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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWaPo: Is Scott Walker ignorant by choice?
I ask these questions of Walker as a way to clarify his befogged mind. The man is running for president of the United States. He is governor of the state of Wisconsin. He is a husband and a father and a former Boy Scout, and yet he cannot say or he will not say whether he thinks being gay is a choice.
I dont have an opinion on every single issue out there, the Republican candidate told CNN while campaigning recently in Iowa for the nations loftiest office. I mean, to me, thats I dont know. I dont know the answer to that question. I see.
Much has already been made of things that Walker does not know foreign policy, for instance, or evolution, about which he offered no opinion when asked about it in London back in February. He just wouldnt say yes or no, maintaining that he was in England on a trade mission and not to discuss evolution. He implied that Wisconsin taxpayers would not like it if, while on an overseas trip to hustle cheese and stuff, he responded to a non-cheese question. You can see his point.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-i-dont-know-presidential-candidate/2015/07/20/12fd3aba-2f08-11e5-8f36-18d1d501920d_story.html?hpid=z2
Gothmog
(145,965 posts)NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)He'll think and do what his bosses tell him.
old guy
(3,284 posts)I can't add anything.
ericson00
(2,707 posts)thats how fanatic I think he is. Its like he wants to lose as the ultra-con just to claim a revolution in the making.
Also, he may be a swing-state governor, but you need to have high approvals for that to work. Reagan was actually popular in CA, Carter in GA, Clinton the same in AR, and Bush in TX. That's no rocket science. This guy's approvals aren't theirs.
TBF
(32,153 posts)I don't think he's the brightest bulb ...
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)TBF
(32,153 posts)but it's certainly not a top private or public university. I would call it a good regional school, and I would expect someone who wanted to be president would at least figure out how to graduate if they matriculated there.
From Forbes:
Marquette University
Student Population: 11,749
Undergraduate Population: 8,293
Student to Faculty Ratio: 14
Total Annual Cost: $48,669
In-State Tuition: $34,640
Out-of-State Tuition: $34,640
Percent on Financial Aid: 100%
Percent Admitted: 57%
SAT Composite Range: 1070-1280
ACT Composite Range: 25-29
Forbes Lists
#208 Overall
#153 in Private Colleges
#94 in Research Universities
#40 in the Midwest
http://www.forbes.com/colleges/marquette-university/
Betty Karlson
(7,231 posts)LondonReign2
(5,213 posts)lutefisk
(3,974 posts)It's worked so far.
DFW
(54,506 posts)In that he's not wrong, but his actions and his record as governor can't be erased by silence. The fact that Wisconsin has gone down the tubes during his stint as governor can be neither hidden nor reversed.