Question: Does Sarah Hold Any Law Degrees?

[remember2000forever]

Just wondering. All the other candidates are Lawyers, Right?

[MNDemNY]

Just a BA in "journalism" that took her six years and at least 4 schools to get.

[jakem]

10. i thought i read it was actually in 'communications'

[MNDemNY]

14. "lipstick"

[pokerfan]

19. I always see it listed as 'communications-journalism'

1987 - Bachelors degree in communications-journalism from the University of Idaho

(Multiple sources googling 'communications-journalism' and Palin.)

No post grad work? In anything? Seems a little thin for a presidential resume.

[Hugin]

20. Somewhere today I saw some hint there may have been some "Pol. sci.".

Loading up the resume.

I'll try to remember where I saw that.

[pokerfan]

28. She probably took a Poly-Sci class once

In that case, in addition to my engineering and math degrees I can pad my resume with such subjects as Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology and Economics.

[Hugin]

30. Ditto... But, I was in a canoe once.

Does that make me an Admiral? :bounce:

[pokerfan]

34. I have owned several canoes and a kayak

That makes me Fleet Admiral!

I own several telescopes. Put me in charge of NASA!

[Octafish]

39. You're overqualified, compared to...

Monkey in a mansuit (left) tries to shake hands...



... make nice with leader of 1.2 billion Chinese (right).

[pokerfan]

40. I guess they didn't get a picture of the kowtow

[Octafish]

44. That's true. Things haven't changed much. But what about McCain's, eh, 'impairment'?

Now that I see it, this must be Palin and the BFEE's big fear.

[jakem]

41. PS minor, i remember that too-

[Greybnk48]

43. Wouldn't it be true to repug form if she never actually graduated?

It wouldn't surprise me one bit if she never actually finished with all that jumping around.

[ladywnch]

49. I thought it was 6 schools in 5 years.....but whatever

[MNDemNY]

51. Now YOU'RE putting lipstick on a pig!

;)

[mmonk]

Nope.

[Hugin]

1. She will by Friday.

You can bank on it.

[MercutioATC]

2. No, her degree is in Journalism.

...perhaps that explains her old gig as a TV sportscaster...

[billyoc]

7. ...and her reporter phobia.

:rofl:

[nsd]

3. Palin just has a B.A. in journalism.

Obama and Biden have law degrees (and have lectured at law schools). McCain doesn't have a graduate degree.

[Igel]

24. Please.

"Post-graduate degree" I could tolerate. But most graduate deans do not preside over law, medical, dental, nursing or veterinary schools. Those are professional degrees, to teach you a trade and help you get a license to practice. Perhaps had he distinguished himself by doing research while working as a lecturer, it could slide; or had he pursued the grad-degree equivalent in law school, but he didn't.

[Blue_In_AK]

4. No.

Journalism.

[Beaverhausen]

5. Is McCain's degree in Law?

[misanthrope]

6. No, his major was "raising hell"**nm

**

[ObamanationYes1]

8. I don't think it is in our Favor to note this

Lots of folks don't like lawyers (justified or not)...and Edwards was a big time trial lawyer.

But if you are just asking, for your own information, that is another matter entirely. Heck, I didn't think McCain had a law degree.

[Beaverhausen]

9. well it would at least show she knows the law

[ObamanationYes1]

12. Point taken - but there really is no love loss between average american and american lawyers

Just saying...

[pokerfan]

29. Americans in general tend to disdain 'edumacated' folks

Who needs all that fancy book-lernin' when all you need is good old fashioned common horse sense?

[RT Atlanta]

52. no love loss until they need one

n/t

[PeaceNikki]

11. Kucinich's degrees are in education, speech and communication

There are a ton of reasons why Palin isn't qualified.

[ColbertWatcher]

13. Define "hold". n/t

[remember2000forever]

15. Did She Ever Have A Law Degree? Geeze, An Education To Run This Country?

[Contrary1]

16. No, but she is a lipstick-wearing hockey mom...

so all is good. Are you questioning her qualifications to be president? :wow:

[tanyev]

17. No, but she stayed in a Holiday Inn Express one time.

[cabbage08]

18. LOL

I was just thinking of that response

[jovi]

22. Is an education needed to run the country?

From Wikipedia on McCain
McCain entered the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. There, he was a friend and informal leader for many of his classmates,<9> and sometimes stood up for people who were being bullied.<4> He also became a lightweight boxer.<10> McCain came into conflict with higher-ranking personnel, he did not always obey the rules, and that contributed to a low class rank (894 of 899) despite a strong intelligence.<9><11> He did well in academic subjects that interested him, such as literature and history, but studied only enough to pass subjects he struggled with, such as mathematics.<4><12> McCain graduated in 1958.<9>


Please note that he studied only enough to pass such as math!! No wonder he doesn't understand economics!! You have to be able to add and subtract! He graduated almost last in his class I read somewhere!

