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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

Something tells me he has no idea what an oxymoron is.
 
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