I love it when the left points to Palin and Bachman for being a bit dumb,yet they worship a true twit like Jackson-Lee.She is the definition of a dim bulb.
And now Will,you will be considered a racist for pointing out the ignorance of Jackson-Lee.
On Palin I agree.....disagree on Bachmann,you have to have some smarts to pass the bar and practice as a tax attorney....her political positions not withstanding.
Bachman (is it 2 ns?) kind of perplexes me in that not only is she a lawyer, the gal has a doctorate in law from William and Mary. So, yeah, she has to be pretty smart (she certainly beat down Chris Matthews in their rematch). AND YET, she does say some insipid shit.
"Today we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace."
Yes, 2010, not a year like 1970 when there actually WERE two Vietnams.
Seems like a complete idiot like Rep. Hank Johnson (also from the Democrat Party) who claimed that Guam could capsize like a boat.
If there were some sort of minimum requirement for being informed on things (like college admission), these two, and others,would not be allowed in government.
Will said: " I kinda see Gohmert as the Grayson of the right (crazier but not quite as mean)"
And yes, Grayson is mean as hell. If he were in 1990s Bosnia, or South Sudan today, he'd be one of those politicians tied to paramilitary groups that go and kill their political rivals.
"Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when Bachmann traveled the state as an education activist, she went by "Dr. Michele Bachmann," even though she had never obtained nor sought the advanced degree that's a prerequisite for the title.
"Dr. Bachmann" might have given the activist a bit more gravitas, but it was not an appropriate title. Bachmann received a J.D.—the standard law school degree—from Oral Roberts University, and an LL.M. in tax law from William & Mary in 1988.
The LL.M. does count as a postdoctoral degree, as Bachmann says, because it came after she had received a "terminal degree"—that is, a degree that can't be directly improved upon. But while J.D. (juris doctor) has the word "doctor" in it, it is not accepted practice for J.D.'s to refer to themselves as "Dr."
For basic law school graduates like Bachmann, "'Esquire' is the preferred term," says James Warren, an assistant in the dean's office at UCLA Law School. Nor does doing postdoctoral research bring with it any extra titles. "It's not like you've received another degree—it's like a fellowship," explains Zoe Fonseca-Kelly, chair of the board of directors of the National Postdoctoral Association. Rather, postdocs revert to whatever degree they had previously earned once they've finished their research."
Though it does kind of suck that a lawyer can't call him or herself, doctor. I mean, you've got all of these folks with doctorates in psychology, political science, history, sociology, education, social work, and anthropology going around calling themselves Doctor So and So and so why in the hell shouldn't a lawyer whose course load was significantly harder be able to do the same thing? Just a thought here.
CI, I guess that there's a real debate in hospitals as to whether a a doctoral level nurse practitioner or therapist can be called doctor on the premises. The MDs and DOs are obviously against it and I can actually see where it might cause some confusion.
ReplyDeleteI love it when the left points to Palin and Bachman for being a bit dumb,yet they worship a true twit like Jackson-Lee.She is the definition of a dim bulb.
And now Will,you will be considered a racist for pointing out the ignorance of Jackson-Lee.
Probably, Russ (though I've admitted on numerous occasions that Palin and Bachman are doltish as well).
ReplyDeleteJackson-Lee may be a twit and dim bulb but it does not change the fact Bachmann and Palin are as well.
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ReplyDeleteOn Palin I agree.....disagree on Bachmann,you have to have some smarts to pass the bar and practice as a tax attorney....her political positions not withstanding.
Ever Gohmert-style goober on the Right in Congress is at least matched in number by their leftist equivalent.
ReplyDeleteBachman (is it 2 ns?) kind of perplexes me in that not only is she a lawyer, the gal has a doctorate in law from William and Mary. So, yeah, she has to be pretty smart (she certainly beat down Chris Matthews in their rematch). AND YET, she does say some insipid shit.
ReplyDeletedmarks, I kinda see Gohmert as the Grayson of the right (crazier but not quite as mean) and wouldn't vote for either one.
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ReplyDeleteI think the party put a muzzle on Grayson since he got back in the house,have'nt seen him on TV much at all.
Gohmert is a former judge.I would shudder at the thought of going before that fruitbowl.
Remember, Jackson-Lee is the one who said that the Mars Rover would be able to show the flag the astronauts planted there before.
ReplyDeleteAnd she is loaded with other famous dumb-as-a-post quotations:
“We have martial law. What that means – and my colleagues know what it means – is that you can put a bill on in just minutes.”
“I stand here as a freed slave because this Congress came together.”
And she also condemned the Tea Party specifically for wearing "uh, clothing with a name"
Almost missed this one from 2010:
ReplyDelete"Today we have two Vietnams, side by side, North and South, exchanging and working. We may not agree with all North Vietnam is doing, but they are living in peace."
Yes, 2010, not a year like 1970 when there actually WERE two Vietnams.
Seems like a complete idiot like Rep. Hank Johnson (also from the Democrat Party) who claimed that Guam could capsize like a boat.
If there were some sort of minimum requirement for being informed on things (like college admission), these two, and others,would not be allowed in government.
Will said: " I kinda see Gohmert as the Grayson of the right (crazier but not quite as mean)"
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Grayson is mean as hell. If he were in 1990s Bosnia, or South Sudan today, he'd be one of those politicians tied to paramilitary groups that go and kill their political rivals.
The hate he radiates is scary.
She does NOT have a "doctorate in law."
ReplyDelete"Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when Bachmann traveled the state as an education activist, she went by "Dr. Michele Bachmann," even though she had never obtained nor sought the advanced degree that's a prerequisite for the title.
"Dr. Bachmann" might have given the activist a bit more gravitas, but it was not an appropriate title. Bachmann received a J.D.—the standard law school degree—from Oral Roberts University, and an LL.M. in tax law from William & Mary in 1988.
The LL.M. does count as a postdoctoral degree, as Bachmann says, because it came after she had received a "terminal degree"—that is, a degree that can't be directly improved upon. But while J.D. (juris doctor) has the word "doctor" in it, it is not accepted practice for J.D.'s to refer to themselves as "Dr."
For basic law school graduates like Bachmann, "'Esquire' is the preferred term," says James Warren, an assistant in the dean's office at UCLA Law School. Nor does doing postdoctoral research bring with it any extra titles. "It's not like you've received another degree—it's like a fellowship," explains Zoe Fonseca-Kelly, chair of the board of directors of the National Postdoctoral Association. Rather, postdocs revert to whatever degree they had previously earned once they've finished their research."
I stand corrected, Shaw. Heaven forbid that I give Mrs. Bachmann (and it is 2 ns I now realize) any more credit than she deserves.
ReplyDeleteThough it does kind of suck that a lawyer can't call him or herself, doctor. I mean, you've got all of these folks with doctorates in psychology, political science, history, sociology, education, social work, and anthropology going around calling themselves Doctor So and So and so why in the hell shouldn't a lawyer whose course load was significantly harder be able to do the same thing? Just a thought here.
ReplyDeletePerhaps I'm just old fashioned...but I'd rather we reserve the title of "Doctors".....to just, you know.....Doctors.
ReplyDeleteIn a world with Dr Who, Dr Pepper, and Dr Laura, this won't happen any time soon
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ReplyDeleteHey.....Michelle has the same educational background as the community organizer
BTW...the Rev.Jackson lambasted
Barry today.
CI, I guess that there's a real debate in hospitals as to whether a a doctoral level nurse practitioner or therapist can be called doctor on the premises. The MDs and DOs are obviously against it and I can actually see where it might cause some confusion.
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