Palin attended 6 colleges in 5 years and studied communications. You would think she would know how to handle the press instead of avoiding them!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

27. McCain's class rank:

894 out of 899.

[MichiganVote]

21. Of course not. She's not an elitist, she's a Beauty Queen...jeez

[kurth_]

23. Yes, a Law Of The Jungle degree

[mitchum]

25. I think McCain's major was actually an admiral

[NV Whino]

26. Bear in mind...

one of our presidents was an actor.

[pokerfan]

32. Even Raygun majored in economics

Taking six years to earn a bachelors in communications just looks weak. Combine that with a belief in creationism and it looks toxic.

[TahitiNut]

31. It depends on the meaning of 'degree'. Is "Sister-In-Law" a degree?

It seems she thinks it gives her a license. :evilgrin:

:hide:

[entanglement]

37. Well, she does have a Mrs degree

:hide:

[onenote]

33. No. When did it become a requirement?

Since FDR, there have been 12 presidents. Exactly three finished law school: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Bill Clinton. OF the other nine, two (FDR and Truman) attended law school but didn't finish. FDR dropped out because he passed the bar after only two years of law school and got a job at a top firm. Truman didn't finish and never became a practicing lawyer to the best of my knowledge.

Among those who have been president in the past 60 years who weren't lawyers: Eisenhower, Carter, JFK, LBJ, Reagan and both Bushes.

Personally, as a lawyer, I tend to think that having someone with a law degree as President isn't a bad thing. But between lawyer (Nixon) and non-lawyer(JFK) or lawyer (Ford) and non-lawyer (Carter), I had no problem preferring the non-lawyer.

[beac]

35. No, but she has certainly broken several laws by degrees.

Forget trying to 'trademark' the word lipstick--- Palin should be claiming eminent domain on the phrase '-gate'.

[treestar]

36. Many of the earlier presidents were lawyers and we need one now

It's not a requirement, but right now, we really need someone with an appreciation for Constitutional Law and a respect for the rule of law and a knowledge of it - to help counteract the recent retreats from that and disrespect for it.

[onenote]

50. many of the earlier presidents weren't lawyers:

Including many Democrats

Truman, JFK, LBJ, Carter --- not lawyers (Truman studied law for a couple of years but didn't graduate). Since FDR (who was a lawyer even though he never finished law school), only Clinton was a lawyer.

On the other hand: Nixon, Ford -- Lawyers.

(Other presidents since FDR that weren't lawyers: Eisenhower, Bush and Bush)

Finally, remember that some of the folks coming up with plans to destroy our constitutional liberties are lawyers.

[Canuckistanian]

38. She has the "executive experience" to be a lawyer

But somehow that "law degree" thing is preventing her.

Damned Librul media.

[mitchum]

42. No, but the pitbull did go to obedience school...

shame that she dropped out of both it and beauty school

[Alexander]

45. No. McCain isn't a lawyer either.

As in 2004, our side's got all the legal talent.

[Bill McBlueState]

46. remember that to Republicans,

being highly educated is a strike against you.

[Blue Belle]

47. I'd like to see her class standing...

Something tells me it is slightly higher than McCain's but not by much. Sometimes where you go to school and well you do matter. I'd like to think that the Vice President of the United States should have a higher education level and dedication to learning than me.

[Freddie Stubbs]

48. No, and neither does McCain

[MadinMo]

53. High School Basketball team experience!

That counts double. PLUS her Baracuda nickname really counts double.

[noel711]

54. The constitution has no educational requirement...

probably because the framers of the constitution assumed
that anyone who aspired to public service was educated.

At that time, advanced education was rare;
it was done individually, many of the 'landed gentry'
had tutors, and private instruction. Those with means
were widely traveled, and had social standing that
allowed them to mix freely with the social classes
that were the 'movers and shakers' of the culture.

Remember, before the revolution, there was a fixed
social strata; most lower classes (peasants at that
time) had no education, and very little freedom to
do anything but work to survive.

Women at that time had few educational opportunities,
and less social freedom, except to marry well.

Our current educational system is rather new on the
historical scene.

However, education now is almost an asssumption for
political leadership. Most foreign leaders have
advanced degrees, and many of them acquired their
degrees at American colleges.

The education of a person bespeaks how they view
themselves in the context of the world.
Obama is an expert in constitutional law.
He's lived in 'the world.'
He has the demeanor and 'affect' of a gentleman.

How can we elect a leader who has little experience
in the lower 48, much less the world?

Just by her limited speaking opportunities,
she revealed that she is 'pro-small-town,'
(and obviously anti-urban), and cleaves closely
to the narrow 'family values' routine that republicans
trot out for elections.

How she will cope with the multi-layered cultural
soup that is the world today is beyond me....

But ... she was a small town mayor...
thus she has executive experience,
so I should accept that as enough to be ready
to serve 'on day one.'