Monday, June 29, 2009
The Edumacation of Irony
Boy, did the "left" ever have a field-day with Senator McCain's transcripts; the fact that he finished at the bottom of his class at Navy, etc.. It was kind of like, "Gee, folks, how in the hell could we ever let a fellow who so tanked so miserably in college (never mind what he was able to do subsequently, of course) be President of the United States?" They then, of course, compared this academic record to that of Senator Obama (this, undoubtedly, to make Mr. McCain look even more like an idiot).............................................................................Now, to the left's credit, once they found out that Obama running-mate Joe Biden's academic standing (bottom 10% at a tier-three law school) wasn't that appreciably better, a lot of them ceased and desisted here. Yeah, that's right, suddenly academic standing wasn't as important a factor in judging these politicians. They ultimately concluded that it had more to do with character and, yes, as such, they decided to attack Senator McCain on these grounds instead (his marital problems, etc.)............................................................................But, please, before we move on completely here, I ask that you grant me just this one additional indulgence. This, me-buckos, in that, yes, I was examining right-wing fire-brand Ann Coulter's academic record and started comparing THAT to V.P. Biden's. While Biden got his undergraduate degree at the University of Delaware, Ms. Coulter ultimately landed at Ivy-League Cornell (where, yes, she graduated cum laude). I also became aware that, while Biden graduated (76th out of 85) from tier-three Syracuse Law School, Coulter ultimately emerged from the tier-one University of Michigan Law School (the ninth best law school in the country - this, according to U.S. News and World Report). Here she achieved the Order of the Coif and was an editor at the Michigan Law Review................................................................................The bottom-line, folks - all I could think of was, wow, the left is really going to have to discredit and belittle academic performance now. I mean, seriously, what in the hell other option do they have at this point?
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Syracuse University College of Law (SUCOL), founded in 1895, is a Juris Doctor degree-granting law school of Syracuse University in Syracuse, NY. It is one of only four law schools in Upstate New York (the other three being Albany, Buffalo, and Cornell). Syracuse was accredited by the American Bar Association in 1923 and is a charter member of the Association of American Law Schools. As of the 2007-2008 academic year, 675 students were enrolled in the College of Law.
Syracuse has been ranked in the top 10 for its trial and appellate advocacy program by U.S. News and World Report and is an emerging leader in the relatively novel field of National Security Law through the Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism. The College of Law is home to the New York State Science & Technology Law Center and the New York Prosecutors Training Institute. It also maintains a chapter of the Order of the Coif, of which only 80 of the more than 190 ABA accredited law schools are a member.
According to the latest Rankings by U.S. News, Syracuse Law School is rated outside the top 100 and is considered a tier 3 school. A good school, granted, but nowhere near as good as Cornell or the U. of Michigan Law. Hey, I'm not a huge Couler fan (I actually find her kind of weird), either, but, hey, give her some credit here. Her academic credentials obliterate Biden's.
"give her some credit here"
nope
"Her academic credentials obliterate Biden's"
How has she applied them?
"Entertainer / Commenter"
My point here was not necessarily to give Ms. Coulter accolades. As I've stated before, I actually find her kind of silly. I was just showing to those people who lambasted McCain for poor academics that academics isn't necessarly the be-all and end-all.
And all I pointed out was that your counter to Biden, mz. Coulter had accomplished nothing.
Also making the point that there's more to it than academics.
One person's accomplishments are another person's....I think we're basically saying the same thing here. Academic credentials are neither necessary nor sufficient for success in life.
"tier-three law school"
Maybe... but _you_ weren't.
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