Yes, and even when the wealthy do spend, rather than just hoarding the cash, it doesn’t have the same impact as middle-class spending. I’ve tried to explain to any number of RWNJ’s that a thousand people buying new stoves boosts the economy. One rich person buying yet another diamond bracelet does not.
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Dunno how “smart” Kelly is. Having a PhD does not make one
“smart”. True, most PhD programs require a high IQ and lots of work and writing, but judgement is not correlated with IQ or formal education, counter-intuitive as that may sound. [/quote]
You are so right on, I live in Boulder one of most educated cities with more PHD’s then you can shake a stick at, and many have told me it is more perseverance, then intellect to go on and get a PHD.
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A PhD tests boredom quotient, not IQ. In any case, Kelly has a JD, not a PhD. A JD comes with the additional requirement of having to pass a state bar exam before being allowed to practice as an attorney. Kelly was a practicing attorney for nine years after receiving her law degree.
He then asked her through his drool and spittle whether she wanted to test out his loofah?
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If THIS encounter doesn’t convince Kelly that she’s on the “wrong side” of politics and morality, nothing will.
She showed flashes of perception and disgust during this ordeal that encourage me to think she’ll soon have an epiphany and run – not walk – away from these arrogant sociopaths.
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Even your own Pope disagrees with you, Billy.
Get with the program.
I was only replying to the comment about PHD’s, I was unaware of Kelly’s educational status, but thanks for clarifying. I don’t care what letters follow her name, she is still a mean, dumb-ass for her role in the fox propaganda machine.
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Billy is “arguing” that he doesn’t give a crud about inequality. he doesn’t experience it, so it doesn’t exist.
Bill O logic: Oprah Winfrey is a rich black woman. Therefore there is no racism and women have nothing to complain about.
Because he isn’t affected by it, Bill can afford to remain aloof(ah).
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While I am no fan of Megyn Kelly, Billo the Bully is a 100% steer manure, formed into the shape of a man.
Typical of the GOP elite to appeal to someone’s personal story as obviously illustrative of society as a whole. If you don’t believe in science, or in social science, why not toss out statistics, too? As long as you get yours, everyone else should fend for themselves, right? O’Reilly is just another irrelevant, rich old white guy and he speaks only for a fraction of them (some irrelevant, rich old white guys are pretty sweet dudes).
Somehow I thought she had a PhD.
We’ve two JDs in my immediate family, FWIW
I ain’t one of them.
But, I think my point is still valid.
I don’t dispute your point. I know a lot of people with PhDs who aren’t all that bright. I also know some people with JDs who fit into that category. I even know at least one person with both a JD and a PhD, but I must admit that she is brighter than most.
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one fox talking head interviewing another fox talking head is absurd before they open their mouths. moreso afterwards, of course.
Well, I guess this fits in with the controversies about whether evolution exists or man-made global warming exists or gun violence exists or weapons of mass destruction exist or…well, you get the picture. For ideology-blinded conservatives, it’s all a matter of debate.
JDs are what used to be bachelors of law, but the lawyers decided they needed to be doctors, too, so, voila, they became JDs. This is how MDs became MDs as well, by the way.
And a PhD comes with the added requirement of discovering something no one else has before, i.e., doing original research, and then defending that discovery to others equally knowledgeable in the field. Which is no way as tough as taking a test. No way.
Not entirely accurate. The old bachelor of law degree was an undergraduate (bachelor’s) degree with a specialization in law. In the mid to late 19th century it was determined that undergraduate education was insufficient for the training of lawyers and a movement was started to create a graduate program in law and make the law degree an advanced degree. This advanced degree would be the JD. The first JD degree was offered by the University of Chicago Law School. A number of other law schools soon followed with a JD degree. However, the prestigious eastern law schools, notably Harvard, Yale, and Columbia refused to go along and continued to call their law degree a bachelor’s degree (LLB). and the majority of other law schools (except the U of C and a few others) reverted to the LLB even though it was now a graduate (second) degree. It wasn’t until about 50 years ago that the other law schools, under pressure from students and alumni, adopted the JD, eventually forcing even Harvard, Yale, and Columbia to follow suit. So the original bachelor of law degree was just that, a bachelor’s degree. When the switch was made to a graduate degree program, it was Yankee intransigence that kept it a bachelor’s degree in name (except at the University of Chicago).
I worked for decades in the world of what used to be known as “hi tech” with a lot of engineers (was one myself) that were very bright… in their field. I was very often astounded, however, at just how stupid they could sound in voicing their thoughts and opinions about non work related issues. My brother fits in this category. A high level civil engineer and now CEO of a very successful business, very bright. But I was surprised to learn he is more wacky than the Tea Party. (Wants a “Patriot Party”.) His political viewpoints are more emotional than intellectual. I guess that’s how I see the Republican party’s base… mostly emotional and petulant people.
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My professor was fond of pointing out what ignoramuses highly intelligent people can be when they step outside their area of expertise. I suppose the highest profile example of this is Dr. Ben Carson, obviously a brilliant neurosurgeon, but when it comes to political theorizing, a complete doofus.
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