Why are Leftist elitists criticizing Sarah Palin's education?

Question

Do they realize America's two greatest Presidents had little on no formal education?

George Washington

Abraham Lincoln

Answer 1

why would anyone critcize that when they could criticize all her other flaws

Answer 2

They are grasping at straws

Answer 3

wow.. ur comparing Palin to Lincoln... why not compare the fact that Palin is a avid moose hunter to the fact that Lincoln didn't believe in killing animals, not even for food. He was a great president because of his compassion for his fellow man. His formal eduation was limited o 18 months because there were not schools in every neighborhood as there is now. He was smart enough to educate himself through avid reading... he learned the law and became a lawyer... there is no comparison to anyone on the republican ticket.

Answer 4

And don't forget George Bush.  LOL.  Another great example of little education and experience.

Answer 5

Couple of things:

The only person who's been criticizing anyones experience is McCain.

Both the presidents you listed were so long ago the point is moot.

Both of these presidents also had private educations that were undefined in terms of time length

The main issue most people have with Palin isn't with the candidate herself, but with McCain's having picked her

Answer 6

Do you realize I know a couple jobless former cheerleaders who have communications degree's from universities equivalent to the University of Idaho?

A communications degree? HAHAHAHHAHA

Also, the elitists you speak of are on the right - see McCain's seven houses and his CEO wife's billions shes inherited from her family.

Answer 7

Because no higher education at all would be more fitting than a B.S. in communications-journalism.

Answer 8

It's actually fairly simple.

She went to a 'regular college' and got this far.

I went to a 'regular college' and all I'm not successful so therefore

SHE isn't qualified.  

Answer 9

It is what they do, Sen Kennedy's doctor graduated from the U of

ILL, and he had surgery in North Carolina,

(Duke is hot but not Ivy league, But as good)

Answer 10

IT's the elitism in 'em coming out again.  They think you're no good unless you have a law degree from Harvard, Princeton or Yale.  Oh, and she clings to her Bible and her guns, too.

Answer 11

She does not have much.

Compare:

PRE-POLITICAL EDUCATION:

Palin:

University of Idaho. B.A. in Journalism

Obama:

Occidental College,Columbia University,Harvard Law School- B.A. in political science and international relations. Professional Doctorate (J.D. or Juris Doctor) magnacum laude from Harvard.

Answer 12

Jimmy Carter was a nuclear scientist.  

Answer 13

That was a long time ago when education wasn't as important as it is today. Also, I'd hardly put Palin in the ranks of Lincoln and Washington.

Additionally, Lincoln studied law on his own and passed the test required to practice at the time. Hardly an uneducated man.

Answer 14

I'm sure Palin will give our party all the confidence we need and show the doom and gloomers.

The Democratic party has shown how mean they are going after a teen child (Union Hollywood promotes promiscuity) so the Unions are blame shifting.  What can we expect from liberal Dems when they are backed by all the Labor Union Mafia thugs and bullies.  The nefarious tactics The Union Print media and Union News stations use "promoting" their celebrity Obama the Unionizer.

If you were in the cyber world long enough, you will see the "poser" "communists" and "extremists" infiltrating the youth with their ideology and you'll see their plan is working with the help of liberal UNION school teachers and the textbooks they read by UNION writers.

As we speak, the YA groupthinkers are violating every question I answered yesterday as well as every ones that I asked.  They, like the liberal media (UNIONS), only want their side promoted, so read this quick as it will be gone soon as part of the censorship the liberals enact.

George Orwell's "1984" - (Mold the mind of the youth and they are yours).

Ever wonder why Republicans have to have Fox news?  It's because UNIONS don't support capitalism, they hate corporations because they don't get a "piece" of the action, like they DO when they infiltrate government and other UNION mass media.

Another tactic the liberals are using is promoting Ron Paul who is a RINO (Republican In Name Only), they are hoping Ron Paul votes will take away McCains win and Ron Paul will be the "spoiler" to Repubs like Nader was to Democrats.

Answer 15

First, you can't deny that the education of Washington and Lincoln doesn't really apply, that was two hundred years ago, you wouldn't vote for a President now who never went to school.

And second, who's criticizing her education?

Answer 16

She isn't an Ivy League Lawyer and in their view life experience counts for nothing.