Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I know! It boggles my mind that people are actually making excuses for her by stating that education and grades do not matter.
As many of you have already stated, if Palin were applying for any other mid-level job she would have been rejected. That fact this is woman is running for Vice President and has proven that she knows absolutely nothing about the economy, foreign policy, health care and education- and this is who McCain picks as a candidate? No wonder this country is in the sorry state it currently is in.
During his first year there, he was accused of having plagiarized 5 of 15 pages of a law review article. Biden said it was inadvertent due to his not knowing the proper rules of citation, and Biden was permitted to retake the course after receiving a grade of F, which was subsequently dropped from his record.
(The issue came up in 1987 during Biden's presidential campaign, and later that year the Delaware Supreme Court's Board of Professional Responsibility cleared Biden of the plagiarism charges regarding his standing as a lawyer, saying Biden had "not violated any rules".) Biden was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1969."
omg. Its beyond belief. She cannot even understand basic economics. I cannot understand a hack who attended 7 colleges. How can a failure like this run a major, first world nation with MAJOR economic problems.....
This needs to be questioned.
Yeah, what someone did 25 years ago still applies today. By your logic, Obama is still snorting coke, as he admitted doing when he was a kid. You see the problem with this logic yet?
I know a lot of people who weren't disciplined in college, but after they grew up, they became exceptional people.
Location: By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea
68,329 posts, read 54,389,283 times
Reputation: 40736
Quote:
Originally Posted by TrippingJay
I know! It boggles my mind that people are actually making excuses for her by stating that education and grades do not matter.
As many of you have already stated, if Palin were applying for any other mid-level job she would have been rejected. That fact this is woman is running for Vice President and has proven that she knows absolutely nothing about the economy, foreign policy, health care and education- and this is who McCain picks as a candidate? No wonder this country is in the sorry state it currently is in.
Pretty much describes Dubya, maybe McCain just figures why mess with success?
He went on to receive his Juris Doctor from Syracuse University College of Law in 1968,where by his own description he again underperformed and ranked76th of 85 students. During his first year there, he was accused of having plagiarized 5 of 15 pages of a law review article. Biden said it was inadvertent due to his not knowing the proper rules of citation, and Biden was permitted to retake the course after receiving a grade of F, which was subsequently dropped from his record.
(The issue came up in 1987 during Biden's presidential campaign, and later that year the Delaware Supreme Court's Board of Professional Responsibility cleared Biden of the plagiarism charges regarding his standing as a lawyer, saying Biden had "not violated any rules".) Biden was admitted to the Delaware Bar in 1969."
Lots of smart kids get a bad grade or two in college. It's amusing how you all act like you are above that. Some of you complaining didn't even GO to college, and those of you who did - I'd like to see YOUR grades!
I had a few not so good grades in college, when my mind wasn't ON college. Some kids are just partying too much. Some are going through some kind of personal crisis - a death in the family, a breakup of a relationship. Some have trouble adjusting to college. For some it's just immaturity. Some don't have any issues to deal with and do fine from the start. Good for them, and I hope my kids can do that.
I had some trouble the first couple of years of college. Took a break for a few years and then went back to the same school and had a 3.5 GPA from there on out.
I know! It boggles my mind that people are actually making excuses for her by stating that education and grades do not matter.
As many of you have already stated, if Palin were applying for any other mid-level job she would have been rejected. That fact this is woman is running for Vice President and has proven that she knows absolutely nothing about the economy, foreign policy, health care and education- and this is who McCain picks as a candidate? No wonder this country is in the sorry state it currently is in.
Education is no longer respected by Republicans - it's all about cronyism now. Who you know, who you suck up to, and who sucks up to you. That's how you move up in life. I've worked with these types in the corporate world, and when you get a boss like this, your only choice is to look for another job, because you'll soon not respect their terrible decisions, they won't respect your education and knowledge, you won't suck up to them, so you're in a dead end situation.
I had some trouble the first couple of years of college. Took a break for a few years and then went back to the same school and had a 3.5 GPA from there on out.
And you are likely just as qualified as Palin is to be V.P.
Scary, aint it?
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
(it was Calculus II, first year of college, 8AM four days a week)
DO grades matter???.
By your logic, Obama is still snorting coke, as he admitted doing when he was a kid. You see the problem with this logic yet? 
