From: William Clark on 10 Sep 2008 07:34 In article <6iop79FrjiaoU1(a)mid.individual.net>, "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > "William Clark" <wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote in message > news:wclark2-2D8885.21531909092008(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > > > > I don't know which poll you are looking at, but today's have Obama in > > the lead. And as Palin's "bridge to nowhere" lies get wider play, we can > > expect that to shift. > > The RCP average has Obama ahead in ONE poll. > > http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mcc > ain_vs_obama-225.html Only someone who knows nothing about statistics would try to aggregate polls that sample different groups and ask different questions.
From: William Clark on 10 Sep 2008 07:37 In article <6ionseFrrt62U1(a)mid.individual.net>, "dene" <dene(a)remove.ipns.com> wrote: > "Carbon" <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message > news:48c70f02$0$23887$2318a52a(a)unlimited.newshosting.com... > > On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:59:09 -0400, BAR wrote: > > > > > Leadership doesn't come from a book. > > > > So the ignorant like to think. > > That comment is the epitome of ignorance. Leaders are born and then > developed. One has it or not. Education is not the critical factor. Ask > Bill Gates and Paul Allen. > > -Greg Both Gates went to Harvard and Allen to Washington State. Are you saying that they lacked the education to get into top colleges? And it is good to see that you are so impressed by the very Harvard that apparently has no academic standards at all because it gave Obama a degree.
From: MNMikeW on 10 Sep 2008 09:50 "William Clark" <wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote in message news:wclark2-EB02F3.07341710092008(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... > In article <6iop79FrjiaoU1(a)mid.individual.net>, > "MNMikeW" <MNMiikkew(a)aol.com> wrote: > >> "William Clark" <wclark2(a)colnospamumbus.rr.com> wrote in message >> news:wclark2-2D8885.21531909092008(a)charm.magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu... >> > >> > I don't know which poll you are looking at, but today's have Obama in >> > the lead. And as Palin's "bridge to nowhere" lies get wider play, we >> > can >> > expect that to shift. >> >> The RCP average has Obama ahead in ONE poll. >> >> http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mcc >> ain_vs_obama-225.html > > Only someone who knows nothing about statistics would try to aggregate > polls that sample different groups and ask different questions. Well not considering the aggrgate, he's still only leading ONE poll. And at the rate he's going that lead wont last.
From: Carbon on 13 Sep 2008 16:48 On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:54:41 -0400, BAR wrote: > Where is his undergraduate transcript? Now you're being ridiculous. Palin took six years to finish a four year degree. McCain graduated 905 out of 909. I can guarantee you McCain's and Palin's handlers will be avoiding the subject of academic achievement at all costs.
From: Jack Hollis on 13 Sep 2008 17:31
On 13 Sep 2008 20:48:00 GMT, Carbon <nobrac(a)nospam.tampabay.rr.com> wrote: >> Where is his undergraduate transcript? > >Now you're being ridiculous. The only really objective measures that could settle this are Obama's SAT and LSAT scores. Too bad he wont release them. His undergraduate GPA and his work at HLS are totally subjective. |