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I fully agree with Rick Santorum's hostility to higher education... (Original Post) brooklynite Feb 2012 OP
College Was a Total Waste dynasaw Feb 2012 #1
but they didn't remake him into anything like Obama. grantcart Feb 2012 #2
Well Frothy was a Penn State grad. They remade him in Jerry Sandusky's image... Erose999 Feb 2012 #3
Keep 'Em Barefoot and Ignorant... KharmaTrain Feb 2012 #4
I have a BA, MBA and a JD, and I'm nothing like Santorum! Bake Feb 2012 #5
There's a major difference between earning a degree and buying one. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #6
Well, you can get a degree, but that doesn't mean GermanDem Feb 2012 #7

dynasaw

(998 posts)
1. College Was a Total Waste
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 10:51 AM
Feb 2012

for him. Obviously didn't get anything out of it. Could have saved his parents a load. Wonder why he's sending two of his kids to college any way.

His parents too must have been snobs as his dad had a Ph.d. and mom was an administrative nurse. Maybe they were "home colleged"

KharmaTrain

(31,706 posts)
4. Keep 'Em Barefoot and Ignorant...
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 11:40 AM
Feb 2012

How else does Faux Noise, Hate radio and the rushpublicans keep relevant? Downplay education and keep their ilk as ignorant as possible. It makes it easier to drill in the talking points and make them stick to the point of craziness we see and hear today. The powerful remain that way by keeping the "masses" as clueless as possible.

For the past 30 years the rushpublicans have used the "elite" dogwhistle that has always been a disdain for education and those who are educated cause they promote free thinking and tend to believe facts rather than talking points. Rectorum knows his fish and is just throwing them some chum...

Bake

(21,977 posts)
5. I have a BA, MBA and a JD, and I'm nothing like Santorum!
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 11:43 AM
Feb 2012

So I hope that was a weak attempt at humor.

Oh, I also have an M.Div.

Bake

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
6. There's a major difference between earning a degree and buying one.
Tue Feb 28, 2012, 01:52 PM
Feb 2012

I earned mine and so did my wife.

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