- Useless whinging about rude/clueless requests for help...
- Posted by Chris Hills on April 1st, 2007
In article <1175448396.938429.257540@d57g2000hsg.googlegroups .com>,
larwe <zwsdotcom@gmail.com> writes
With GWB as an example we can show that being thick does not make you a
good president.
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- Posted by Grant Edwards on April 1st, 2007
On 2007-04-01, larwe <zwsdotcom@gmail.com> wrote:
Regardless of whether academic skill is a good predictor of
presidential accomplishments, academic skill is what is
supposedly required to get a graduate degree from a major
University. Even if "W" had great presidential
accomplishments, I doubt many would argue he has the academic
skills expected of one with a graduate degree from Harvard.
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- Posted by Grant Edwards on April 1st, 2007
On 2007-04-01, Chris Hills <chris@phaedsys.org> wrote:
What initial degree?
AFAICT, all "Jr" has is an honorary degree. Bill Gates Sr. has
both a BA and law degree from the University of Washington.
Correct. It's a measure of how much money the University wants
from you.
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- Posted by Robert Adsett on April 1st, 2007
In article <130nllbd77cbhe2@corp.supernews.com>, Grant Edwards says...
I guess I'm lucky. The few I get are actually usually somewhat detailed
and appear to be from people who have just gotten stuck on a particular
point.
I do however get an occaisional request to provide quotes for chips.
Something like
Dear Valued supplier
You show in your Web-Site the item: maxim
Please quote 215 pcs of MAX6650EUB+
D/C?
L/T?
Please indicate the status of this item: new? refurbished? how many pcs
you have...
Robert
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- Posted by Grant Edwards on April 1st, 2007
On 2007-04-01, Robert Adsett <sub2@aeolusdevelopment.com> wrote:
I must admit I have never gotten requests like that.
I am, however, going to be able to retire as soon as I get my
10% cut from a large financial transaction involving an
ex-government-official from Nigeria....
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- Posted by larwe on April 1st, 2007
On Apr 1, 2:25 pm, Chris Hills <c...@phaedsys.org> wrote:
Well, that's self-evident.
However I do believe GWB earned his u/grad history degree (from Yale,
in '68, with a 2.35/4.00 grade point average and not a single A). The
Harvard MBA was awarded in '75, which seems to predate GWB being
famous; he was merely rich at the time.
'Splain to me what value can be placed on academic "achievement" if a
man can earn these two qualifications through canonical methods and
yet still be virtually incoherent, narrow-minded and egotistical to
the point of appearing mentally deficient.
- Posted by CBFalconer on April 1st, 2007
Chris Hills wrote:
Well, an example of the relative utility of such connections, as
compared to innate intelligence and ability.
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- Posted by Chris Hills on April 1st, 2007
In article <1175457162.181147.35930@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups. com>, larwe
<zwsdotcom@gmail.com> writes
It reflects very badly on the institute where he obtained his degrees.
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- Posted by Grant Edwards on April 1st, 2007
On 2007-04-01, larwe <zwsdotcom@gmail.com> wrote:
I suppose he wasn't "famous" in the Brittney Spears sense, but
his fater had been in congress, an ambassador to the UN, cheif
of something-or-other in the US mission to the RoC, chairman of
the RNC, and was about to be appointed as director of the CIA.
His grandfather was also a senator for 10 years. His
great-grandfather was at one time president of the USGA. You've
perhaps heard of the "Walker Cup"? Well that's what the "W" in
GHWB and GWB stands for.
Frat boys like "W" don't have to learn anything to get degrees.
That was the point of the crack about him being an example of a
"frat boy". An example of somebody with connections who is
able to graduate with without actually learning anything or
possessing any academic skills.
In many circles, frats are viewed as a way for the rich and
connected to avoid actually learning anything or meeting
anybody different than themselves while in college.
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