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In reply to the discussion: Pat McCrory Lashes Out Against 'Educational Elite' And Liberal Arts College Courses [View all]davidthegnome
(2,983 posts)75. I was curious what the response to this one would be
Glad to see it's overwhelmingly an argument against idiots like McCrory.
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Pat McCrory Lashes Out Against 'Educational Elite' And Liberal Arts College Courses [View all]
Judi Lynn
Feb 2013
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Higher Education Means Indoctrinating Yourself To Be A Mindless Worker Drone . . .
cer7711
Feb 2013
#1
Hmm, let's see: Gov. Pat McCrory > Wikipedia > Early life, education and business career > ...
DRoseDARs
Feb 2013
#5
Ay, caramba!! Sacre bleu!! I just met a girl named Maria, and nothing's quite the same....
Manifestor_of_Light
Feb 2013
#34
Yes, he's going after people in PUBLIC schools. In other words, the ones that can't afford private.
freshwest
Feb 2013
#104
I always tell young people that their college education is only partly about
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#79
there's a on-going scandal at UNC about athletes and the African-American Studies program
dlwickham
Feb 2013
#29
Why, because French and Spanish and Japanese and Russian are USEFUL, silly.
kestrel91316
Feb 2013
#80
There's a "major disconnect" between Republicans and the American public. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2013
#14
McCrory must think that Gender Studies would inhibit the R War on Women. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2013
#15
McCrory is a Puppet run by Art Pope. Pope has attacked UNC Chapel Hill by any means possible
Ford_Prefect
Feb 2013
#22
I think the moderates woke up when the first thing McCrory did was raise pay for his cabinet
mnhtnbb
Feb 2013
#64
He did not carry the Charlotte vote in 2008, also in 2012 he outspent the dem candidate almost 3:1/
okaawhatever
Feb 2013
#90
He also lied about his employment as a lobbyist and refused to make his tax returns public.
Ford_Prefect
Feb 2013
#94
I just finished reading the new yorker article about Art Pope (who backed McCrory) and by all accoun
okaawhatever
Feb 2013
#96
LOL. I wrote #62 as I was reading down the thread and then came to your post! +++
mnhtnbb
Feb 2013
#63
Pope has been friends of the Koch Bros for 25 yrs and now has budget job 4NC. NPR article
okaawhatever
Feb 2013
#92
Are you in N Carolina? If so, please give me a link to your organization. My brother is in Raleigh
okaawhatever
Feb 2013
#110
Please note that McCrory was a liberal arts major and Bennet has a Ph.D in philosophy.
wildeyed
Feb 2013
#24
"An insightful and educated citizenry is the arch-enemy of tyranny." --T. Jefferson.
lastlib
Feb 2013
#31
"What are we teaching these courses for if they're not going to help get a job?"
AlbertCat
Feb 2013
#41
Talk about dog whistles. Goodness the hate isn't even hidden any longer.
southernyankeebelle
Feb 2013
#57
The values cult doesn't know squat about the value of anything. You'd think they'd be
patrice
Feb 2013
#77
They have the idea that a certain degree will get you a job. Wrong.
Manifestor_of_Light
Feb 2013
#99
But ofcourse there's a Jesse Helms connection. Also interesting to note in his election against Bev
okaawhatever
Feb 2013
#86
as pathetic as that sounds - such attitudes are very common and have a misguided populist appeal
Douglas Carpenter
Feb 2013
#105