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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 08:39 AM Original message |
Is it a lack of education? |
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lysosome (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. That would explain how glen beck, rush limbaugh and sarah palin are the movement's intellectual ... |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 09:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. At least Palin |
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lysosome (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 09:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
9. not beck. He's from Washington. The state. |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:48 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. and has lived in Connecticut most of his adult life. |
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madeline_con (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 11:54 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. And has donned the crazy Mormon underwear. n/t |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. That's why no one listens to Michael Moore either, |
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lysosome (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 09:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. And while he makes good movies, he's not the left's intellectual head. |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. People outside of government are never a party's intellectual head |
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lysosome (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:45 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. So bush was the republican's intellectual head when he was in power. Question answered - nt |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 11:43 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. I think even the repukes know he wasn't running the show |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:38 AM Response to Reply #10 |
17. yeah, but at least he gets his facts straight. nt. |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 09:30 AM Response to Original message |
3. Reminds me of a Dorothy Parker quip: |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 09:36 AM Response to Original message |
5. Worse than lack of education - THEIR LACK OF RESPECT FOR EDUCATION. (and knowledge) |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 09:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. i agree whole heartedly... |
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MindPilot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:25 AM Response to Reply #8 |
14. It has happened a couple of times in my lifetime |
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lysosome (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:13 AM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Worse is "common sense" where opinions and "facts" from the uneducated are ... |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #5 |
28. I'll bet they spend a lot of time going to church and reading the bible |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. What? Most people want an education. They just can't afford it. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 09:41 AM Response to Original message |
6. State college/univ tuition is free in GA if you graduate from HS with a 3.0 |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 09:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Ah |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:00 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I don't understand. |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. for a poor person |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 11:51 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Well for GA residents is free from the start plus $300/semester for books. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:31 AM Response to Original message |
15. First clue is Reagan wanting to abolish the Dept of Education |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:46 AM Response to Original message |
19. Nope. Common-cause correlation. |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #19 |
23. you're saying there is no causal relationship between lack of education and susceptibility |
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Butch350 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
21. The best way to rule people... |
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Kalyke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 10:52 AM Response to Original message |
22. I think it has more to do with our lack of media choices down here. |
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druidity33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 11:59 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. good points |
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mzteris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 01:15 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. I hate to burst your bubble, but |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. It's more of an overarching cultural conditioning, mixed w/24/7 M$M |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
30. In part, yes. But it is far more complicated. |
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anonymous171 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-14-09 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
32. Those areas are also the poorest. Makes sense. nt |
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