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bedstuy
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« on: April 18, 2014, 05:02:07 PM »

Mr. President, we need you to write an essay on Kant, smoke some bowls and then throw the frisbee around for awhile, your country needs you!

That situation might happen so we need a college grad as President.
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« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2014, 10:52:27 PM »

Less than 40% of Americans even have degrees as is; this type of thing would be a non-issue to most. People who would find this an issue probably wouldn't have voted for Walker in the first place.

Shouldn't the President be an extraordinary person though?  It's a really important job, an average person should never be President. 

The question is whether the person has the qualifications and skills needed to be President.  A college degree is not necessary, you just want a person to have gained knowledge and experience some other way.
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« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2014, 09:40:46 AM »

Shouldn't the President be an extraordinary person though?  It's a really important job, an average person should never be President. 

The question is whether the person has the qualifications and skills needed to be President.  A college degree is not necessary, you just want a person to have gained knowledge and experience some other way.

The thing is going to College doesn't make anyone "extraordinary" and being elected & re-elected (recall) Governor in a swing state probably means you're not an "average person" either.

This issue will literally affect nothing and I don't see why anyone thought to make a deal about it begin with.

The thing is that doesn't follow logically from what I said at all.  My point was in response to a previous statement that it doesn't matter because a good portion of the adult population has not graduated college.  The average person's resume is irrelevant to the President's qualifications because the President is by definition one of the most elite jobs in the United States.

As to your point, I don't agree that being governor is an automatic qualification to be President.   Sarah Palin was a governor.  Scott Walker just seems like a career political hack.  Maybe he's really knowledgeable, thoughtful and intelligent.  I'm no expert on Scott Walker, but being governor of Wisconsin isn't all you need to know about his background to judge him.
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« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2014, 10:10:46 AM »

As to your point, I don't agree that being governor is an automatic qualification to be President.   Sarah Palin was a governor.  Scott Walker just seems like a career political hack.  Maybe he's really knowledgeable, thoughtful and intelligent.  I'm no expert on Scott Walker, but being governor of Wisconsin isn't all you need to know about his background to judge him.

Sarah Palin's problem wasn't her resume, it was that her "job interview" was a total disaster. On paper without opening her mouth, she appeared reasonably qualified. I'm not saying being a governor automatically makes one qualified to be president, but it's sufficient reason to not throw out the resume before an interview.

I'm not saying that Scott Walker is unqualified.  I'm saying that I don't have enough evidence from his national level persona to say that he's qualified.  Scott Walker just seems like a boring, run of the mine, political hack to me.  I'm open to being convinced otherwise, but his mere position as governor isn't by far enough.   
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