My thoughts on this article from Sunday are forthcoming since it is an issue that is very important to me. For now, what do you think? Should the mayor of the 5th largest city in the country (I won't give it up to Phoenix until the next census), have at least a bachelor's degree? Let's try and keep this discussion away from the candidates themselves. If we can, let's try and limit it to the generic mayor/candidate that we're trying to piece together. (The "Franken-mayor")
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We don't need no education...
Comments (2)
i don't see this as a problem per se. the incumbent president is arguably the stupidest person ever to hold that position, and he has an MBA from harvard.
as a strategy, however, if this issue comes up, i think the three candidates would do well to emphasize that, while they were able to rise to power without a formal education, they had a lot tougher road than people who have a college degree. the "school of hard knocks" doesn't work for everyone, but it obviously worked for these guys.
i think for some old schoolers in philadelphia, having a degree from an upper crust university could be a looked down upon as elitist. why else is nutter always referred to as the nerdy or uncool candidate?
Posted by jordon | February 5, 2007 6:43 PM
I don't think having a degree says much about your ability to run a city. I'd rather look at past achievements and hear what ideas each candidate has, as well as how they articulate them.
As I mentioned in a prior thread, quite a few people have done very well in important jobs with little more than a high school diploma.
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February 5, 2007 10:30 PM