Scott Walker - off my list as potential GOP Presidential candidate

With that said, I would not have considered dropping out of college with only one semester remaining, never to return.
Originally Posted by bigtex

Fortunately for the future of this country. Not all think like you do.



And have a nice day, Loser.

I do not think that will hurt him. I said a year or so ago , I thought he would be the best choice the GOP should put forth.

The red meat eaters do not want Bush and Rand is not electable....Christy? No fucking way.

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Maybe he can finish before the Iowa caucus.

It does give any opponent who did finish college an edge. They would be stupid not to exploit it.
Whether it's actually relevant to his ability to lead doesn't make a difference. We decide to vote or not vote for a candidate for much less relevant reasons. Look who we have as POTUS now and why he got elected.

"In this day and age, you have to have the (college) credentials."

Much of an elitist, are you?

Governors can make very good presidents (jefferson, madison, coolidge, roosevelt (both), Reagan, Clinton, Bush).

Voting for Obama (in 2012, but not the 2008 election), tells me you don't have very good judgement.

So who tops your list of GOP candidates "with credentials" ?

It does give any opponent who did finish college an edge. They would be stupid not to exploit it. Originally Posted by boardman

That would be "interesting" .....

.... a Democrat ridiculing someone for not finishing four years of college.

It would be "stupid' to "exploit it."

That was brought up in Georgia earlier this year,
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d...eferrer=report

Georgia has about 72% of the adults with no four-year college degree.

The national average is about that: 28% WITH a four year degree. You can speculate yourself on whether the majority of the 72% WITHOUT a four-year decree are from the Democratic "base"!

My "guess" is yes.

I think the Democratic strategy needs to move away from the traditional liberal view of the "masses" being ignorant, idiots, "mouth-breathers," and "knuckle-dragging retardoes." It really didn't work for the Democrats this go round. Harvard's rep is tarnished.

It doesn't work on this board either.

I finally agree with LL on something!

BigAssSux went to college. Well, not a real college, but he graduated. This proves college is irrelevant.

I finally agree with LL on something! Originally Posted by WTF

You like pussy, don't you?

OK, two things!

That would be "interesting" .....

.... a Democrat ridiculing someone for not finishing four years of college.

It would be "stupid' to "exploit it." Originally Posted by LexusLover

Political parties pay people lots of money to figure out a way to spin something like that into an advantage. When the voting base is as politically uneducated as we are it's easy to hammer away at some ridiculous point and make us think it has merit. Ever watch Water's World on The O'Reilly Factor?

No candidate is going to be perfect.
If Hillary gets the nomination her record as S of S will be run through the ringer by the Republicans. Benghazi will be rehashed more then than ever.

When I was first starting college I remember a business owner telling me that he would never hire a college dropout because it showed an inability to see things through. That stayed with me for a long time but I've come to realize there may be things more important than finishing college. As a business owner and previously a manager hiring people on a regular basis, I take that into account but it's limited. The weight is going to be higher with a younger person with no track record. As they develop a resume the weight of the college education drops.
Best salesman I ever had, by far, was college educated thanks to an athletic scholarship. He had an accounting degree, as do I, and he didn't know a lick about accounting. I hired him 10 years removed from college and pretty much promised him the moon. He delivered everything he said he could and more.

The point to all my rambling is I would vote or not vote for someone old enough to run for President based more on their record as a leader in either politics or business and less on the fact that they dropped out of college. I'm not sure the masses would be able to ignore the spin and not vote for gimmicks. They proved they couldn't in 2008.

If Texas primaries were held today for an open field Dr. Ben Carson would probably get my vote. I hope he runs.

Edit to say I just saw this:

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/meet-...ry?id=26735300

Looks like Carson is in. Let the scrutiny begin.

BigAssSux went to college. Well, not a real college, but he graduated. This proves college is irrelevant. Originally Posted by CuteOldGuy

Excellent point!

So, according to NYRKR, anyone who did not graduate from college is not worth anything. Is that about it? Originally Posted by JD Barleycorn

You really can't fucking read, can you?

Go back and re-read both of my posts above. And stop posting drunk.

I CLEARLY wrote that I was NOT saying he wasn't smart of wouldn't be a good president. Only YOU could get it THAT backwards.

My concern is that the Dems will use that as a slight against him in 2016. I think that election will be close and the GOP can't afford to give up even a 1% edge.

Asshole.

"In this day and age, you have to have the (college) credentials."

Much of an elitist, are you?

Governors can make very good presidents (jefferson, madison, coolidge, roosevelt (both), Reagan, Clinton, Bush).

Voting for Obama (in 2012, but not the 2008 election), tells me you don't have very good judgement.

So who tops your list of GOP candidates "with credentials" ? Originally Posted by Whirlaway

Re-read what I wrote, Whirligay. You and JDBarleycorn and functionally illiterate.

I said NOTHING about whether or not he would be a good president.

And I have repeatedly written that I thought governors are the best place to pick future presidents, not senators or representatives.

My concerns is that the lack of a degree will give the Dems an edge. They will insinuate all kinds of bullshit about why dropped out in his last semester.

It will be a close election in 2016 and the GOP can't even afford to concede even a 1% edge.

I do not what to start out with a candidate that has one strike against him.

You really can't fucking read, can you?

Go back and re-read both of my posts above. And stop posting drunk.

I CLEARLY wrote that I was NOT saying he wasn't smart of wouldn't be a good president. Only YOU could get it THAT backwards.

My concern is that the Dems will use that as a slight against him in 2016. I think that election will be close and the GOP can't afford to give up even a 1% edge.

Asshole. Originally Posted by ExNYer

It's your thread...

I happen to think you make a lot of good points in this and other threads and we think quite a bit alike.

It's tough not to be an asshole in this environment but you come across as petulant much of the time. I'd like to see you rise above the dipshittery as much as possible. I think you'd be more persuasive in the long run.

Like I said, your thread...Just my two cents.

Re-read what I wrote illiterate; I NEVER said you said anything about Walker being a good or bad president.

But you did say something more elitist and stupid = "in this day and age, you have to have the (college degree) credentials"

You got a link to a study, report, or legitimate political analysis that supports this idiocy - that Walker isn't electable because he doesn't have an undergraduate degree.

My "link" would be Walker winning 3 elections in a heavy left of center state, against a well financed nationally organized opposition. And I would add, he won those 3 elections by a much wider margin than your mythical 1% edge.

Re-read what I wrote, Whirligay. You and JDBarleycorn and functionally illiterate.

I said NOTHING about whether or not he would be a good president.

And I have repeatedly written that I thought governors are the best place to pick future presidents, not senators or representatives.

My concerns is that the lack of a degree will give the Dems an edge. They will insinuate all kinds of bullshit about why dropped out in his last semester.

It will be a close election in 2016 and the GOP can't even afford to concede even a 1% edge.

I do not what to start out with a candidate that has one strike against him. Originally Posted by ExNYer

Ok. again, so who is your current best/top contender?